Geoffrey Rush

Character: Hans Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Character: Liesel Meminger

Emily Watson

Character: Rosa Hubermann

Nico Liersch

Character: Rudy Steiner

Ben Schnetzer

Character: Max Vandenburg

Heike Makatsch

Character: Liesel's mother

Barbara Auer

Character: Ilsa Hermann

Roger Allam

Character: Narrator / Death (voice)

Rainer Bock

Character: Bürgermeister Hermann

Gotthard Lange

Character: Grave Digger

Rainer Reiners

Character: Priest

Kirsten Block

Character: Frau Heinrich

Julian Lehmann

Character: Liesel's Brother

Ludger Bökelmann

Character: Football Urchin

Paul Schaefer

Character: Football Urchin

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Character: Fat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Character: Alex Steiner

Robert Beyer

Character: Jewish Accountant

Hildegard Schroedter

Character: Frau Becker

Levin Liam

Character: Franz Deutscher

Sandra Nedeleff

Character: Max's Mother

Rafael Gareisen

Character: Walter, Nazi Soldier

Carl Heinz Choynski

Character: Jürgen the Groundsman

Mike Maas

Character: Rolf Fischer

Sebastian Hülk

Character: Gestapo Agent

Matthias Matschke

Character: Wolfgang

Beata Lehmann

Character: Woman with Champagne

Laina Schwarz

Character: Neighbor

Marie Burchard

Character: Neighbor

Georg Tryphon

Character: Neighbor

Joachim Paul Assböck

Character: Officer

Martin Ontrop

Character: Herr Lehmann

Jan Andres

Character: Fellow Conscript

Stephanie Stremler

Character: Post Woman

Carina Wiese

Character: Barbara Steiner