Jamie Campbell Bower character Young Earl of Oxford
Rhys Ifans character Edward de Vere
David Thewlis character William Cecil
Joely Richardson character Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Vanessa Redgrave character Queen Elizabeth I
Sebastian Armesto character Ben Jonson
Rafe Spall character William Shakespeare
Edward Hogg character Robert Cecil
Xavier Samuel character Earl of Southampton
Sam Reid character Earl of Essex
Paolo De Vita character Francesco
Trystan Gravelle character Christopher Marlowe
Robert Emms character Thomas Dekker
Tony Way character Thomas Nashe
Julian Bleach character Captain Richard Pole
Derek Jacobi character Prologue
Alex Hassell character Spencer
James Garnon character John Heminge
Mark Rylance character Condell
Jasper Britton character Pope
Ned Dennehy character Interrogator
John Keogh character Philip Henslowe
Lloyd Hutchinson character Richard Burbage
Vicky Krieps character Bessie Vavasour
Helen Baxendale character Anne De Vere
Paula Schramm character Bridget De Vere
Amy Kwolek character Young Anne De Vere
Luke Thomas Taylor character Boy Earl of Oxford
Isaiah Michalski character Boy Robert Cecil
Timo Huber character Boy Earl of Southampton
Richard Durden character Archbishop
Shaun Lawton character Footman
Detlef Bothe character John De Vere
James Clyde character King James I
Christian Sengewald character Cecil's Spy Servant
Jean-Loup Fourure character Monsieur Beaulieu
Victoria Gabrysch character Buxom Lady
Axel Sichrovsky character Essex General
Katrin Pollitt character Lady-in-Waiting
Patricia Grove character Lady-in-Waiting
Laura Lo Zito character Selling Maid
Detlef Gode Benedix character Groundling
Nic Romm character Usher
Henry Lloyd-Hughes character Bear Baiter
Patrick Diemling character Oxford's Servant
Patrick Heyn character Oxford's Doctor
Nino Sandow character Stage Manager (New York)
Craig Salisbury character Dwarf / Puck
Rainer Guldener character Quince
Trystan Pütter character Bottom
André Kaczmarczyk character Titania
Jonas Hämmerle character Child Oberon
Mike Maas character Pole's Commander
Christian Leonard character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Christian Banzhaf character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Victoria Calero character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Martin Engler character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Alfred Hartung character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Oliver Kube character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Christian Ludwig character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Oliver Rickenbacher character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Claudius von Stolzmann character Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Tjafke Biallowons character Dancer
Dafne-Maria Fielder character Dancer
Alexander Flache character Dancer
Antonia Gerke character Dancer
Sophie Hichert character Dancer
Vera Kreyer character Dancer
Stefanie Lanius character Dancer
Urban Luig character Dancer
Jasmin Mehling character Dancer
Elisabeth Milarch character Dancer
Robert Munzinger character Dancer
Benjamin Plath character Dancer
Erik Studte character Dancer
Johann Hakob Wurster character Dancer
Steffi Sattler character First Lady to King James I (uncredited)
