Joseph Fiennes character Will Shakespeare
Gwyneth Paltrow character Viola De Lesseps
Geoffrey Rush character Philip Henslowe
Tom Wilkinson character Hugh Fennyman
Judi Dench character Queen Elizabeth
Imelda Staunton character Nurse
Colin Firth character Lord Wessex
Ben Affleck character Ned Alleyn
Simon Callow character Tilney
Steven Beard character Makepeace
Jim Carter character Ralph Bashford
Rupert Everett character Christopher Marlowe
Martin Clunes character Richard Burbage
Tim McMullan character Frees
Joe Roberts character John Webster
Antony Sher character Dr. Moth
Georgie Glen character Lady in Waiting
Nicholas Boulton character Henry Condell
Barnaby Kay character Nol
Mark Williams character Wabash
Jill Baker character Lady De Lesseps
Nicholas Le Prevost character Sir Robert De Lesseps
Rebecca Charles character Chambermaid
Bob Barrett character George Bryan
Simon Day character Taxi boatman
Bridget McConnell character Lady in Waiting
Sandra Reinton character Rosaline
Jason Round character Tavern Actor
Rupert Farley character Barman
Adam Barker character First Auditionee
Harry Gostelow character Second Auditionee
Alan Cody character Third Auditionee
David Curtiz character John Hemmings
Gregor Truter character James Hemmings
Amber Glossop character Scullery Maid
Robin Davies character Master Plum
Hywel Simons character Servant
Roger Morlidge character James Armitage
Daniel Brocklebank character Sam Gosse
Mark Saban character Augustine Phillips
Timothy Kightley character Edward Pope
Roger Frost character Second Taxi Boatman
Rachel Clarke character First Whore
Lucy Speed character Second Whore
John Ramm character Makepeace's Neighbour
Paul Bigley character Peter
Patrick Barlow character Will Kempe
Steven O'Donnell character Lambert
John Inman character Lady Capulet in Play
