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The Actors Who Played Voldemort & What They Look Like Now

Author

Joseph Russell

Published Mar 08, 2026

The first installment in the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," barely features Voldemort, but his presence is felt throughout the entire story. Ten years prior to the start of the story, Voldemort tries to kill Harry after murdering his parents — but for reasons he doesn't yet understand, his attempted Killing Curse just rebounds onto him, leaving Harry alive and Voldemort presumed dead. He's not quite finished yet, though, and as it turns out, he's been inhabiting the back of a guy's head for the entire school year: specifically, that year's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrell. Apparently, before Harry arrived for his first year at Hogwarts, Quirrell ran afoul of Voldemort's disembodied spirit, and as a result, he's been trying to steal the Sorcerer's Stone — which grants eternal life — for his master all year. It also explains the giant turban he wears for most of the film.

Ian Hart pulls double duty in "Sorcerer's Stone," voicing the Voldemort strapped to the back of Quirrell's head and playing the professor as well (the face itself is computer-generated). So where else have you seen Hart before? The British actor appeared in recent projects like "The Last Kingdom," where he was a series regular, as well as "The Terror" and "The Responder," the second of which co-starred Martin Freeman.