Imelda Staunton

Character: Vera Drake

Phil Davis

Character: Stan

Sally Hawkins

Character: Susan Wells

Daniel Mays

Character: Sid

Eddie Marsan

Character: Reg

Alex Kelly

Character: Ethel

Ruth Sheen

Character: Lily

Adrian Scarborough

Character: Frank

Heather Craney

Character: Joyce

Lesley Manville

Character: Mrs. Wells

Simon Chandler

Character: Mr. Wells

Wendy Nottingham

Character: Ivy

Richard Graham

Character: George

Anna Keaveney

Character: Nellie

Peter Wight

Character: Det. Inspector Webster

Martin Savage

Character: Det. Sergeant Vickers

Helen Coker

Character: WPC Best

Jim Broadbent

Character: Judge

Gerard Monaco

Character: Kenny

Leo Bill

Character: Ronny

Lesley Sharp

Character: Jessie Barnes

Liz White

Character: Pamela Barnes

Sandra Voe

Character: Vera's Mother

Chris O'Dowd

Character: Sid's Customer

Anthony O'Donnell

Character: Mr. Walsh

Marion Bailey

Character: Mrs. Fowler

Sam Troughton

Character: David

Sinéad Matthews

Character: Very Young Woman

Tilly Vosburgh

Character: Mother of Seven

Alan Williams

Character: Sick Husband

Allan Corduner

Character: Psychiatrist

Fenella Woolgar

Character: Susan's Confidante

Elizabeth Berrington

Character: Cynical Lady

Emma Amos

Character: Cynical Lady

Rosie Cavaliero

Character: Married Woman

Nicky Henson

Character: Private Doctor

Eileen Davies

Character: Prison Officer

Paul Jesson

Character: Magistrate

Vincent Franklin

Character: Mr. Lewis

Tom Ellis

Character: Police Constable

Jake Wood

Character: Ruffian

Sid Mitchell

Character: Very Young Man

Vinette Robinson

Character: Jamaican Girl

Heather Cameron-McLintock

Character: Child

Billie Cook

Character: Child

Billy Seymour

Character: Child

Nina Fry

Character: Dance Hall Girl

Joanna Griffiths

Character: Peggy

Angie Wallis

Character: Nurse Willoughby

Judith Scott

Character: Sister Beecher

Robert Putt

Character: Station Sergeant

Craig Conway

Character: Station Constable

Paul Raffield

Character: Magistrate's Clerk

Jeffry Wickham

Character: Prosecution Barrister

Nicholas Jones

Character: Defence Barrister

Angela Curran

Character: Prisoner

Jane Wood

Character: Prisoner

Tracy O'Flaherty

Character: Nurse

James Payton

Character: Court Reporter (uncredited)

John Warman

Character: Policeman in Court (uncredited)