Heath Ledger as Harry Faversham

Wes Bentley as Jack Durrance

Kate Hudson as Ethne Eustace

Djimon Hounsou as Abou Fatma

Alex Jennings as Colonel Hamilton

Michael Sheen as William Trench

Lucy Gordon as Isabelle

James Cosmo as Col. Sutch

Angela Douglas as Aunt Mary

Daniel Caltagirone as Gustave

Mohamed Bouich as Sudanese Storyteller

Campbell Brown as Dervish Ansar

Andy Coumbe as Colonel Other Regiment

Karim Doukkali as Egyptian Orderly

Megan Hall as Millie

James Hillier as Drunken Corporal

Nick Holder as British Lion

Alexandra Kabi as Woman in Red Veil

Julio Lewis as Saadi

Craig McDonald as Wounded Captain

Lionel Mahop as Dervish Captain

Richard Manlove as British Corporal

Kris Marshall as Edward Castleton

Manar Mohamed as Youssef

Marouazi Mohammed as Dervish Sniper

Nider Mohamed as Mullah

Anna Diafe Ndiaye as Dinka Slavegirl

Medoune Ndiaye as Gentle Faced Porter

Deobia Oparei as Idris-Es-Saier

Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni as Hassan

Charles Pemberton as Impressario

Rupert Penry-Jones as Tom Willoughby

Tim Pigott-Smith as General Feversham

Mohamed Quatib as Ibrahim

Laila Rouass as Maya

Hugh Ross as Regimental Priest

Thioumbe Samb as Dinka Slavegirl

Mark Tonderai as Egyptian Orderly

Alek Wek as Aquol

Alex Zorbas as Egyptian Orderly

Bruce Lawrence as British Soldier

Rhidian Bridge as British Soldier (uncredited)

Gary Bunn as British Soldier (uncredited)

Christian Coulson as Drummer Boy (uncredited)

James Embree as British Cavalry Officer (uncredited)

Natalie Hallam as High Class Lady (uncredited)

Hugo Hedley as British Troop (uncredited)

Serena Lorien as Crying Widow (uncredited)

Cassie Newby as Period Dancer (uncredited)

Benjamin Uttley as General Wolseley's Aide-de-Camp (uncredited)