A photo of Joel Ward, a magician in L.A.

A Magic Castle favorite, Joel Ward’s high energy, original magic has astonished people throughout the world. His talent ranges from stage magic to interactive close-up / strolling magic. Joel performs regularly in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, as well as across the country and around the world. He performs hundreds of shows a year; for national television broadcasts, corporate clients, private parties, weddings, casinos, and more.

Joel has been seen on The Tonight Show, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, as well as Comedy Central, Bravo, The CW, Fox, and more. He has served as a magic consultant for film/TV projects such as Arrested Development, Netflix's Magic for Humans, Hulu's Shut Eye, Disney's Magic Camp, Peacock's Mrs. Davis, and for Jane Lynch & Jordan Peele on Funny or Die.

Joel started magic when he was six years old and began his own business at age ten. By age fifteen he became a World Champion Teen Magician after placing 1st at the annual competition for the International Brotherhood of Magicians. That same year Joel was picked out of hundreds of magicians to appear on television with master magician Lance Burton.