Who played the monster in the 1994 film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Robert De Niro played the monster in the 1994 film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The film calls him the Creature, reflecting Mary Shelley's novel, where Frankenstein is the scientist rather than the being he creates. De Niro's performance emphasizes the Creature's intelligence, emotional pain, and desire for companionship.

Kenneth Branagh directed the film and played Victor Frankenstein, the ambitious Genevan scientist who tries to conquer death. Tom Hulce played Henry Clerval, Victor's friend, while John Cleese appeared as Professor Waldman. Those names are common mix-ups because all are prominent members of the film's cast.

The 1994 movie is a gothic science-fiction adaptation produced by Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope. Its Creature design is closer to Shelley's description than the famous flat-headed image associated with Boris Karloff's 1931 portrayal. De Niro also played the Sharp-Featured Man whose corpse becomes the primary body used in the Creature's construction.