Cast
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
SG
Sally Grey
Lady in Waiting
EG
Elika Gibbs
Lady in Waiting
SO
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
JW
Joe White
Master of the Tower
MA
Matt Andrews
Norfolk's Man
BF
Ben Frain
Young French Man
LJ
Lewis Jones
Priest
MB
Michael Beint
Bishop Carlisle
Angus Deayton
Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'Conor
Earl of Derby
Brendan O'Hea
Lord William Howard
EH
Edward Highmore
Lord Harewood
JR
James Rowe
Bishop (in Cellar)
DP
Donald Pelmear
Third Bishop
Tim Bevan
Handsome Man
LG
Liz Giles
Female Martyr
RC
Rod Culbertson
Master Ridley
PS
Peter Stockbridge
Palace Chamberlain
VG
Valerie Gale
Mary's Dwarf
George Antoni
King Philip II of Spain
Wayne Sleep
Dance Tutor
CC
Charles Cartmell
Dudley's Man
EP
Edward Purver
Dudley's Man
VV
Vladimir Vega
Vatican Cardinal
JL
Jennifer Lewicki
Arundel's Housemaid
VH
Viviane Horne
Arundel's Wife
NS
Nick Smallman
Walsingham's Man
JB
James Britton
Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
(uncredited)
BM
Ben Mars
Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
DO
Daniel O'Meara
Henchman (uncredited)
Jocelyn Quivrin
French Guard (uncredited)
Matthew Rhys
(uncredited)
JS
Jason Savin
Courtier (uncredited)
Christian Simpson
Royal Guard (uncredited)
LF
Liam Foley
Norfolk's Man
Crew
John Myhre
Art
Tim Bevan
Production
Eric Fellner
Production
Alison Owen
Production
Alexandra Byrne
Costume & Make-Up
VP
Vanessa Pereira
Production
Simone Pereira Hind
Production
David Hirschfelder
Sound
Shekhar Kapur
Directing
Michael Hirst
Writing
Remi Adefarasin
Camera
Jill Bilcock
Editing
LR
Lucy Richardson
Art
Victoria Mielewska
Crew
PD
Penny Dyer
Crew
William Willoughby
Crew
VK
Vincent Keane
Crew
Dominic Preece
Crew
Rowley Irlam
Crew
PW
Peter White
Crew
Derek Lea
Crew
Kiran Shah
Crew
GC
Gabe Cronnelly
Crew
TL
Tom Lucy
Crew
Nick Hobbs
Crew
DdC
Danielle da Costa
Crew
Andy Bennett
Crew
Peter Miles
Crew
Neil Finnighan
Crew
Richard Bradshaw
Crew
Jo McLaren
Crew
Steve Griffin
Crew
RD
Ray De-Haan
Crew
Simon Crane
Crew
Rocky Taylor
Crew
SH
Sy Holland
Crew
C.C. Smiff
Crew
SC
Steve Caswell
Crew
SS
Sean Savage
Camera
NB
Nicola Barnes
Art
FE
Fred Evans
Art
MG
Matthew Gray
Art
Michael Higham
Sound
GG
George Gibbs
Crew
CW
Christine Whitney
Costume & Make-Up
MD
Mike Dowson
Sound
PS
Philip Sindall
Camera
SL
Sue Lefton
Crew
MD
Miranda Davidson
Costume & Make-Up
CW
Christine Whitney
Costume & Make-Up
PL
Poppy Luard
Art
TF
Terry Forrestal
Crew
MT
Mark Taylor
Sound
JW
Jimmy Wilson
Lighting
IP
Ivana Primorac
Costume & Make-Up
MA
Mark Auguste
Sound
CG
Christine Greenwood
Costume & Make-Up
SQ
Sue Quinn
Production
KF
Karen Ferguson
Costume & Make-Up
DM
Dave Machin
Crew
RR
Roy Rodgers
Art
AM
Andrew MacRitchie
Editing
PR
Pat Rambaut
Directing
AB
Anita Burger
Costume & Make-Up
PC
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects
KB
Kate Buckland
Editing
IP
Ivana Primorac
Costume & Make-Up
BB
Brian Bishop
Crew
PS
Patric Scott
Crew
Alex Bailey
Camera
RJ
Rachael Jones
Art
RB
Ricky Butt
Sound
Liza Chasin
Production
Debra Hayward
Production
JS
Jenny Shircore
Costume & Make-Up
JS
Jenny Shircore
Costume & Make-Up
PH
Peter Howitt
Art
TH
Tim Hands
Sound
DT
Derek Trigg
Sound
Alan Stewart
Camera
Tommy Gormley
Directing
TH
Tim Hands
Sound
DB
David Balfour
Art
IM
Ian Madden
Directing
DG
Dan Grace
Costume & Make-Up
