40 celebrities who have starred in music videos

joe jonas Vampire Weekend's "Giving Up the Gun."

Joe Jonas in Vampire Weekend's "Giving Up the Gun."
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The title of  "celebrity" can mean several different things, from famous actor to comedian to model and everything in between. But regardless of a difference in profession, celebrities tend to have one mutual career thread: starring in music videos – and it's actually more common than you think.

Whether it's world-famous actors giving some star power to small bands or famous couples of olde lip-syncing their hearts out, keep scrolling for a detailed list of celebrities who have starred in music videos.

Jamie Bell and Evan Rachel Wood were in a Green Day video.

It's a classic song.
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Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot") and current "Westworld" star Evan Rachel Wood played a doomed couple separated by war in Green Day's somber 2004 single "Wake Me Up When September Ends."

Ashley Graham danced with Joe Jonas.

It gets steamy.
YouTube/DNCEVEVO

DNCE frontman Joe Jonas got pretty steamy with supermodel Ashley Graham in the adorable (and kinda hot) video for "Toothbrush," where they were a super in love couple taking their relationship to the next level.

Danny Devito pretended to direct 1D.

He has big visions.
YouTube/OneDirectionVEVO

At first glance, One Direction and legendary actor Danny DeVito have nothing in common … except they both starred together in " Steal My Girl ," where DeVito played the weirdly specific director of the video.

Serena Williams starred alongside Bey.

She danced her heart out.
YouTube/BeyoncéVEVO

When you drop an iconic visual album like "Lemonade," you have to have icons star in it, and that's exactly what Beyoncé did when she cast tennis star Serena Williams in the video for " Sorry. "

Kim Kardashian starred in a Fall Out Boy video.

She chose a chimp.
YouTube/FallOutBoyVEVO

Before Kim became a fashion and business icon, she was making out with Pete Wentz in Fall Out Boy's monkey-filled video for " Thnks fr th Mmrs. " Spoiler alert: she ends up with one of the chimps instead of Pete.

Chloe x Halle and Zendaya were in a Beyoncé video.

It's a star-studded video.
YouTube/BeyoncéVEVO

Beyoncé's "All Night" is just as star-studded as "Sorry." Dynamic duo Chloe and Halle Bailey of sister act Chloe x Halle appeared in the vid next to activist and actress Zendaya.

Rupert Grint pretended to be Ed Sheeran.

The video is pretty creepy.
YouTube/Ed Sheeran

The Ed Sheeran lookalike starred in the singer's video for " Lego House " as a stalker and was shown getting thrown off stage and rifling through literal scrapbooks centered around Sheeran. Creepy is an understatement, but somehow he was still endearing.

Issa Rae, Tessa Thompson, Tiffany Haddish and Lakeith Stanfield were in a Jay-Z video.

This parody video is filled with celebs.
YouTube/JayZVEVO

Jay-Z followed in his wife's footsteps when he created the thought-provoking video for "Moonlight," where enlisted the talents of Issa Rase, Tessa Thompson, Tiffany Haddish, and Lakeith Stanfield in a dark social commentary of the sitcom "Friends." Fun fact: Tessa Thompson and Lakeith Stanfield reunited for Boots Riley's latest film "Sorry To Bother You."

Megan Fox fought in an Eminem video.

The video is very intense.
YouTube/EminemVEVO

Remember when Rihanna and Eminem dropped the collaborations of all collaborations with the release of the heartbreaking "Love the Way You Lie" in 2010, and actress Megan Fox starred as one half of a couple in a toxic and abusive relationship.

Courtney Cox was in a Bruce Springsteen video.

She's briefly in the video.
YouTube/BruceSpringsteenVEVO

While many a "Friends" stan may think that Monica Geller was the character that put Courtney Cox on the map, she actually first made waves in 1984 as the girl in the crowd of Bruce Springsteen's video for "Dancing in the Dark."

Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier were in a Britney Spears video.

They do some bar-tending.
YouTube/BritneySpearsVEVO

We wouldn't blame you if you missed it, but "Entourage" star Adrien Grenier and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" star Melissa Joan Hart made appearances in the video for Britney Spears' (You Drive Me) Crazy as a bartender and a waitress, respectively. Hart even took her turn in the DJ booth.

Scott Eastwood played a hunky movie star.

Taylor even sports black hair in the video.
YouTube/TaylorSwiftVEVO

You might know him from Nicholas Sparks' The Longest Ride as Luke Collins, but Eastwood is capable of playing more than just an ambitious cowboy. He also played a hunky movie star à la Gene Kelly in Taylor Swift's video for Wildest Dreams .

Milo Ventimiglia starred opposite Fergie.

