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For Beatrice -
I would much prefer it
if you were alive and well.

I don't advise you to look ahead
Because what you are about to see is a character description of every single person you'll meet in this show.
You may have a better understanding of the Baudelaire children and all the lovely people who have come in contact with them,
No matter their demise.
However, you'll also have a better understanding of Count Olaf, which is something nobody should ever want to know.
Pick your poison.
Lemony Snicket


Main Characters:

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Count Olaf
Played by: Neil Patrick Harris

Count Olaf is the antagonist of the show. He wants nothing more than to take the Baudelaire fortune and have it all for himself. Count Olaf is an actor, who dresses up in numerous different disguises in order to gain each of the Baudelaire's guardian's trust and obtain their fortune. He has one eyebrow and a tattoo of an eye on his ankle. You'll, sadly, see plenty of him throughout the show. 
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Violet Baudelaire
Played by: Malina Weissman

Violet Baudelaire is one of the three Baudelaire orphans. She is the eldest of the three. She is incredibly smart and kind. Violet also has a unique knack for inventing things. When she invents something, she has to tie her hair back in a ribbon to keep it out of her eyes.
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Klaus Baudelaire
Played by: Louis Hynes

Klaus Baudelaire is the middle child within the Baudelaire family. While Violet is incredibly smart, Klaus is basically a walking dictionary. Klaus loves to read and is extremely interested in literature and proper English language.
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Sunny Baudelaire
Played by: Presley Smith

Sunny is the youngest of the Baudelaire children. She is just an infant. Due to the fact she is just an infant, she only babbles. However, Klaus and Violet are always able to understand her. She has quite the peculiar hobby. While she is definitely smart for her young age, her hobby is biting things. She has extremely strong teeth, which come in handy throughout the show.
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Esme Squalor
Played by: Lucy Punch

Esme Squalor does not come into the show until the second season. However, she is extremely conniving and quickly becomes apart of Count Olaf and his troupe. She is originally a wealthy financial advisor before she leaves that life behind to become a love interest to Count Olaf. She also wants to get her hands on the Baudelaire fortune. 
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Mr.Poe
Played by: K. Todd Freeman

Mr. Poe is the Baudelaire's banker. He is the person in charge of the Baudelaire's fortune. However, he has been given the role of placing the Baudelaire's with their guardian. He is an extremely clueless man and never seems to see past Count Olaf's disguises/schemes while the children themselves very easily can.
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Lemony Snicket
Played by: Patrick Warburton

Lemony Snicket is the story teller behind this entire journey. He narrates each episode of the Baudelaire's tragic life. He too has an extensive back story that you learn throughout the show. However, one thing that can be told, he is close to the Baudelaire family.

Other Characters:

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Uncle Monty
Played by: Aasif Mandvi

Uncle Monty is the second closest living relative that the Baudelaire children live with, although they have no idea who he is. He is a herpetologist - meaning he studies amphibians for a living. He has a whole room dedicated to his reptiles in his house. He is within the same society as the Baudelaire's parents and is stuck within one of Count Olaf's evil schemes.

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Aunt Josephine
Played by: Alfre Woodard

Aunt Josephine is the third in line to take care of the Baudelaire children. While once being a courageous woman, when her husband passed away, she become filled with irrational fears. She lives on the side of a cliff, in the dark and never eats warm meals. When she finally decides she will be slightly courageous again, she manages to get herself tangled with Count Olaf's schemes as well.

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Isadora and Duncan Quagmire
Played by: Avi Lake and Dylan Kingwell

Isadora and Duncan Quagmire are two of three Quagmire children. The third Quagmire child - Quigley - was killed in a mysterious fire, along with their parents. Isadora loves to write poetry as a hobby while Duncan enjoys journalism. They meet and befriend the Baudelaire children while they are all attending the same boarding school. They are swept into Count Olaf's schemes and end up on the run with the Baudelaire children as well.

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Jacquelyn
Played by: Sara Canning

Jacquelyn is Mr. Poe's assistant at the bank. However, she is not only just his assistant - she is part of the secret society that the Baudelaire parent's are apart of. She is constantly paying close attention to the Baudelaire children and every move they make.

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Jacques Snicket
Played by: Nathan Fillion

Jacques Snicket is the brother of Lemony Snicket. He is also apart of the same secret society that his brother and the Baudelaire parent's are apart of. He is constantly attempting to defeat Count Olaf and destroy his schemes. He is extremely handsome. Jacques also enlisted Olivia Caliban into the secret society in order to help the Baudelaire's.

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Olivia Caliban
Played by: Sara Rue

Olivia Caliban worked at the librarian within the boarding school (Prufrock Preparatory School) the Baudelaire's attended. She is quite beautiful. She quickly becomes invested in the Baudelaire children and their attempts to learn. When Jacquelyn and Jacques notice how Olivia acts with the Baudelaire children, they are quick to pick her up in the secret society they are apart of. She also is a master of disguises and manages to trick Count Olaf with them.

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Theater Troupe
Played by: Numerous Actors

These are all of Count Olaf's workers. They are all actors and actresses as well that work with Count Olaf in the theater. There is the Hook Handed Man (far left), The Bald Man (middle), the Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender (right), and the two White-Faced-Women (front middle). They all dress up in disguises in an attempt to help Olaf steal the Baudelaire fortune.