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
Derek Jacobi Prologue
Mark Rylance Condell
Lloyd Hutchinson Richard Burbage
Lisy Christl Costume Design
Lutz Lemke Title Designer
Xavier Samuel Earl of Southampton
Carl Woebcken Co-Producer
Sebastian Armesto Ben Jonson
Leo Davis Casting
Ned Dennehy Interrogator
Christoph Fisser Co-Producer
Larry Franco 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
Henning Molfenter Co-Producer
Alex Hassell Spencer
Lissy Holm Casting
Henry Lloyd-Hughes Bear Baiter
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
Trystan Pütter Bottom
Patrick Heyn Oxford's Doctor
Katrin Pollitt Lady-in-Waiting
James Clyde King James I
Detlef Bothe John De Vere
Jasper Britton Pope
Mike Maas Pole's Commander
Harald Kloser Original Music Composer
John Keogh Philip Henslowe
Nic Romm Usher
Shaun Lawton Footman
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
Peter R. Adam Editor
Laura Lo Zito Selling Maid
Kim Frederiksen Art Direction
James Garnon John Heminge
Antonia Gerke Dancer
Bryce Tibbey Art Direction
Paolo De Vita Francesco
Isaiah Michalski Boy Robert Cecil
André Kaczmarczyk Titania
Axel Sichrovsky Essex General
Christian Leonard Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Steffi Sattler First Lady to King James I (uncredited)
Rainer Guldener Quince
Sebastian T. Krawinkel Production Design
Marc Weigert Executive Producer
Patrick Diemling Oxford's Servant
Martin Engler Stage Player: Shakespeare Company