 | Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I |
 | Joseph Fiennes Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester |
 | Geoffrey Rush Sir Francis Walsingham |
 | Christopher Eccleston Duke of Norfolk |
 | John Gielgud The Pope |
 | Richard Attenborough Sir William Cecil |
 | Fanny Ardant Mary of Guise |
 | Éric Cantona Monsieur de Foix |
 | Vincent Cassel Duc d'Anjou |
 | Kathy Burke Queen Mary Tudor |
 | Edward Hardwicke Earl of Arundel |
 | Emily Mortimer Kat Ashley |
 | James Frain Alvaro de la Quadra |
 | Kelly Macdonald Isabel Knollys |
 | Kenny Doughty Sir Thomas Elyot |
 | Daniel Craig John Ballard |
 | Alfie Allen Arundel's Son |
 | Jamie Foreman Earl of Sussex |
 | Lily Allen Lady in Waiting |
 | Amanda Ryan Lettice Howard |
 | Sally Grey Lady in Waiting |
| Elika Gibbs Lady in Waiting |
| Sarah Owen Lady in Waiting |
 | Kate Loustau Lady in Waiting |
 | Daniel Moynihan First Bishop |
 | Jeremy Hawk Second Bishop |
 | Daisy Bevan Arundel's Daughter |
 | Hayley Burroughs Lady in Waiting |
| Joe White Master of the Tower |
| Matt Andrews Norfolk's Man |
| Ben Frain Young French Man |
| Lewis Jones Priest |
| Michael Beint Bishop Carlisle |
 | Angus Deayton Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer |
 | Joseph O'Conor Earl of Derby |
 | Brendan O'Hea Lord William Howard |
| Edward Highmore Lord Harewood |
| James Rowe Bishop (in Cellar) |
| Donald Pelmear Third Bishop |
 | Tim Bevan Handsome Man |
| Liz Giles Female Martyr |
| Rod Culbertson Master Ridley |
| Peter Stockbridge Palace Chamberlain |
| Valerie Gale Mary's Dwarf |
 | George Antoni King Philip II of Spain |
 | Wayne Sleep Dance Tutor |
| Charles Cartmell Dudley's Man |
| Edward Purver Dudley's Man |
| Vladimir Vega Vatican Cardinal |
| Jennifer Lewicki Arundel's Housemaid |
| Viviane Horne Arundel's Wife |
| Nick Smallman Walsingham's Man |
| James Britton Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited) |
 | Jean-Pierre Léaud (uncredited) |
| Ben Mars Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited) |
| Daniel O'Meara Henchman (uncredited) |
 | Jocelyn Quivrin French Guard (uncredited) |
 | Matthew Rhys (uncredited) |
| Jason Savin Courtier (uncredited) |
 | Christian Simpson Royal Guard (uncredited) |
| Liam Foley Norfolk's Man |
| Art | |
| John Myhre | Production Design |
Production | |
| Tim Bevan | Producer |
| Eric Fellner | Producer |
| Alison Owen | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Alexandra Byrne | Costume Design |
Production | |
| Vanessa Pereira | Casting |
| Simone Pereira Hind | Casting |
Sound | |
| David Hirschfelder | Original Music Composer |
Directing | |
| Shekhar Kapur | Director |
Writing | |
| Michael Hirst | Screenplay |
Camera | |
| Remi Adefarasin | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Jill Bilcock | Editor |
Art | |
| Lucy Richardson | Art Direction |
Crew | |
| Victoria Mielewska | Dialect Coach |
| Penny Dyer | Dialogue Coach |
| William Willoughby | Stunts |
| Vincent Keane | Stunts |
| Dominic Preece | Stunts |
| Rowley Irlam | Stunts |
| Peter White | Stunts |
| Derek Lea | Stunts |
| Kiran Shah | Stunts |
| Gabe Cronnelly | Stunts |
| Tom Lucy | Stunts |
| Nick Hobbs | Stunts |
| Danielle da Costa | Stunts |
| Andy Bennett | Stunts |
| Peter Miles | Stunts |
| Neil Finnighan | Stunts |
| Richard Bradshaw | Stunts |
| Jo McLaren | Stunts |
| Steve Griffin | Stunts |
| Ray De-Haan | Stunts |
| Simon Crane | Stunts |
| Rocky Taylor | Stunts |
| Sy Holland | Stunts |
| C.C. Smiff | Stunts |
| Steve Caswell | Stunts |
Camera | |
| Sean Savage | Camera Operator |
Art | |
| Nicola Barnes | Art Department Coordinator |
| Fred Evans | Sculptor |
| Matthew Gray | Set Designer |
Sound | |
| Michael Higham | Music Editor |
Crew | |
| George Gibbs | Special Effects Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Christine Whitney | Makeup Artist |
Sound | |
| Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Camera | |
| Philip Sindall | Camera Operator |
Crew | |
| Sue Lefton | Choreographer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Miranda Davidson | Hairstylist |
| Christine Whitney | Hairstylist |
Art | |
| Poppy Luard | Assistant Art Director |
Crew | |
| Terry Forrestal | Stunt Coordinator |
Sound | |
| Mark Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Lighting | |
| Jimmy Wilson | Gaffer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Ivana Primorac | Hairstylist |
Sound | |
| Mark Auguste | Supervising Sound Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Christine Greenwood | Hairstylist |
Production | |
| Sue Quinn | Location Manager |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Karen Ferguson | Hairstylist |
Crew | |
| Dave Machin | Transportation Coordinator |
Art | |
| Roy Rodgers | Sculptor |
Editing | |
| Andrew MacRitchie | First Assistant Editor |
Directing | |
| Pat Rambaut | Script Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Anita Burger | Hairstylist |
Visual Effects | |
| Peter Chiang | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Editing | |
| Kate Buckland | First Assistant Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Ivana Primorac | Makeup Artist |
Crew | |
| Brian Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Patric Scott | Unit Publicist |
Camera | |
| Alex Bailey | Still Photographer |
Art | |
| Rachael Jones | Sculptor |
Sound | |
| Ricky Butt | Foley Artist |
Production | |
| Liza Chasin | Producer |
| Debra Hayward | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Jenny Shircore | Makeup Artist |
| Jenny Shircore | Hairstylist |
Art | |
| Peter Howitt | Set Decoration |
Sound | |
| Tim Hands | Dialogue Editor |
| Derek Trigg | Foley Editor |
Camera | |
| Alan Stewart | Second Unit Director of Photography |
Directing | |
| Tommy Gormley | First Assistant Director |
Sound | |
| Tim Hands | ADR Editor |
Art | |
| David Balfour | Property Master |
Directing | |
| Ian Madden | Second Unit Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Dan Grace | Wardrobe Assistant |
