Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh

Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham

Laurence Fox as Sir Christopher Hatton

Tom Hollander as Amyas Paulet

Abbie Cornish as Elizabeth Throckmorton

Rhys Ifans as Robert Reston

Jordi Mollà as King Philip II of Spain

Samantha Morton as Mary, Queen of Scots

Eddie Redmayne as Anthony Babington

Adrian Scarborough as Calley

Adam Godley as William Walsingham

Christian Brassington as Archduke Charles

Robert Cambrinus as Count Georg von Helfenstein

David Threlfall as Dr. John Dee

Vidal Sancho as Spanish Minister

Kelly Hunter as Ursula Walsingham

John Shrapnel as Lord Howard

Sam Spruell as Torturer

David Sterne as Cellarman

David Robb as Admiral Sir William Winter

Jonathan Bailey as Courtier

Steve Lately as Walsingham's Servant

Kate Fleetwood as Woman with Baby

Aimee King as Infanta Isabel of Spain

Susan Lynch as Annette

Kristin Coulter Smith as Mary Walsingham

Hayley Burroughs as Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #1

Kirsty McKay as Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #2

Lucia Ruck Keene as Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #3

Lucienne Venisse-Back as Queen Elizabeth's Waiting Lady #4

Elise McCave as Laundry Woman

Penelope McGhie as Margaret

Coral Beed as First Court Lady

Rosalind Halstead as Second Court Lady

Steven Loton as Manteo

Martin Baron as Wanchese

David Armand as Walsingham's Agent

Steven Robertson as Sir Francis Throckmorton

Jeremy Barker as Ramsey

George Innes as Burton

Kirstin Smith as Mary Walsingham

Tim Preece as Old Throckmorton

Benjamin May as Dance Master

Glenn Doherty as Royal Servant

Chris Brailsford as Dean of Peterborough

Dave Legeno as Executioner

Antony Carrick as Spanish Archbishop

John Atterbury as Marriage Priest

Alex Giannini as First Spanish Officer

Joe Ferrara as Second Spanish Officer

Alexander Barnes as Courtier

Charles Bruce as Courtier

Jeremy Cracknell as Courtier

Benedict Green as Courtier

Adam Smith as Courtier

Simon Stratton as Courtier

Crispin Swayne as Courtier

Kitty Fox as Mary Stuart's Lady in Waiting

Kate Lindesay as Mary Stuart's Lady in Waiting

Katherine Templar as Mary Stuart's Lady in Waiting

Morne Botes as Courtier (uncredited)

Finn Morrell as Young Boy (uncredited)

Shane Nolan as Tyger Salior (uncredited)