He does a drug deal in the video.
YouTube/Fergie

Before he took the role of dreamy Jack Pearson (R.I.P.) in NBC's "This Is Us," Milo Ventimiglia starred opposite Fergie in her music video for " Big Girls Don't Cry ," which is arguably one of the most iconic songs of the mid-2000s.

Tom Hanks and Justin Bieber danced together.

Bieber is on the far right.
YouTube/CarlyRaeJepsenVEVO

Tom Hanks is pretty endearing no matter what he does, but something about him dancing around with Justin Bieber in the middle of a street while Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You." Yes, this is a real thing that happened. Watch it here.

Robert Downey Jr. was in an Elton John video.

Before he was Iron Man, he was in a music video.
YouTube/EltonJohnVEVO

We get it, it's difficult to see past Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, but before he made his comeback in the mid-2000s, he was in Elton John's video for " I Want Love " way back in 2001.

Katy Perry has been in videos besides her own.

She had a few outfit changes.
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Katy Perry has been in several music videos, not to mention her own, but before she realized her claim to fame in 2008 with "I Kissed A Girl" and "Hot N Cold," she starred in the video for " Cupid's Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroes in 2006 while she was dating band frontrunner, Travie McCoy.

Shia LaBeouf was intense in a Sia video.

It's truly a unique video.
YouTube/SiaVEVO

Shia LaBeouf is known for his intense artwork, and that same intensity carried through in the video for Sia's "Elastic Heart," where he performed an emotional modern dance routine with "Dance Moms" alumna and dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler.

Jesse Williams almost married Demi Lovato in a music video.

They almost said "I do."
YouTube/DemiLovatoVEVO

In the biggest (fictional) ship we didn't know we needed, "Grey's Anatomy" hunk Jesse Williams almost tied the knot with Demi Lovato in her video for "Tell Me You Love Me." The video was so well done, it felt a little too real.

Gigi Hadid starred in her boyfriend's music video.

There's even some romance.
YouTube/ZaynVEVO

Back in the heyday of Zayn's solo career, he cast none other than his then-girlfriend, model Gigi Hadid, in a sultry and dark music video for his first solo single "PILLOWTALK."

Bella Hadid starred in her ex's music video.

The video is trippy.
YouTube/TheWeekndVEVO

Gigi's little sis Bella followed her lead when it comes to starring in music videos by their significant others. Before their split in late 2016, the younger Hadid sister starred in her then-boyfriend the Weeknd's video for "In the Night."

Emma Watson was in a 2010 music video.

The video follows her and the frontman.
YouTube/OneNightOnlyVEVO

While actress and women rights activist Emma Watson tends to keep her personal life private, we did get a peek into her love life in 2010 when she starred in the video for "Say You Don't Want It" by One Night Only, whose frontman was Watson's boyfriend George Craig.

Daniel Radcliffe made an appearance.

His lip-syncing is on point.
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The third (and final) "Harry Potter" alum and member of the Golden Trio to make this list is Daniel Radcliffe in the music video for "Beginners" by Slow Club .

Maisie Williams played a lonely teen.

She does a great job.
YouTube/SeafretVEVO

The "Game of Thrones" star went from heir to the Stark thrown to throwing down some real superhero magic in the simultaneously heartwarming but mildly sad video for "Oceans" by Seafret as a lonely teenager who creates her own superhuman persona to deal with loneliness.

Dianna Agron played a fed-up housewife.

The video is emotional.
YouTube/SamSmithWorldVEVO

Sam Smith's tearjerker video for "I'm Not the Only One" starring Dianna Agron, is a tough one to watch. She played a fed-up housewife who finds out her husband is cheating on her. We challenge you not to cry, honestly.

Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson were all in a Michael Jackson video.

The video is about nine minutes long.
YouTube/michaeljacksonVEVO

When you bring Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson into the picture as a pharaoh, queen, and guard, respectively, a Michael Jackson video somehow gets even better. The three celebs stepped into the King of Pop's world for " Remember the Time " in 1992.

Emma Stone took had some Marilyn Monroe vibes.

The video is on a cruise ship.
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The "La La Land" star took on a very Marilyn Monroe-esque persona in the video for "Anna" by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, sporting red lipstick and all-white outfit in a very Old Hollywood glam take on an otherwise quirky video.

Ben Affleck was part of J Lo's timeless bop.

Who didn't love Bennifer?
YouTube/JenniferLopezVEVO

It's worth throwing it back to 2002 to relish in the early days of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez with Lopez's timeless bop " Jenny from the Block " starring her famous ex.

Saoirse Ronan gave a heart wrenching performance.

The video was intense.
YouTube/HozierVEVO

Irish actress Saoirse Ronan gave a particularly moving performance as an abused woman in Hozier's "Cherry Wine."

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