Arthur Holmwood

The Honourable Arthur Holmwood (later Lord Godalming) is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula".

In the novel

He is engaged to Lucy Westenra, and is best friends with the other two men who proposed to her on the very same day--Quincey Morris and Dr. John Seward. In the novel he is the one who drives a wooden stake into Lucy after she becomes a vampire and helps hunt down Count Dracula. In the middle of the story Holmwood's father dies and he succeeds his father as Lord Godalming. It is mentioned in the note at the end of the novel written seven years after Dracula's death, that Holmwood is now happily married.

In other media

Although a major character in the novel, the character has often been cut from various adaptations of the story. To date he has been portrayed in film and television by:

* Cary Elwes in "Bram Stoker's Dracula"
* Michael Gough in the 1958 adaptation of "Dracula"
* Simon Ward in "Bram Stoker's Count Dracula"
* Dan Stevens in the BBC adaptation

In the 1977 film "Count Dracula", his character was combined with that of Quincey Morris.

Miscellaneous

Holmwood and Godalming are both places in Surrey.