Casts

• 

  Cate Blanchett

  Elizabeth I, Queen of England

• 

  Clive Owen

  Sir Walter Raleigh

• 

  Geoffrey Rush

  Sir Francis Walsingham

• 

  Laurence Fox

  Sir Christopher Hatton

• 

  Tom Hollander

  Amyas Paulet

• 

  Abbie Cornish

  Elizabeth Throckmorton

• 

  Rhys Ifans

  Robert Reston

• 

  Jordi Mollà

  King Philip II of Spain

• 

  Samantha Morton

  Mary, Queen of Scots

• 

  Eddie Redmayne

  Anthony Babington

• 

  Adrian Scarborough

  Calley

• 

  Adam Godley

  William Walsingham

• 

  Christian Brassington

  Archduke Charles

• Robert Cambrinus

  Count Georg von Helfenstein

• 

  David Threlfall

  Dr. John Dee

• 

  Vidal Sancho

  Spanish Minister

• 

  Kelly Hunter

  Ursula Walsingham

• 

  John Shrapnel

  Lord Howard

• 

  Sam Spruell

  Torturer

• 

  David Sterne

  Cellarman

• 

  David Robb

  Admiral Sir William Winter

• 

  Jonathan Bailey

  Courtier

• Steve Lately

  Walsingham's Servant

• 

  Kate Fleetwood

  Woman with Baby

• Aimee King

  Infanta Isabel of Spain

• 

  Susan Lynch

  Annette

• Kristin Coulter Smith

  Mary Walsingham

• 

  Hayley Burroughs

  Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #1

• Kirsty McKay

  Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #2

• Lucia Ruck Keene

  Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #3

• Lucienne Venisse-Back

  Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #4

• Elise McCave

  Laundry Woman

• Penelope McGhie

  Margaret

• Coral Beed

  First Court Lady

• 

  Rosalind Halstead

  Second Court Lady

• 

  Steven Loton

  Manteo

• Martin Baron

  Wanchese

• 

  David Armand

  Walsingham's Agent

• 

  Steven Robertson

  Sir Francis Throckmorton

• Jeremy Barker

  Ramsey

• 

  George Innes

  Burton

• Kirstin Smith

  Mary Walsingham

• 

  Tim Preece

  Old Throckmorton

• Benjamin May

  Dance Master

• Glenn Doherty

  Royal Servant

• 

  Chris Brailsford

  Dean of Peterborough

• 

  Dave Legeno

  Executioner

• 

  Antony Carrick

  Spanish Archbishop

• 

  John Atterbury

  Marriage Priest

• Alex Giannini

  First Spanish Officer

• 

  Joe Ferrara

  Second Spanish Officer

• Alexander Barnes

  Courtier

• Charles Bruce

  Courtier

• Jeremy Cracknell

  Courtier

• Benedict Green

  Courtier

• Adam Smith

  Courtier

• Simon Stratton

  Courtier

• Crispin Swayne

  Courtier

• Kitty Fox

  Mary Stuart's Lady in Waiting

• Kate Lindesay

  Mary Stuart's Lady in Waiting

• 

  Katherine Templar

  Mary Stuart's Lady in Waiting

• Morne Botes

  Courtier (uncredited)

• Finn Morrell

  Young Boy (uncredited)

• Shane Nolan

  Tyger Salior (uncredited)