Cast (61)

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush

Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Duke of Norfolk

John Gielgud

The Pope

Richard Attenborough

Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant

Mary of Guise

Éric Cantona

Monsieur de Foix

Vincent Cassel

Duc d'Anjou

Kathy Burke

Queen Mary Tudor

Edward Hardwicke

Earl of Arundel

Emily Mortimer

Kat Ashley

James Frain

Alvaro de la Quadra

Kelly Macdonald

Isabel Knollys

Kenny Doughty

Sir Thomas Elyot

Daniel Craig

John Ballard

Alfie Allen

Arundel's Son

Jamie Foreman

Earl of Sussex

Lily Allen

Lady in Waiting

Amanda Ryan

Lettice Howard

Sally Grey

Lady in Waiting

Elika Gibbs

Lady in Waiting

Sarah Owen

Lady in Waiting

Kate Loustau

Lady in Waiting

Daniel Moynihan

First Bishop

Jeremy Hawk

Second Bishop

Daisy Bevan

Arundel's Daughter

Hayley Burroughs

Lady in Waiting

Joe White

Master of the Tower

Matt Andrews

Norfolk's Man

Ben Frain

Young French Man

Lewis Jones

Priest

Michael Beint

Bishop Carlisle

Angus Deayton

Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer

Joseph O'Conor

Earl of Derby

Brendan O'Hea

Lord William Howard

Edward Highmore

Lord Harewood

James Rowe

Bishop (in Cellar)

Donald Pelmear

Third Bishop

Tim Bevan

Handsome Man

Liz Giles

Female Martyr

Rod Culbertson

Master Ridley

Peter Stockbridge

Palace Chamberlain

Valerie Gale

Mary's Dwarf

George Antoni

King Philip II of Spain

Wayne Sleep

Dance Tutor

Charles Cartmell

Dudley's Man

Edward Purver

Dudley's Man

Vladimir Vega

Vatican Cardinal

Jennifer Lewicki

Arundel's Housemaid

Viviane Horne

Arundel's Wife

Nick Smallman

Walsingham's Man

James Britton

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

Jean-Pierre Léaud

(uncredited)

Ben Mars

Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)

Daniel O'Meara

Henchman (uncredited)

Jocelyn Quivrin

French Guard (uncredited)

Matthew Rhys

(uncredited)

Jason Savin

Courtier (uncredited)

Christian Simpson

Royal Guard (uncredited)

Liam Foley

Norfolk's Man

Crew (85)

John Myhre

Production Design

Tim Bevan

Producer

Eric Fellner

Producer

Alison Owen

Producer

Alexandra Byrne

Costume Design

Vanessa Pereira

Casting

Simone Ireland

Casting

David Hirschfelder

Original Music Composer

Shekhar Kapur

Director

Michael Hirst

Screenplay

Remi Adefarasin

Director of Photography

Jill Bilcock

Editor

Lucy Richardson

Art Direction

Victoria Mielewska

Dialect Coach

Penny Dyer

Dialogue Coach

William Willoughby

Stunts

Vincent Keane

Stunts

Dominic Preece

Stunts

Rowley Irlam

Stunts

Peter White

Stunts

Derek Lea

Stunts

Kiran Shah

Stunts

Gabe Cronnelly

Stunts

Tom Lucy

Stunts

Nick Hobbs

Stunts

Danielle da Costa

Stunts

Andy Bennett

Stunts

Peter Miles

Stunts

Neil Finnighan

Stunts

Richard Bradshaw

Stunts

Jo McLaren

Stunts

Steve Griffin

Stunts

Ray De-Haan

Stunts

Simon Crane

Stunts

Rocky Taylor

Stunts

Sy Holland

Stunts

C.C. Smiff

Stunts

Steve Caswell

Stunts

Sean Savage

Camera Operator

Nicola Barnes

Art Department Coordinator

Fred Evans

Sculptor

Matthew Gray

Set Designer

Michael Higham

Music Editor

George Gibbs

Special Effects Coordinator

Christine Whitney

Makeup Artist

Mike Dowson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Philip Sindall

Camera Operator

Sue Lefton

Choreographer

Miranda Davidson

Hairstylist

Christine Whitney

Hairstylist

Poppy Luard

Assistant Art Director

Terry Forrestal

Stunt Coordinator

Mark Taylor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jimmy Wilson

Gaffer

Ivana Primorac

Hairstylist

Mark Auguste

Supervising Sound Editor

Christine Greenwood

Hairstylist

Sue Quinn

Location Manager

Karen Ferguson

Hairstylist

Dave Machin

Transportation Coordinator

Roy Rodgers

Sculptor

Andrew MacRitchie

First Assistant Editor

Pat Rambaut

Script Supervisor

Anita Burger

Hairstylist

Peter Chiang

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kate Buckland

First Assistant Editor

Ivana Primorac

Makeup Artist

Brian Bishop

Scenic Artist

Patric Scott

Unit Publicist

Alex Bailey

Still Photographer

Rachael Jones

Sculptor

Ricky Butt

Foley Artist

Liza Chasin

Producer

Debra Hayward

Producer

Jenny Shircore

Makeup Artist

Jenny Shircore

Hairstylist

Peter Howitt

Set Decoration

Tim Hands

Dialogue Editor

Derek Trigg

Foley Editor

Alan Stewart

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tommy Gormley

First Assistant Director

Tim Hands

ADR Editor

David Balfour

Property Master

Ian Madden

Second Unit Director

Dan Grace

Wardrobe Assistant