Philippe Caubère as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort

Marie-Françoise Audollent as La Forest / La servante

Frédéric Ladonne as Molière enfant

Jean Dasté as Le grand-père de Molière

Roger Planchon as Colbert

Daniel Mesguich as Monsieur, frère du Roi

Albert Delpy as Boileau

Odile Cointepas as La mère de Molière

Joséphine Derenne as Madeleine Béjart

Brigitte Catillon as Armande Béjart

Julien Maurel as L'ami de Molière

Philippe Cointepas as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Armand Delcampe as Jean Poquelin, le père de Molière

Mathieu Rongier as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Alexandre Ferran as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Jean-Claude Penchenat as Louis XIV

Thomas Félix-Françoise as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Maurice Chevit as Le curé de l'école

Sania Ballerini as Nicolas, frère de Jean-Baptiste

Arnault Thébault as Jean , frère de Jean-Baptiste

Sigoléne Bonnaud as Madeleine, petite sœur de Jean-Baptiste

Mario Gonzales as Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully

Guy-Claude François as L'homme-oiseau

Jean Brard as Le maître-tapissier

Patrick Floersheim as Le curé

Jonathan Sutton as La Grange