Elizabeth I

Cate Blanchett

Acting

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Joseph Fiennes

Acting

Sir Francis Walsingham

Geoffrey Rush

Acting

Duke of Norfolk

Christopher Eccleston

Acting

The Pope

John Gielgud

Acting

Sir William Cecil

Richard Attenborough

Acting

Mary of Guise

Fanny Ardant

Acting

Monsieur de Foix

Éric Cantona

Acting

Duc d'Anjou

Vincent Cassel

Acting

Queen Mary Tudor

Kathy Burke

Acting

Earl of Arundel

Edward Hardwicke

Acting

Kat Ashley

Emily Mortimer

Acting

Alvaro de la Quadra

James Frain

Acting

Isabel Knollys

Kelly Macdonald

Acting

Sir Thomas Elyot

Kenny Doughty

Acting

John Ballard

Daniel Craig

Acting

Arundel's Son

Alfie Allen

Acting

Earl of Sussex

Jamie Foreman

Acting

Lady in Waiting

Lily Allen

Acting

Lettice Howard

Amanda Ryan

Acting

Lady in Waiting

Sally Grey

Acting

Lady in Waiting

Elika Gibbs

Acting

Lady in Waiting

Sarah Owen

Acting

Lady in Waiting

Kate Loustau

Acting

First Bishop

Daniel Moynihan

Acting

Second Bishop

Jeremy Hawk

Acting

Arundel's Daughter

Daisy Bevan

Acting

Lady in Waiting

Hayley Burroughs

Acting

Master of the Tower

Joe White

Acting

Norfolk's Man

Matt Andrews

Acting

Young French Man

Ben Frain

Acting

Priest

Lewis Jones

Acting

Bishop Carlisle

Michael Beint

Acting

Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer

Angus Deayton

Acting

Earl of Derby

Joseph O'Conor

Acting

Lord William Howard

Brendan O'Hea

Acting

Lord Harewood

Edward Highmore

Acting

Bishop (in Cellar)

James Rowe

Acting

Third Bishop

Donald Pelmear

Acting

Handsome Man

Tim Bevan

Production

Female Martyr

Liz Giles

Acting

Master Ridley

Rod Culbertson

Acting

Palace Chamberlain

Peter Stockbridge

Acting

Mary's Dwarf

Valerie Gale

Acting

King Philip II of Spain

George Antoni

Acting

Dance Tutor

Wayne Sleep

Acting

Dudley's Man

Charles Cartmell

Acting

Dudley's Man

Edward Purver

Acting

Vatican Cardinal

Vladimir Vega

Acting

Arundel's Housemaid

Jennifer Lewicki

Art

Arundel's Wife

Viviane Horne

Acting

Walsingham's Man

Nick Smallman

Acting

Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)

James Britton

Acting

(uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting

Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)

Ben Mars

Acting

Henchman (uncredited)

Daniel O'Meara

Acting

French Guard (uncredited)

Jocelyn Quivrin

Acting

(uncredited)

Matthew Rhys

Acting

Courtier (uncredited)

Jason Savin

Acting

Royal Guard (uncredited)

Christian Simpson

Acting

Norfolk's Man

Liam Foley

Acting