Young Earl of Oxford

Jamie Campbell Bower

Acting

Edward de Vere

Rhys Ifans

Acting

William Cecil

David Thewlis

Acting

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Joely Richardson

Acting

Queen Elizabeth I

Vanessa Redgrave

Acting

Ben Jonson

Sebastian Armesto

Acting

William Shakespeare

Rafe Spall

Acting

Robert Cecil

Edward Hogg

Acting

Earl of Southampton

Xavier Samuel

Acting

Earl of Essex

Sam Reid

Acting

Francesco

Paolo De Vita

Acting

Christopher Marlowe

Trystan Gravelle

Acting

Thomas Dekker

Robert Emms

Acting

Thomas Nashe

Tony Way

Acting

Captain Richard Pole

Julian Bleach

Acting

Prologue

Derek Jacobi

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Spencer

Alex Hassell

Acting

John Heminge

James Garnon

Acting

Condell

Mark Rylance

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Pope

Jasper Britton

Acting

Interrogator

Ned Dennehy

Acting

Philip Henslowe

John Keogh

Acting

Richard Burbage

Lloyd Hutchinson

Acting

Bessie Vavasour

Vicky Krieps

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Anne De Vere

Helen Baxendale

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Bridget De Vere

Paula Schramm

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Young Anne De Vere

Amy Kwolek

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Boy Earl of Oxford

Luke Thomas Taylor

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Boy Robert Cecil

Isaiah Michalski

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Boy Earl of Southampton

Timo Huber

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Archbishop

Richard Durden

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Footman

Shaun Lawton

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John De Vere

Detlef Bothe

Acting

King James I

James Clyde

Acting

Cecil's Spy Servant

Christian Sengewald

Acting

Monsieur Beaulieu

Jean-Loup Fourure

Acting

Buxom Lady

Viktoria Gabrysch

Acting

Essex General

Axel Sichrovsky

Acting

Lady-in-Waiting

Katrin Pollitt

Acting

Lady-in-Waiting

Patricia Grove

Acting

Selling Maid

Laura Lo Zito

Acting

Groundling

Gode Benedix

Acting

Usher

Nic Romm

Acting

Bear Baiter

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Acting

Oxford's Servant

Patrick Diemling

Acting

Oxford's Doctor

Patrick Heyn

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Stage Manager (New York)

Nino Sandow

Acting

Dwarf / Puck

Craig Salisbury

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Quince

Rainer Guldener

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Bottom

Trystan Pütter

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Titania

André Kaczmarczyk

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Child Oberon

Jonas Hämmerle

Acting

Pole's Commander

Mike Maas

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Christian Leonard

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Christian Banzhaf

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Victoria Calero

Writing

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Martin Engler

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Alfred Hartung

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Oliver Kube

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Christian Ludwig

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Oliver Rickenbacher

Acting

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Claudius von Stolzmann

Acting

Dancer

Tjadke Biallowons

Acting

Dancer

Dafne-Maria Fielder

Acting

Dancer

Alexander Flache

Acting

Dancer

Antonia Gerke

Acting

Dancer

Sophie Hichert

Acting

Dancer

Vera Kreyer

Acting

Dancer

Stefanie Lanius

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Dancer

Urban Luig

Acting

Dancer

Jasmin Mehling

Acting

Dancer

Elisabeth Milarch

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Dancer

Robert Munzinger

Acting

Dancer

Benjamin Plath

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Dancer

Erik Studte

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Dancer

Johann Hakob Wurster

Acting

First Lady to King James I (uncredited)

Steffi Sattler

Acting