As with many years prior, several upcoming films will bring us tales of joy and woe with animated adventures, heartfelt family films, people overcoming horrific circumstances, fun comedies and more. But, something that many people love to see is a story that focuses either on people who do intriguing work or who have some true magic in their lives. As such, let’s take a look at 32 famous actors who’ve given us that by playing a wizard, witch or magician in some popular movies.
Nicole Kidman (Practical Magic, Bewitched)
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Hugh Jackman (The Prestige)
If you somehow still haven’t seen this Edwardian London-set thriller, do yourself a favor and track it down. You won’t regret it.
Ian McKellen (The Lord Of The Rings And The Hobbit Trilogies)
trilogy. Gandalf the Grey cannot be ignored, and not just because he’s so much taller than most of his traveling companions!
Neve Campbell (The Craft)
is a teen horror classic that’s worth a watch.
Bette Midler (Hocus Pocus)
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Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me)
We’ve come to another magician, but Jesse Eisenberg’s modern-day character, Atlas, is an illusionist who works in Las Vegas in a popular group…who are really teamed up to steal lots and lots of money. It was so popular that a sequel followed.
Alexandra Daddario (Mayfair Witches)
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Cher (The Witches Of Eastwick)
. This one gets wild but you’ll never regret watching her (or her co-stars Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson) as things go from weird to worse.
Nicolas Cage (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
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Tia And Tamera Mowry (Twitches)
. Did this one get a sequel? You bet it did!
Meryl Streep (Into The Woods)
(and, yes, got an Academy Award nomination for her work).
Steve Carell (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone)
And here we have another Las Vegas magician in Steve Carell’s Burt Wonderstone. Instead of watching him steal money, we follow along in this comedy as Burt attempts to reunite with his former partner (Steve Buschemi) so they can gain more traction than a competing magician (Jim Carrey) whose “tricks” mostly involve odd feats of endurance and real pain.
Edward Norton (The Illusionist)
, as they’re both about old-timey magicians and released in 2006. However, this film stars Edward Norton as our…illusionist, and is more of a romantic mystery than Nolan’s thriller.
Lucy Lawless (Salem)
and far more evil witch. Can’t anyone use magic to just like, keep everyone’s house clean so we can all have more free time?
Guy Pearce (Death Defying Acts)
, saw him play Harry Houdini.
Angela Bassett (American Horror Story: Coven)
, it would probably be a little shock to find out that the show has cast several witches during its long run. The subtitle of this 2013 season tells you that it was dedicated to witchy goings-on, and double Oscar nominee Angela Bassett had a notable guest role as real historical figure/Voodoo practitioner Marie Laveau.
Sebastian Stan (The Covenant)
. It also features stars like Taylor Kitsch and Chase Crawford, who also get their magic on in the film.
Michelle Pfeiffer (Stardust)
, as an evil (of course) witch looking to retrieve a fallen star to have ever-lasting beauty and youth.
Debbie Reynolds (Halloweentown)
Here’s another Disney Channel classic, which follows a young witch who realizes she has powers on her 13th Halloween, only to be transported to the titular town where supernatural creatures can live without human interference. The late Debbie Reynolds plays her grandmother (also a witch), and returned for all three sequels.
Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange)
This 2016 MCU entry stars Benedict Cumberbatch as an injured doctor who involves himself in the business of fighting evil with sorcery after losing the use of his hands and heading to a mysterious enclave to look for healing. Cumberbatch has appeared as the character in a number of Marvel franchise films now, including a 2022 sequel to his original solo film.
Mila Kunis (Oz The Great And Powerful)
Oz who have to determine if the Kansas magician who’s turned up in their realm is really the “great” wizard they’ve been waiting for.
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone)
This is another actor and portrayal that this list would basically be pointless without. Though Daniel Radcliffe has gone on to portray a wide variety of good and bad guys in the past decade or so of his career, for many he will always be known as the boy wizard, Harry Potter.
Selena Gomez (Wizards Of Waverly Place)
through a magical four-season run as the supernaturally gifted teen, Alex Russo.
Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision)
, for which she received an Emmy nomination.
Sam Neill (Merlin)
stardom to show us an adventurous tale of Merlin’s life before the birth of King Arthur.
Rosamund Pike (The Wheel Of Time)
is certainly one of those. The Amazon series, which takes its story from the 14-book franchise by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, stars Rosamund Pike as powerful magic user Moiraine Damodred, who takes a group of young adults on a journey to save the world.
Julia Ormond (Witches Of East End)
This Lifetime series, which ran for two seasons from 2013 to 2014, followed the women of the Beauchamp family, witches in a small, fictional seaside town who are led by their mother, Julia Ormond’s Joanna, and have to fight to save themselves and the people of their town from dark magical forces.
Emma Thompson (Beautiful Creatures)
badly.
Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Suspiria)
she was very good at playing magical ladies who wanted (or already had and wanted to continue) to do some very bad things, but the latter film has WAY more serious and bloody fun for those who watch.
Jack Black (The House With A Clock In Its Walls)
star portrays a boy’s magic uncle who lives in the house of a dead evil wizard and is trying to discover the location and purpose of a clock the previous dastardly owner hid in the walls.
Jude Law (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald)
While much of the Harry Potter franchise featured either actors Richard Harris or Michael Gambon as the beloved Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, when the prequels were made, a younger Albus Dumbledore was needed and they called in Jude Law to fill the wizard’s very important and legendary shoes.
Julianne Moore (Seventh Son)
as the evil witch Mother Malkin, who escapes after many years imprisoned and looks to restore her full power by any means necessary.
As you can see, many of our most beloved stars have portrayed wizards, witches and magicians!
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