Today, he is most famous for his part as the evil vampire Deacon Frost in the horror film Blade (1998). Dorff also played Candy Darling in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), a film about Valerie Solanas, the woman infamous for shooting pop-art icon Andy Warhol. In 1996 he starred in the movie Space Truckers (1996). He was also one of the first actors to act in the first digitally downloadable movie, SightSound.com's Quantum Project, also starring John Cleese. He also played as the protagonist, XIII, of a live action TV series of the comic/video game of XIII. He appeared in several 2009 films, including Public Enemies and Black Water Transit. He is also set to reprise his role as Deacon Frost in an upcoming trilogy of Blade prequels. He played Dale Massey in the 2003 thriller Cold Creek Manor, alongside Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone. Dorff will star as porn star Dick Shadow in the sex industry comedy Born to Be a Star. Christina Ricci is signed to co-star. Adam Sandler, who co-wrote the screenplay, is also producing.