10 Actors You Totally Forgot Were In Harry Potter Movies

3. Julie Christie

The Harry Potter franchise is studded with veritable legends of acting, with Oscar winners, legends of stage and screen and industry heroes throughout. Along with launching the careers of the young stars, it also offered an opportunity for some veterans to get plum roles in a blockbuster franchise.

Surprisingly, it also gave huge actors comparatively tiny roles, as with William Hurt playing Ollyvander, Leslie Phillips voicing The Sorting Hat and Julian Glover playing Aragog. The same goes for Doctor Zhivago icon Julie Christie, who turned up in The Prisoner Of Azkaban as Madam Rosmerta, two years before she once more found critical acclaim in Away From Her.

She's only on screen for a matter of moments, but she's one of the most starry actors involved in the whole series.