Carey Mulligan

Character: Maud Watts

Helena Bonham Carter

Character: Edith Ellyn

Brendan Gleeson

Character: Arthur Steed

Anne-Marie Duff

Character: Violet Miller

Meryl Streep

Character: Emmeline Pankhurst

Ben Whishaw

Character: Sonny Watts

Romola Garai

Character: Alice Haughton

Samuel West

Character: Benedict Haughton

Geoff Bell

Character: Norman Taylor

Natalie Press

Character: Emily Davison

Adrian Schiller

Character: David Lloyd George

Amanda Lawrence

Character: Miss Withers

Adam Michael Dodd

Character: George Watts

Grace Stottor

Character: Maggie Miller

Lorraine Stanley

Character: Mrs Coleman

Morgan Watkins

Character: Detective Malcolm Walsop

Finbar Lynch

Character: Hugh Ellyn

Nick Hendrix

Character: Government Minister

Shelley Longworth

Character: Miss Samson

Sarah Finigan

Character: Mrs Garston

Drew Edwards

Character: Male Laundry Worker

Adam Nagaitis

Character: Mr Cummins

Lee Nicholas Harris

Character: Police Constable

Joyce Henderson

Character: Female Prison Guard

Susie Baxter

Character: Landlady

Lisa Dillon

Character: Mrs Drayton

Matt Blair

Character: Mr. Drayton

Jo Neary

Character: Woman Prisoner

Col Needham

Character: Committee Member

John Cummins

Character: Epsom Groundsman

Kevin Hudson

Character: The Muffin Man (uncredited)