finally arrives, and inside is a spyglass announcing their family's secret society. Snicket finishes writing his documentation and hides the papers in the clock tower for his publisher to find. He concludes that despite the siblings' recent unfortunate events, they have each other. Mr. Poe drives the Baudelaires to their next home. Cast Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, a villainous stage actor and master of disguise who lusts after the Baudelaire family fortune. Dr. Stephano, Count Olaf's first disguise who pretends to be Dr. Montgomery's new assistant, he later kills Montgomery and tries to frame The Incredibly Deadly Viper but fails. Captain Julio Sham, a peg leg sea captain and Count Olaf's second disguise. He makes Josephine give the Baudelaires to him and later kills Josephine by making her fall into the lake with leeches Emily Browning as Violet Baudelaire, a brilliant inventor. She is the eldest of the Baudelaire siblings and makes inventions out of everyday items. Liam Aiken as Klaus Baudelaire, an intelligent and kind-hearted bibliophile. He is the middle child of the Baudelaire siblings and uses his encyclopaedic knowledge to get them out of trouble. Kara and Shelby Hoffman as Sunny Baudelaire, the youngest Baudelaire sibling. She is an infant with four very sharp teeth. Her dialogue is mostly subtitled as she communicates via unintelligible babbling. Jude Law as the voice of Lemony Snicket, an introverted writer and the narrator of the story. Background actor James Henderson plays Snicket physically. Timothy Spall as Arthur Poe, a banker who informs the Baudelaire children of the fire and manages their affairs in its aftermath. Billy Connolly as Dr. Montgomery Montgomery, an eccentric but kindly herpetologist and the Baudelaires' uncle and temporary guardian. Meryl Streep as Josephine Anwhistle, a paranoid, OCD-stricken grammar stickler and the Baudelaires' aunt and temporary guardian. Jamie Harris as the Hook-Handed Man, Count Olaf's main minion. Catherine O'Hara as Justice Strauss, Count Olaf's kind neighbor and a judge. Cedric the Entertainer as the Constable, a skeptical detective. Luis Guzmán as the Bald-Headed Man, one of Count Olaf's minions. Craig Ferguson as the Person of Indeterminate Gender, one of Count Olaf's minions. Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Adams as the White-Faced Women, two of Count Olaf's minions. Fred Gallo as Judge Gallo, a judge who grants custody of the Baudelaires to Count Olaf. Deborah Theaker as Mrs. Poe, Mr. Poe's wife Rick Heinrichs and Amy Brenneman (both unbilled)