With the Twilight franchise nearing another big day on Nov. 16 for the release of Breaking Dawn (Part 2), we decided to shine the light (not directly, of course) on the hottest black vampires to grace our screens.
From Aaliyah’s dark performance in Queen of the Damned to Eddie Murphy’s garlic-shaking role in Vampire In Brooklyn, here are ten characters known to bite.
Hit the arrow above to scroll through our gallery.
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Who:Aaliyah as Queen Akasha
Where: Queen of the Damned
When:2002 -
Who:Eddie Murphy as Maximilian
Where: Vampire in Brooklyn
When:1995 -
Who:Edi Gathegi as Laurent
Where: Twilight
When:2011 -
Who:Grace Jones
Where: Vamp
When:1986 -
Who:Samuel L. Jackson as Minister Garth
Where: Def by Temptation
When:1980 -
Who:Katerina Graham as Bonnie Bennett
Where: Vampire Diaries
When:2012 -
Who:Mechad Brooks as Eggs Benedict Talley
Where: True Blood, Season 2
When:2009 -
Who:Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds
Where: True Blood
When:2012 -
Who: Omar Epps as Marcus
Where: Dracula 2000
When:2000 -
Who: Robbie Gee as Kahn
Where: Underworld
When:2003 -
Who: Rutina Wesley as Tara Thornton
Where: True Blood
When:2012