Where You've Seen The Cast Of Mayfair Witches Before

For years, AMC has been leading the pack when it comes to well-written, gripping dramas, with shows like "Mad Men," "Halt and Catch Fire," and the "Breaking Bad" franchise standing as only the most obvious examples. And with its ever-expanding "Walking Dead" universe and supernaturally infused tales like "The Terror" and "Preacher," the network has long proven its ability to capably delve into otherworldly realms. When AMC's 2022 adaptation of "Interview with the Vampire" re-imagined Anne Rice's beloved "Vampire Chronicles" in a modern setting, the series was met with broad critical acclaim with fans and critics raving over Sam Reid's performance as Lestat and his electric chemistry with lead actor Jacob Anderson. That's the magic fans hope to see more of in "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" – Rice's witch-oriented saga set in the same world of immortals and sexy supernatural shenanigans. If you love Rice's New Orleans as much as we do, hang onto your skeleton key and let's take a closer look at who's who in AMC's witchiest new drama.

If Jack Huston's name sounds familiar, it's because he is the nephew of veteran actors Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston on his father's side. And just like his famous relatives, Jack Huston is a hard-working actor with the chops to prove it. Huston's first on-screen appearance was as Flavius in the 2004 USA mini-series "Spartacus." The following year, he played famed poet-photographer Gerard Malanga in the Edie Sedgwick biopic "Factory Girl." Huston went on to appear in a handful of films including the horror film "Shrooms," the "Beowulf"-inspired 2008 film "Outlander," and the British-Spanish thriller "The Garden of Eden." "Mayfair Witches" isn't Huston's first professional encounter with witchy material — the actor appeared in the main cast of the short-lived 2009 fantasy series "Eastwick" based on the John Updike novel series that inspired "The Witches of Eastwick" film.

Huston's appearance in the 2014 film "American Hustle" means the actor shares a Screen Actor's Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. Huston has appeared in a number of other high-profile films through the years including "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." He played Judah Ben-Hur in the 2016 adaptation of the 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ," and earned a SAG Award nomination for his role in "House of Gucci." He has also had prominent roles in several small-screen productions, playing Richard Harrow on "Boardwalk Empire," Felix Babineau in "Mr. Mercedes," Eric Rudolph in "Manhunt: Deadly Games," and Odis Weff in "Fargo," just to name a few.

The paranormal is nothing new to Annabeth Gish, who plays Rowan's troubled mother in "Mayfair Witches" but will be familiar to fans of "The X-Files" as Agent Monica Reyes. According to a now-archived Instagram post, Gish met her stuntman husband while starring on the series. After Gish's earliest on-screen roles in 1986, she went on to act in a couple of notable 1980s teen films including the Jon Cryer-starring "Hiding Out" and "Mystic Pizza," which includes a pre-breakout Julia Roberts and Matt Damon in his first movie. Gish went on to appear in a number of well-known films; her more memorable performances include Trish in "SLC Punk!" and Tracy Stover in "Beautiful Girls." Gish was nominated for a SAG Award for her 1995 turn as Julie Nixon Eisenhower in "Nixon."

Besides her work on the big screen and her time on "The X-Files," the actor has enjoyed an extensive career in television. In 2011, she appeared in the two-part A&E adaptation of "Stephen King's Bag of Bones" along with Pierce Brosnan, Matt Frewer, and Jason Priestley. Some of Gish's other more recognizable roles include Elizabeth Bartlet Westin from "The West Wing," Dr. Anne Sullivan from "Pretty Little Liars," Charlotte Millwright from "The Bridge," Althea Jarry from "Sons of Anarchy," Clara Dudley from "The Haunting of Hill House," Sarah Gunning from "Midnight Mass," and Diane Gould from "Halt and Catch Fire."

One of the more malevolent characters in "Mayfair Witches" is Carlotta, the salty sister whose petty emotions bring tragedy to the Mayfair clan time and time again. The role is played by veteran character actor Beth Grant, who has appeared in dozens of highly recognizable roles throughout the course of her career. Hailing from Alabama and North Carolina, Grant has a characteristic Southern drawl that makes her a pleasure to listen to.

