Bill Nighy as John Kildare

Olivia Cooke as Lizzie Cree

Douglas Booth as Dan Leno

Daniel Mays as George Flood

Sam Reid as John Cree

María Valverde as Aveline Ortega

Eddie Marsan as Uncle Tommy Farr

Henry Goodman as Karl Marx

Morgan Watkins as George Gissing

Adam Brown as Mr. Gerrard

Peter Sullivan as Inspector Roberts

Damien Thomas as Salomon Weil

Siobhán Cullen as Sister Mary

Levi Heaton as Sarah Martin

Clive Brunt as Charlie

Edythe Woolley as Nell Gissing

Anita Breheny as Jane Quig

Amelia Crouch as Young Lizzie

Simon Meacock as Prison Guard

Paul Ritter as Augustus Rowley

David Bamber as Mr. Greatorex

Ben Moor as Hansom cab driver

Michael Jenn as News Reporter

Daniel Cerqueira as Evening Post Reporter

Patrick Durham as Elderly Man

Nicholas Woodeson as Toby Dosett

Mark Tandy as Judge

Neal Barry as Fisherman

Keeley Forsyth as Lizzie's Mother

Josef Davies as Ticket Boy

Graham Hughes as Little Victor

Lauren Kinsella as Gaelic Girl

Joseph Palmer as Autograph Fan

Roger Morlidge as Stagehand

Christina Tam as Den Proprietor

Clive Russell as Prison Warden

Paul Antony-Barber as Chief of Police

Charlie May-Clark as Annie Ratcliffe Highway Maid

Louisa-May Parker as Mrs. Gerrard

Nigel Black as News Reporter (uncredited)

Craig Carr as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Graham Cheadle as Reporter (uncredited)

Gary Davies as Middle Class Gent / Theatre Audience (uncredited)

Steve Healey as Theatre Goer (uncredited)

Craig Thomas Lambert as Upper Class Gent (uncredited)

David Macey as Poor Man (uncredited)

Jack Parr as The Handsome Man (uncredited)

Tom Raven as Police Constable (uncredited)

Nig Richards as Juror (uncredited)

Bryan Samson as Juror (uncredited)

Jake Sanson as Theatre Goer (uncredited)

Olesja Sidorovich as Lady of the Night (uncredited)

Baz Stone as Upper Class Gent (uncredited)

Ian White as Juror (uncredited)