Cate Blanchett character Elizabeth I
Geoffrey Rush character Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston character Duke of Norfolk
Joseph Fiennes character Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
John Gielgud character The Pope
Richard Attenborough character Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant character Mary of Guise
Eric Cantona character Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel character Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke character Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke character Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer character Kat Ashley
James Frain character Alvaro de la Quadra
Kelly Macdonald character Isabel Knollys
Kenny Doughty character Sir Thomas Elyot
Daniel Craig character John Ballard
Alfie Allen character Arundel's Son
Jamie Foreman character Earl of Sussex
Lily Allen character Lady in Waiting
Amanda Ryan character Lettice Howard
Sally Grey character Lady in Waiting
Elika Gibbs character Lady in Waiting
Sarah Owen character Lady in Waiting
Kate Loustau character Lady in Waiting
Daniel Moynihan character First Bishop
Jeremy Hawk character Second Bishop
Daisy Bevan character Arundel's Daughter
