Ralph Fiennes character Charles Dickens
Felicity Jones character Nelly Ternan
Joanna Scanlan character Catherine Dickens
Kristin Scott Thomas character Catherine Ternan
Tom Hollander character Wilkie Collins
Michelle Fairley character Caroline Graves
John Kavanagh character Reverend Benham
Amanda Hale character Fanny Ternan
Perdita Weeks character Maria Ternan
Tom Burke character George Wharton
Richard McCabe character Mark Lemon
David Collings character Governor
James Michael Rankin character Evening Man
Charlotte Hope character Prostitute
Michael Marcus character Charley Dickens
Laurence Spellman character Porter
Jonathan Harden character Mr. Arnott
Christos Lawton character Mr. Evans
Claire Daly character Mrs. Lambourne
Mark Dexter character Mr. Augustus Egg
Gwendolen Chatfield character Marney Dickens
