Barnabas Collins

Barnabas Collins is a fictional vampire featured in the 1966-1971 ABC daytime gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. He was played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid and was introduced in episode 210 in 1967. Although introduced late in the show's run, Barnabas quickly became the most popular character on the program and the veritable "face" of Dark Shadows. The character was re-imagined for the 1991 Dark Shadows revival series which ran for twelve episodes on NBC where he was played by actor Ben Cross. In 2005, a second Dark Shadows remake project went underway in which Barnabas was played by Alec Newman, but production on this series was never completed. In 2012, noted dark fantasy director Tim Burton re-imagined the Dark Shadows concept for the big screen. This time around, Barnabas was played by Hollywood super-star and former 21 Jump Streeter Johnny Depp.

Overview
Barnabas Collins is a 175-year-old vampire from the town of Collinsport, Maine. Having bridged the centuries, he has been both an adversary and an ally to his extended family members over the course of several generations. Barnabas' life is motivated by two goals: to rid himself of the curse of vampirism forever and to resurrect the essence of his one true love, Josette du Prs.