Mel Gibson as Hamlet

Glenn Close as Gertrude

Alan Bates as Claudius

Paul Scofield as The Ghost

Ian Holm as Polonius

Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia

Stephen Dillane as Horatio

Nathaniel Parker as Laertes

Sean Murray as Guildenstern

Michael Maloney as Rosencrantz

Trevor Peacock as The Gravedigger

John McEnery as Osric

Richard Warwick as Bernardo

Christien Anholt as Marcellus

Dave Duffy as Francisco

Vernon Dobtcheff as Reynaldo

Pete Postlethwaite as Player King

Christopher Fairbank as Player Queen

Sarah Phillips as The Players

Ned Mendez as The Players

Roy York as The Players

Marjorie Bell as The Players

Justin Case as The Players

Roger Low as The Players

Pamela Sinclair as The Players

Baby Simon Sinclair as The Players

Roy Evans as The Players

Lance Edwards as Guard (uncredited)

Barrie Holland as Palace Nobleman (uncredited)