Joely Richardson Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Vicky Krieps Bessie Vavasour
David Thewlis William Cecil
Jamie Campbell Bower Young Earl of Oxford
Rhys Ifans Edward de Vere
Rafe Spall William Shakespeare
Vanessa Redgrave Queen Elizabeth I
Derek Jacobi Prologue
Roland Emmerich Director, Producer
Henry Lloyd-Hughes Bear Baiter
Xavier Samuel Earl of Southampton
Sam Reid Earl of Essex
Mark Rylance Condell
Tony Way Thomas Nashe
Alex Hassell Spencer
Ned Dennehy Interrogator
Richard Durden Archbishop
Marcus Loges Line Producer
Larry Franco Producer
Edward Hogg Robert Cecil
Lloyd Hutchinson Richard Burbage
Robert Emms Thomas Dekker
Christoph Fisser Co-Producer
Trystan Pütter Bottom
Harald Kloser Original Music Composer
Julian Bleach Captain Richard Pole
Carl Woebcken Co-Producer
John Keogh Philip Henslowe
Detlef Bothe John De Vere
Sebastian Armesto Ben Jonson
Paula Schramm Bridget De Vere
Henning Molfenter Co-Producer
Helen Baxendale Anne De Vere
Stefan Speth Art Direction
Isaiah Michalski Boy Robert Cecil
Leo Davis Casting
Stephan O. Gessler Supervising Art Director
Lutz Lemke Title Designer
Anna Foerster Director of Photography
Thomas Wander Original Music Composer
Mike Maas Pole's Commander
Shaun Lawton Footman
Lissy Holm Casting
Lisy Christl Costume Design
Simon-Julien Boucherie Set Decoration
Marc Weigert Executive Producer
Volker Engel Executive Producer
Miki Emmrich Unit Production Manager
Christopher Berg Post Production Supervisor
Kim Frederiksen Art Direction
Bryce Tibbey Art Direction
Sebastian T. Krawinkel Production Design
Sabine Engelberg Art Direction
John Orloff Writer, Executive Producer
Robert Blasi Art Department Coordinator
Gabriella Gobber Script Supervisor
Trystan Gravelle Christopher Marlowe
Susanne Fischer Production Coordinator
Craig Salisbury Dwarf / Puck
Patrick Heyn Oxford's Doctor
Katrin Pollitt Lady-in-Waiting
James Clyde King James I
Jasper Britton Pope
Nic Romm Usher
Jonas Hämmerle Child Oberon
Gode Benedix Groundling
Christian Sengewald Cecil's Spy Servant
Peter R. Adam Editor
Laura Lo Zito Selling Maid
James Garnon John Heminge
Antonia Gerke Dancer
Paolo De Vita Francesco