Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary

Oscar Isaac as Joseph

Hiam Abbass as Anna

Shaun Toub as Joachim

Ciarán Hinds as Herod

Shohreh Aghdashloo as Elisabeth

Stanley Townsend as Zechariah

Alexander Siddig as The Angel Gabriel

Nadim Sawalha as Melchior

Ériq Ebouaney as Balthasar

Stefan Kalipha as Gaspar

Alessandro Giuggioli as Antipas

Farida Ouchani as Ruth

Saïd Amadis as Tero

Maria Giovanna Donzelli as Mary's Friend

Francesca Piliero as Mary's Friend

Serge Feuillard as High Priest

Qais Nashif as Benjamin

Andy Lucas as Tax Collector

Tomer Sisley as Tax Collector

Jeffery Kissoon as Herod's Architect

Lucia Zotti as Elizabeth's Aunt

Monica Contini as Elizabeth's Cousin

Paola Sotgiu as Midwife

Gabrielle Scharnitzky as Palm Reader

Stewart Scudamore as Simeon

Chiara Di Pede as Girl Taken By Soldiers

Zinedine Soualem as Girl's Father

Luciana Paolicelli as Girl's Mother

Damir Todorović as Soldier at Collection

Matt Patresi as Sentry Soldier

Ted Rusoff as Old Shepherd

Sami Samir as Thief

Yvonne Sciò as Thief's Accomplice

Andrea Bruschi as Bethlehem Townsperson

Jean-Claude Deret as Bethlehem Townsperson

Angela Iurilli as Bethlehem Townsperson

Francesco Martoccia as Bethlehem Townsperson

Alessandro Piscitelli as Bethlehem Townsperson

Maria Antonietta DiMonte as Bethlehem Townsperson

Emilio Adrisani as Bethlehem Townsperson

Emilia Fortunato as Bethlehem Townsperson

Ilaria Cangalosi as Blacksmith's Wife (uncredited)

Shelby Young as Naomi (voice) (uncredited)