Cate Blanchett

Character: Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes

Character: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush

Character: Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Character: Duke of Norfolk

John Gielgud

Character: The Pope

Richard Attenborough

Character: Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant

Character: Mary of Guise

Éric Cantona

Character: Monsieur de Foix

Vincent Cassel

Character: Duc d'Anjou

Kathy Burke

Character: Queen Mary Tudor

Edward Hardwicke

Character: Earl of Arundel

Emily Mortimer

Character: Kat Ashley

James Frain

Character: Alvaro de la Quadra

Kelly Macdonald

Character: Isabel Knollys

Kenny Doughty

Character: Sir Thomas Elyot

Daniel Craig

Character: John Ballard

Alfie Allen

Character: Arundel's Son

Jamie Foreman

Character: Earl of Sussex

Lily Allen

Character: Lady in Waiting

Amanda Ryan

Character: Lettice Howard

Sally Grey

Character: Lady in Waiting

Elika Gibbs

Character: Lady in Waiting

Sarah Owen

Character: Lady in Waiting

Kate Loustau

Character: Lady in Waiting

Daniel Moynihan

Character: First Bishop

Jeremy Hawk

Character: Second Bishop

Daisy Bevan

Character: Arundel's Daughter

Hayley Burroughs

Character: Lady in Waiting

Joe White

Character: Master of the Tower

Matt Andrews

Character: Norfolk's Man

Ben Frain

Character: Young French Man

Lewis Jones

Character: Priest

Michael Beint

Character: Bishop Carlisle

Angus Deayton

Character: Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer

Joseph O'Conor

Character: Earl of Derby

Brendan O'Hea

Character: Lord William Howard

Edward Highmore

Character: Lord Harewood

James Rowe

Character: Bishop (in Cellar)

Donald Pelmear

Character: Third Bishop

Tim Bevan

Character: Handsome Man

Liz Giles

Character: Female Martyr

Rod Culbertson

Character: Master Ridley

Peter Stockbridge

Character: Palace Chamberlain

Valerie Gale

Character: Mary's Dwarf

George Antoni

Character: King Philip II of Spain

Wayne Sleep

Character: Dance Tutor

Charles Cartmell

Character: Dudley's Man

Edward Purver

Character: Dudley's Man

Vladimir Vega

Character: Vatican Cardinal

Jennifer Lewicki

Character: Arundel's Housemaid

Viviane Horne

Character: Arundel's Wife

Nick Smallman

Character: Walsingham's Man

James Britton

Character: Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Character: (uncredited)

Ben Mars

Character: Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)

Daniel O'Meara

Character: Henchman (uncredited)

Jocelyn Quivrin

Character: French Guard (uncredited)

Matthew Rhys

Character: (uncredited)

Jason Savin

Character: Courtier (uncredited)

Christian Simpson

Character: Royal Guard (uncredited)

Liam Foley

Character: Norfolk's Man