Helen Mirren character Kathleen Quigley
Fionnula Flanagan character Annie Higgins
Aidan Gillen character Gerard Quigley
David O'Hara character Frank Higgins
John Lynch character Bobby Sands
Tom Hollander character Farnsworth
Tim Woodward character Harrington
Ciarán Hinds character Danny Boyle
Geraldine O'Rawe character Alice Quigley
Gerard McSorley character Father Daly
Dan Gordon character Inspector McPeake
Grainne Delany character Theresa Higgins
Ciarán Fitzgerald character Liam Quigley
Robert Lang character Government Minister
Stephen Hogan character Young Turk
Peter Howitt character SAS Leader
Bosco Hogan character British Captain
Jimmy Keogh character Jimmy Higgins
John Kavanagh character Cardinal
Oliver Maguire character Frank Maguire
Doreen Keogh character Mother Superior
Anna Megan character Rosie Quigley
Hugh O'Donnell character Paddy
John Higgins character John Deegan
Joan Sheehy character Woman Searcher #1
Mal Whyte character Barrister
Alan Barry character Judge
Barry Cassin character Prosecutor
Brian Mallon character Prison Officer Jones
Sean Lawlor character Platoon Leader
Michael Sherrie character Assistant Governor
James Hickey character Young Son
Karen Carlisle character Prisoner's Girlfriend
Fiona Higgins character Prisoner's Sister
Jer O'Leary character Hunger Striker #1
Tim McDonnell character Hunger Striker #2
Tony Flynn character Cyclist
Liam Byrne character Prisoner Murphy
Pat Mulryan character IRA Man #1
Valerie Roe character Girl in Farnsworth's Office
Deirdre McAliskey character Woman in Court
Michael O'Sullivan character Prison Officer Davis
Jennifer Gibney character Woman Searcher #2
Robert Taylor character Election Agent
Kate Perry character Prison Officer's Widow
Anthony Brophy character Prisoner's Leader
Mickey McEneaney character Merry Mac
Patrick McEneaney character Merry Mac
Gene Berrills character Merry Mac
Ronan O'Donoghue character Radio Announcer
Richard Neilson character Radio Announcer
Richard Butler character MP (uncredited)