David Thewlis
William Cecil
Jamie Campbell Bower
Young Earl of Oxford
Roland Emmerich
Director, Producer
Joely Richardson
Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Sam Reid
Earl of Essex
Vicky Krieps
Bessie Vavasour
Rafe Spall
William Shakespeare
Rhys Ifans
Edward de Vere
Vanessa Redgrave
Queen Elizabeth I
Lloyd Hutchinson
Richard Burbage
Lisy Christl
Costume Design
Lutz Lemke
Title Designer
Xavier Samuel
Earl of Southampton
Carl Woebcken
Co-Producer
Leo Davis
Casting
Ned Dennehy
Interrogator
Christoph Fisser
Co-Producer
Edward Hogg
Robert Cecil
Helen Baxendale
Anne De Vere
Marcus Loges
Line Producer
Miki Emmrich
Unit Production Manager
Tony Way
Thomas Nashe
Robert Emms
Thomas Dekker
Paula Schramm
Bridget De Vere
Lissy Holm
Casting
Anna Foerster
Director of Photography
Julian Bleach
Captain Richard Pole
Stephan O. Gessler
Supervising Art Director
John Orloff
Writer, Executive Producer
Trystan Gravelle
Christopher Marlowe
Richard Durden
Archbishop
Patrick Heyn
Oxford's Doctor
Katrin Pollitt
Lady-in-Waiting
James Clyde
King James I
Detlef Bothe
John De Vere
Mike Maas
Pole's Commander
Harald Kloser
Original Music Composer
John Keogh
Philip Henslowe
Jonas Hämmerle
Child Oberon
Robert Blasi
Art Department Coordinator
Stefan Speth
Art Direction
Gode Benedix
Groundling
Christian Sengewald
Cecil's Spy Servant
Thomas Wander
Original Music Composer
Laura Lo Zito
Selling Maid
Kim Frederiksen
Art Direction
James Garnon
John Heminge
Bryce Tibbey
Art Direction
Paolo De Vita
Francesco
Isaiah Michalski
Boy Robert Cecil
Axel Sichrovsky
Essex General
Christian Leonard
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Steffi Sattler
First Lady to King James I (uncredited)
Sebastian T. Krawinkel
Production Design
Marc Weigert
Executive Producer
Patrick Diemling
Oxford's Servant
Martin Engler
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company