From the late 1980s through the 1990s, Grant appeared in many popular films including the Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman-starring "Rain Man," and 1990's "Flatliners," which starred Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts. Her acting credits from around this time also include "Child's Play 2," "Speed," "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," and "A Time to Kill," among others. Grant's career was just as active in the 2000s, with the actor appearing in films like "Donnie Darko" (in which she made cult-movie catchphrase history by doubting Rose Darko's commitment to Sparkle Motion) "No Country for Old Men," and "Little Miss Sunshine."

In addition to her film work, Grant's television career has proven just as prolific. She has acted on a wide range of both comedies and dramas through the years including "Murder, She Wrote," "The Golden Girls," "Friends," "The X-Files," "Angel," "Six Feet Under," "Bones," "Medium," "American Gods," and "Criminal Minds," just to name a few. Grant also played recurring roles on several series including "Jericho," "The Office," and "A Series of Unfortunate Events." Her distinct voice can be heard in several roles on "King of the Hill" and as the Cat Lady on "Dollface."

Geraldine Singer plays Millie Mayfair, one of Deirdre Mayfair's nurturing older aunts on AMC's "Mayfair Witches." Singer is another recognizable character actor that viewers may find familiar from her more than two decades of work in minor roles, mainly in primetime television. Throughout the early '00s, Singer could be found in prestigious dramas like "NYPD Blue," "Six Feet Under," "The Practice," "House," and "Desperate Housewives." In 2013, she appeared on an episode of "AHS: Coven" and in 2015, Singer played Susan Stewart on "NCIS: New Orleans."

One of the actor's most memorable roles was in Jordan Peele's psychological horror "Get Out," in which Singer portrays Philomena King, a member of the Order of the Coagula. In fact, Singer is standing right next to LaKeith Stanfield in the unforgettable and deeply unnerving scene when he screams the title of the movie out of panicked desperation. More recently, Singer has appeared in "The Resident," "The Blacklist," and HBO's "Watchmen." In 2020, she was cast in the recurring role of Ms. Matilda on "Sistas," and the following year, she played Caterina Keep in the Prime Video mystery "Tell Me Your Secrets."

Melissa Chambers plays Mawbel, a receptionist whose information about the Mayfair family proves valuable to Rowan as she struggles to understand her place in what's happening. An Oklahoma-born character actor, Chambers is perhaps best known for her role as Sergeant Madge Crowder on the popular ABC crime drama "Big Sky."

Chambers has been acting steadily since she played a UFO enthusiast in an episode of the 2013 Investigation Discovery series "I'd Kill for You." She later appeared in two more of the ID network's true crime series — "Unraveled" and "Dead of Night." Before getting cast on "Big Sky," Chambers had minor parts in a number of other TV dramas including the NBC medical drama "The Night Shift," the Western crime drama "Longmire," and the award-winning "Breaking Bad" prequel-sequel "Better Call Saul." She has also demonstrated her comedy chops in shows like "The Hereafter Hotline," "Snatchers," and the political comedy "Graves," in which she appeared for five episodes as Lucinda Raines.

Emma Rose Smith plays the young Florie in "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches." Despite her young age, Smith has already proven she has a bright future ahead of her as an actor. Like many actors today, Smith got her start acting in video shorts, with her first on-screen role as a children's acting school student in the 2019 comedy short "K.R.A.P.," which won Top Shorts' best web-TV pilot of the year for 2020. The following year, she appeared in the film short "Pool Boy." In 2022, Smith played a creepy foster kid named Lucy Jenkins in Pink Dynamite Productions' short horror film "The Game," winning best child actress from Top Shorts for her role in the short, which was also honored for best horror short, best ensemble cast, and best editing. That same year, she appeared in the Aimee Teegarden-starring film "The Road to Galena," which earned multiple awards at the Montreal Independent Film Festival and Prague Independent Film Festival of 2022.