Daniel Day-Lewis

Character: Newland Archer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Character: Ellen Olenska

Winona Ryder

Character: May Welland

Alexis Smith

Character: Louisa van der Luyden

Geraldine Chaplin

Character: Mrs. Welland

Jonathan Pryce

Character: Rivière

Richard E. Grant

Character: Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Alec McCowen

Character: Sillerton Jackson

Mary Beth Hurt

Character: Regina Beaufort

Stuart Wilson

Character: Julius Beaufort

Howard Erskine

Character: Beaufort Guest

John McLoughlin

Character: Party Guest

Christopher Nilsson

Character: Party Guest

Miriam Margolyes

Character: Mrs. Catherine Mingott

Siân Phillips

Character: Mrs. Archer

Carolyn Farina

Character: Janey Archer

Michael Gough

Character: Henry van der Luyden

Joanne Woodward

Character: Narrator (voice)

Robert Sean Leonard

Character: Theodore "Ted" Archer

June Squibb

Character: Mingott Maid

Thomas Gibson

Character: Stage Actor

Tracey Ellis

Character: Gertrude Lefferts

Norman Lloyd

Character: Letterblair

W.B. Brydon

Character: Mr. Urban Dagonet

Cristina Pronzati

Character: Countess Olenska's Maid

Clement Fowler

Character: Florist

Cindy Katz

Character: Stage Actress

Kevin Sanders

Character: The Duke

Domenica Cameron-Scorsese

Character: Katie Blenker

Mac Orange

Character: Archer Maid

Brian Davies

Character: Philip

Thomas Barbour

Character: Archer Guest

Henry Fehren

Character: Bishop

Patricia Dunnock

Character: Mary Archer

Kevin Ash

Character: Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Susan Lynn Bragg

Character: Debutante (uncredited)

Pasquale Cajano

Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Tanya Carrasco

Character: Debutante (uncredited)

Tamasin Day-Lewis

Character: Lady Admiring Engagement Ring at Beaufort Ball (uncredited)

John Maczko

Character: Society Gentleman (uncredited)

Catherine Scorsese

Character: Elderly Woman at Jersey City Station (uncredited)

Charles Scorsese

Character: Elderly Man at Jersey City Station (uncredited)

Martin Scorsese

Character: Photographer (uncredited)

Michael Trout

Character: Man in Crowd / Gentleman with Lady (uncredited)