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