Anthony Hopkins as Lear

Emma Thompson as Goneril

Emily Watson as Regan

Jim Broadbent as Earl of Gloucester

Florence Pugh as Cordelia

Jim Carter as Earl of Kent

Andrew Scott as Edgar

John Macmillan as Edmund

Tobias Menzies as Duke of Cornwall

Anthony Calf as Duke of Albany

Karl Johnson as Fool

Christopher Eccleston as Oswald

John Standing as Butler

Simon Manyonda as Duke of Burgundy

Chukwudi Iwuji as King of France

Samuel Valentine as Lear's Gentleman

Arinzé Kene as Lieutenant

Sharon Wattis as 1st Maid

Kaye Brown as 2nd Maid

Raphael Desprez as French Officer

Peter Forbes as Doctor

Sam Redford as Young Captain

Liam McKenna as Sergeant Major

Paul Tinto as Soldier

Eric Kofi Abrefa as Officer (Dover Castle)

Nick Khan as Refugee

Yassine Mkhichen as Refugee

Matt Rentell as Soldier

Daria Riz as Refugee

Belal Sabir as Refugee

Karma Sood as Refugee Boy

Shawn Dixon as Knight #1 (uncredited)