Elizabeth I
Cate Blanchett
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Joseph Fiennes
Earl of Arundel
Edward Hardwicke
Kat Ashley
Emily Mortimer
Alvaro de la Quadra
James Frain
Isabel Knollys
Kelly Macdonald
Sir Thomas Elyot
Kenny Doughty
John Ballard
Daniel Craig
Arundel's Son
Alfie Allen
Earl of Sussex
Jamie Foreman
Lady in Waiting
Lily Allen
Lettice Howard
Amanda Ryan
Sir Francis Walsingham
Geoffrey Rush
Sally Grey
Elika Gibbs
Sarah Owen
Kate Loustau
First Bishop
Daniel Moynihan
Second Bishop
Jeremy Hawk
Arundel's Daughter
Daisy Bevan
Hayley Burroughs
Master of the Tower
Joe White
Norfolk's Man
Matt Andrews
Duke of Norfolk
Christopher Eccleston
Young French Man
Ben Frain
Priest
Lewis Jones
Bishop Carlisle
Michael Beint
Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Angus Deayton
Earl of Derby
Joseph O'Conor
Lord William Howard
Brendan O'Hea
Lord Harewood
Edward Highmore
Bishop (in Cellar)
James Rowe
Third Bishop
Donald Pelmear
Handsome Man
Tim Bevan
The Pope
John Gielgud
Female Martyr
Liz Giles
Master Ridley
Rod Culbertson
Palace Chamberlain
Peter Stockbridge
Mary's Dwarf
Valerie Gale
King Philip II of Spain
George Antoni
Dance Tutor
Wayne Sleep
Dudley's Man
Charles Cartmell
Edward Purver
Vatican Cardinal
Vladimir Vega
Arundel's Housemaid
Jennifer Lewicki
Sir William Cecil
Richard Attenborough
Arundel's Wife
Viviane Horne
Walsingham's Man
Nick Smallman
Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
James Britton
(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Ben Mars
Henchman (uncredited)
Daniel O'Meara
French Guard (uncredited)
Jocelyn Quivrin
Matthew Rhys
Courtier (uncredited)
Jason Savin
Royal Guard (uncredited)
Christian Simpson
Mary of Guise
Fanny Ardant
Liam Foley
Monsieur de Foix
Éric Cantona
Duc d'Anjou
Vincent Cassel
Queen Mary Tudor
Kathy Burke
Casting
Simone Ireland
Dialect Coach
Victoria Mielewska
Stunts
Neil Finnighan
Dominic Preece
Still Photographer
Alex Bailey
Producer
Alison Owen
Andy Bennett
William Willoughby
Director
Shekhar Kapur
Rocky Taylor
Liza Chasin
Music Editor
Michael Higham
C.C. Smiff
Richard Bradshaw
Derek Lea
Jo McLaren
Kiran Shah
Costume Design
Alexandra Byrne
Rowley Irlam
Production Design
John Myhre
Simon Crane
Steve Griffin
Eric Fellner
Nick Hobbs
Screenplay
Michael Hirst
Editor
Jill Bilcock
Second Unit Director of Photography
Alan Stewart
Debra Hayward
Peter Miles
Director of Photography
Remi Adefarasin
Vanessa Pereira
Original Music Composer
David Hirschfelder
Art Direction
Lucy Richardson
Dialogue Coach
Penny Dyer
Vincent Keane
Peter White
Gabe Cronnelly
Tom Lucy
Danielle da Costa
Ray De-Haan
Sy Holland
Steve Caswell
Camera Operator
Sean Savage
Art Department Coordinator
Nicola Barnes
Sculptor
Fred Evans
Set Designer
Matthew Gray
Special Effects Coordinator
George Gibbs
Makeup Artist
Christine Whitney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Dowson
Philip Sindall
Choreographer
Sue Lefton
Hairstylist
Miranda Davidson
Assistant Art Director
Poppy Luard
Stunt Coordinator
Terry Forrestal
Mark Taylor
Gaffer
Jimmy Wilson
Ivana Primorac
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Auguste
Christine Greenwood
Location Manager
Sue Quinn
Karen Ferguson
Transportation Coordinator
Dave Machin
Roy Rodgers
First Assistant Editor
Andrew MacRitchie
Script Supervisor
Pat Rambaut
Anita Burger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Chiang
Kate Buckland
Scenic Artist
Brian Bishop
Unit Publicist
Patric Scott
Rachael Jones
Foley Artist
Ricky Butt
Jenny Shircore
Set Decoration
Peter Howitt
Dialogue Editor
Tim Hands
Foley Editor
Derek Trigg
First Assistant Director
Tommy Gormley
ADR Editor
Property Master
David Balfour
Second Unit Director
Ian Madden
Wardrobe Assistant
Dan Grace