Discover

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
Art

John Myhre
Production Design
Lucy Richardson
Art Direction
Roy Rodgers
Sculptor
Fred Evans
Sculptor
Nicola Barnes
Art Department Coordinator
Matthew Gray
Set Designer
Poppy Luard
Assistant Art Director
Rachael Jones
Sculptor
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
David Balfour
Property Master
Camera

Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Sean Savage
Camera Operator
Philip Sindall
Camera Operator

Alex Bailey
Still Photographer

Alan Stewart
Second Unit Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
Anita Burger
Hairstylist
Christine Whitney
Makeup Artist
Karen Ferguson
Hairstylist
Christine Greenwood
Hairstylist
Ivana Primorac
Hairstylist
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Artist
Miranda Davidson
Hairstylist
Christine Whitney
Hairstylist
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Artist
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Assistant
Crew

Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Penny Dyer
Dialogue Coach

Dominic Preece
Stunts

Derek Lea
Stunts

Andy Bennett
Stunts
Danielle da Costa
Stunts

Nick Hobbs
Stunts

William Willoughby
Stunts
Ray De-Haan
Stunts

Richard Bradshaw
Stunts
Peter White
Stunts

Kiran Shah
Stunts

Rowley Irlam
Stunts
Steve Caswell
Stunts

Peter Miles
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts

Neil Finnighan
Stunts
Gabe Cronnelly
Stunts

C.C. Smiff
Stunts

Jo McLaren
Stunts

Steve Griffin
Stunts

Rocky Taylor
Stunts
Vincent Keane
Stunts
Sy Holland
Stunts

Simon Crane
Stunts
George Gibbs
Special Effects Coordinator
Patric Scott
Unit Publicist
Sue Lefton
Choreographer
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Dave Machin
Transportation Coordinator
Directing

Shekhar Kapur
Director
Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor
Ian Madden
Second Unit Director

Tommy Gormley
First Assistant Director
Editing
Lighting
Jimmy Wilson
Gaffer
Production

Alison Owen
Producer
Vanessa Pereira
Casting

Eric Fellner
Producer

Tim Bevan
Producer

Simone Pereira Hind
Casting
Sue Quinn
Location Manager

Debra Hayward
Producer

Liza Chasin
Producer
Sound
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Higham
Music Editor
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Tim Hands
ADR Editor
Tim Hands
Dialogue Editor
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Writing

Michael Hirst
Screenplay
Art

John Myhre
Production Design
Lucy Richardson
Art Direction
Roy Rodgers
Sculptor
Fred Evans
Sculptor
Nicola Barnes
Art Department Coordinator
Matthew Gray
Set Designer
Poppy Luard
Assistant Art Director
Rachael Jones
Sculptor
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
David Balfour
Property Master
Camera

Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Sean Savage
Camera Operator
Philip Sindall
Camera Operator

Alex Bailey
Still Photographer

Alan Stewart
Second Unit Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
Anita Burger
Hairstylist
Christine Whitney
Makeup Artist
Karen Ferguson
Hairstylist
Christine Greenwood
Hairstylist
Ivana Primorac
Hairstylist
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Artist
Miranda Davidson
Hairstylist
Christine Whitney
Hairstylist
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Artist
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Assistant
Crew

Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Penny Dyer
Dialogue Coach

Dominic Preece
Stunts

Derek Lea
Stunts

Andy Bennett
Stunts
Danielle da Costa
Stunts

Nick Hobbs
Stunts

William Willoughby
Stunts
Ray De-Haan
Stunts

Richard Bradshaw
Stunts
Peter White
Stunts

Kiran Shah
Stunts

Rowley Irlam
Stunts
Steve Caswell
Stunts

Peter Miles
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts

Neil Finnighan
Stunts
Gabe Cronnelly
Stunts

C.C. Smiff
Stunts

Jo McLaren
Stunts

Steve Griffin
Stunts

Rocky Taylor
Stunts
Vincent Keane
Stunts
Sy Holland
Stunts

Simon Crane
Stunts
George Gibbs
Special Effects Coordinator
Patric Scott
Unit Publicist
Sue Lefton
Choreographer
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Dave Machin
Transportation Coordinator
Directing

Shekhar Kapur
Director
Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor
Ian Madden
Second Unit Director

Tommy Gormley
First Assistant Director
Editing
Lighting
Jimmy Wilson
Gaffer
Production

Alison Owen
Producer
Vanessa Pereira
Casting

Eric Fellner
Producer

Tim Bevan
Producer

Simone Pereira Hind
Casting
Sue Quinn
Location Manager

Debra Hayward
Producer

Liza Chasin
Producer
Sound
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Higham
Music Editor
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Tim Hands
ADR Editor
Tim Hands
Dialogue Editor
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Writing

Michael Hirst
Screenplay