Where You've Seen The Cast Of Charmed Before

Starting from the late '90s and into the '00s, the supernatural drama "Charmed" enchanted audiences for eight magical seasons. What started out as an attempt by the fledgling network The WB to lure bigger female teen audiences to their airwaves (the fact that it debuted after "Dawson's Creek" certainly didn't hurt), "Charmed" turned into a pop culture phenomenon in its own right. The series follows the Halliwell sisters, also known as "The Charmed Ones," as they use their powerful witching skills for good. Thwarting demons, warlocks, and other evil beings, Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), and Paige (Rose McGowan) balance their supernatural abilities with the comparatively mundane complications of being human. The popularity of the show has definitely remained consistent, and possibly even grown since the final episode of "Charmed" aired in 2006. With an expanded universe that includes novels, comic books, and even a tepidly received "Charmed" reboot, the franchise continues to cast a spell over fans.

While you might have been familiar with stars like Doherty and Milano at its onset, other actors have a distinct "where have I seen this person before" face. Indeed, many cast members of "Charmed" worked extensively in entertainment before and after their time as witch-protecting "Whitelighters" and sinister demons. Movies, primetime procedural dramas, and especially soap operas — the alumni of "Charmed" have done it all. Let's take a closer look at the cast of "Charmed" and discover their work outside of the beloved series.

In "Charmed," Holly Marie Combs plays Piper Halliwell, the sweet-natured middle sister of the Halliwell clan who eventually takes on the role of elder protector. Armed with the power to manipulate molecules, Piper balances her work as a restaurateur and nightlife impresario with her magical life as a Charmed One. Before she played Piper, Combs starred as teenager Kimberly Brock on the quirky CBS drama series "Picket Fences." Called a "show about values" by executive producer Michael Pressman in a conversation with the Los Angeles Times, "Picket Fences" tackles issues of contemporary '90s life through the small-town lens of Rome, Wisconsin.

If "Picket Fences" passed you by in the '90s, perhaps you're up to date on 21st century teen dramas. If so, you've probably seen Combs as Ella Montgomery in the ABC Family-Freeform series "Pretty Little Liars." Following a group of high school girls who are rocked by the disappearance of their clique leader, "Pretty Little Liars" became a teen television sensation, spinning off into the shows "Ravenswood," "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists," and "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin." While Combs' time in the "Pretty Little Liars" universe ended with the original series, she's dropped into "Grey's Anatomy" for a guest spot since then and has more projects on the way.

Rose McGowan joined the cast of "Charmed" in Season 4 as the Halliwell sisters' younger half-sibling, Paige Matthews. Taking the "Power of Three" space left vacant by the death of Prue, Paige's telekinetic orbing powers and her Whitelighter-witch parentage make her a formidable presence in the world of magic. "Charmed" was McGowan's first regular television role, and before she became a "sister-witch" on the small screen, you might have seen her at the movies during the '90s in some era-defining flicks. McGowan's first credited screen role was as high school student Nora in 1992's "Encino Man," and she later went on to appear in another Pauly Shore-starring comedy, "Bio-Dome." While Shore's movie stardom might have petered out by the decade's halfway point, McGowan was just getting started, scoring herself featured roles in the original "Scream," the sci-fi horror romp "Phantoms," and the teen black comedy "Jawbreaker."

McGowan's film career picked up again after "Charmed" ended its run in 2006, collaborating with then-boyfriend director Robert Rodriguez on the double-feature film release "Grindhouse." She starred in Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" as Cherry Darling, a zombie-battling go-go dancer with an assault rifle attached to her leg. McGowan also had a featured role in director Quentin Tarantino's contribution to the project "Death Proof" playing Pam, a victim of the murderous Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell). McGowan is also a short film director, helming the female-focused "Dawn," "Woman's Womb," and "Ruth."

Dorian Gregory played lieutenant Darryl Morris on "Charmed" for seven seasons, but it wasn't his first role as a supernaturally attuned justice-seeker. If you were a fan of syndicated TV in the '90s, chances are you ran across the "Baywatch" spinoff "Baywatch Nights," a sci-fi detective show that decided to morph into a second-rate "X-Files." Gregory played paranormal expert Diamont Teague in Season 2 of "Baywatch Nights." As luck would have it, audiences didn't take to David Hasselhoff battling monsters-of-the-week in "Mali-Boo," so the show was axed in 1997. But Gregory was not without work for long, as he moved on to "Charmed" the following year.

