- Joseph Fiennes
- William Shakespeare
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Viola De Lesseps
- Geoffrey Rush
- Philip Henslowe
- Judi Dench
- Queen Elizabeth
- Simon Callow
- Tilney, Master of the Revels
- Colin Firth
- Lord Wessex
- Imelda Staunton
- Nurse
- Antony Sher
- Dr. Moth
- Ben Affleck
- Ned Alleyn
- Tom Wilkinson
- Hugh Fennyman
- Jim Carter
- Ralph Bashford
- Martin Clunes
- Richard Burbage
- John Madden
- Director
- Tom Stoppard
- Writer
- Marc Norman
- Producer, Writer
- Julie Goldstein
- Executive Producer
- Donna Gigliotti
- Producer
- David Parfitt
- Producer
- Bob Weinstein
- Executive Producer
- Harvey Weinstein
- Producer
- Edward Zwick
- Producer
- Stephen Warbeck
- Original Music
- Richard Greatrex
- Cinematographer
- David Gamble
- Film Editing
- Michelle Guish
- Casting
- Martin Childs
- Production Design
- Steven Lawrence
- Art Director
- Mark Raggett
- Supervising Art Direction
- Jill Quertier
- Set Decoration
- Sandy Powell
- Costume Design
- Humberto Cornejo
- Costume Design
