Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I
Acting
Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Acting
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
Acting
Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk
Acting
John Gielgud
The Pope
Acting
Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil
Acting
Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise
Acting
Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix
Acting
Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou
Acting
Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor
Acting
Edward Hardwicke
Earl of Arundel
Acting
Emily Mortimer
Kat Ashley
Acting
James Frain
Alvaro de la Quadra
Acting
Kelly Macdonald
Isabel Knollys
Acting
Kenny Doughty
Sir Thomas Elyot
Acting
Daniel Craig
John Ballard
Acting
Alfie Allen
Arundel's Son
Acting
Jamie Foreman
Earl of Sussex
Acting
Lily Allen
Lady in Waiting
Acting
Amanda Ryan
Lettice Howard
Acting
Sally Grey
Lady in Waiting
Acting
Elika Gibbs
Lady in Waiting
Acting
Sarah Owen
Lady in Waiting
Acting
Kate Loustau
Lady in Waiting
Acting
Daniel Moynihan
First Bishop
Acting
Jeremy Hawk
Second Bishop
Acting
Daisy Bevan
Arundel's Daughter
Acting
Hayley Burroughs
Lady in Waiting
Acting
Joe White
Master of the Tower
Acting
Matt Andrews
Norfolk's Man
Acting
Ben Frain
Young French Man
Acting
Lewis Jones
Priest
Acting
Michael Beint
Bishop Carlisle
Acting
Angus Deayton
Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Acting
Joseph O'Conor
Earl of Derby
Acting
Brendan O'Hea
Lord William Howard
Acting
Edward Highmore
Lord Harewood
Acting
James Rowe
Bishop (in Cellar)
Acting
Donald Pelmear
Third Bishop
Acting
Tim Bevan
Handsome Man
Production
Liz Giles
Female Martyr
Acting
Rod Culbertson
Master Ridley
Acting
Peter Stockbridge
Palace Chamberlain
Acting
Valerie Gale
Mary's Dwarf
Acting
George Antoni
King Philip II of Spain
Acting
Wayne Sleep
Dance Tutor
Acting
Charles Cartmell
Dudley's Man
Acting
Edward Purver
Dudley's Man
Acting
Vladimir Vega
Vatican Cardinal
Acting
Jennifer Lewicki
Arundel's Housemaid
Art
Viviane Horne
Arundel's Wife
Acting
Nick Smallman
Walsingham's Man
Acting
James Britton
Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
Acting
Jean-Pierre Léaud
(uncredited)
Acting
Ben Mars
Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Acting
Daniel O'Meara
Henchman (uncredited)
Acting
Jocelyn Quivrin
French Guard (uncredited)
Acting
Matthew Rhys
(uncredited)
Acting
Jason Savin
Courtier (uncredited)
Acting
Christian Simpson
Royal Guard (uncredited)
Acting
Liam Foley
Norfolk's Man
Acting