Gregory had plenty of other acting credits in the '90s besides "Baywatch Nights," including guest-starring roles on "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Living Single," and "Sister, Sister." And he kept busy while co-starring on "Charmed" with a side hustle as co-host of the daytime talk show "The Other Half," the early-'00s male answer to "The View." These days, you can catch Gregory acting in projects like the holiday romcom "Christmas Matchmakers" and the Lifetime Original Movie thriller "The Wrong Real Estate Agent."

Veteran film and television actress Debbi Morgan had plenty of acting credits to her name before she joined "Charmed" as the manipulative and powerful demon The Seer in 2002. Starting her acting career in the 1970s with roles in "Good Times," "What's Happening!!" and "Roots: The Next Generation," Morgan quickly moved into perhaps her most iconic role, that of Angela Baxter Hubbard, on the ABC soap opera "All My Children." Beginning in 1982, Morgan played Angela not only on "AMC," but on the soaps "Loving" and its spinoff "The City." She continued the part well into the 2010s and won a Daytime Emmy for in 1989. She also had roles on ABC's "General Hospital," its spinoff "Port Charles," and the CBS daytime dramas "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "The Young and the Restless."

As prolific as her soap opera career has been, Morgan's acting has not been centered on lunchtime dramatics exclusively. She has appeared in plenty of films, including the '90s movies "Eve's Bayou" and "She's All That," and "The Hurricane," as well as the sport-centric "Love & Basketball" and "Coach Carter" from the '00s. Her recurring roles as Estelle Green in Starz's "Power" and its spinoff "Power Book II: Ghosts" and Aunt Piggy in "Our Kind of People" have showcased Morgan's formidable talents for a new generation of drama lovers.

Drew Fuller was a late entry to the "Charmed" cast, boarding the series as Chris Halliwell in Season 5 as the time-traveling second son of Piper and Leo. Before Fuller's model good looks made him an easy casting choice in early-'00s music videos for Lindsay Lohan and other pop stars. He even had a role in the pilot of the seminal '00s teen drama "The O.C." In 2006, the same year his stint on "Charmed" wrapped up, he starred in the movie "The Ultimate Gift" co-starring with a number of Hollywood heavyweights including James Garner, Bill Cobb, Brian Dennehy, and Abigail Breslin.

Fuller made the leap from The WB to Lifetime with a main role in the drama series "Army Wives." He plays Second Lieutenant Trevor LeBlanc, the husband of Roxy LeBlanc (Sally Pressman), a woman who finds herself quickly immersed in the life of a military spouse. "Army Wives" was a hit for Lifetime and according to TV Guide, it was the highest-rated drama on basic cable among women in key demographics during its fifth season. After the end of "Army Wives," Fuller has mostly been spotted in made-for-TV romcoms like "Perfect on Paper," indie action flicks such as "Fatal Instinct," and the seasonally themed charmers "Love, Fall & Order" and the upcoming "Holiday Twist."

When Kaley Cuoco was on "Charmed" during its last season as college student and budding witch Billie Jenkins, she was already a television veteran with multiple shows under her belt. Before she played Billie, you might've gotten to know Cuoco as the sassy teen daughter of flummoxed sitcom dads in the short-lived CBS comedy "Ladies Man" and the far more successful "8 Simple Rules." Even though Cuoco was making a name for herself on TV, she told Yahoo Entertainment that being the new girl on an established show was really hard, but co-star Alyssa Milano made it easier with a warm reception.

"Charmed" finished its eight-season run in 2006. The following year, Cuoco scored a role of a lifetime as street-smart Penny on the CBS sitcom juggernaut "The Big Bang Theory." She followed up the success of "The Big Bang Theory" with her HBO Max series "The Flight Attendant," starring as flight attendant and murder suspect Cassie Bowden, a role for which she's received several Emmy nominations. While Cuoco does plenty of work in front of the camera, chances are you've also heard her voice bringing cartoons to life. She's lent her vocal talents to shows like "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers," "Bratz," "Monster Allergy," and "Harley Quinn."