Simon Dahl Thaulow as H.C. Andersen

Peter Steen as Gamle H.C. Andersen

Stine Fischer Christensen as Sofie

Annemarie Malle Klixbüll as Sygeplejerske

Søren Bertelsen as Slagter

Søren Frank as Tjener hos Wulff

Niels Hinrichsen as Oberst Guldberg

Tuva Novotny as Henriette Wulff

Steen Stig Lommer as Oehlenschläger

Peter Hesse Overgaard as Rahbek

Troels II Munk as Olsen

Lars Brygmann as Jonas Collin

Geert Vindahl as Admiral Wulff

Nina Reventlow as Fru Wulff

Mikkel Rosenberg as Kusk

Henning Jensen as Rektor Meisling

Mikkel Konyher as Tuk

Jonatan Tulested as Jess

Mattias Tulestedt as Ludvig

Signe Byrge Sørensen as Betine

Puk Scharbau as Fru Meisling

Jon Lange as Werliin

Lone Petersen as Dorte

Lise Stegger as H.C. Andersens moder

Laila Andersson as Nattevagt

Per Oscarsson as H.C. Andersens farfar

Andrea Lyngbo as Dødsdømt kvinde

Christina Winther as Fru Collin

Aksel Leth as Latinskoledreng

Niels Skousen as Latinskolelærer