Characters played by Helen Mirren
Elizabeth I
Characters played by Hugh Dancy
Earl of Essex
Characters played by Toby Jones
Robert Cecil
Characters played by Patrick Malahide
Sir Francis Walsingham
Characters played by Ian McDiarmid
Lord Burghley
Characters played by Toby Salaman
Dr Lopez
Characters played by Ann Firbank
Lady Anne
Characters played by Jeremy Irons
Earl of Leicester
Lord Dudley
Characters played by Ewen Bremner
King James VI
Characters played by Barbara Flynn
Mary Queen of Scots
Characters played by Will Keen
Francis Bacon
Characters played by Eddie Redmayne
Southampton
Characters played by Jérémie Covillault
Duke of Anjou
Characters played by Ben Pullen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Characters played by Erick Deshors
Jean de Simier
Characters played by Simon Woods
Gifford
Characters played by Charlotte Asprey
Frances Walsingham
Characters played by Diana Kent
Lady Essex
Characters played by Malcolm Terris
Chaplain
Characters played by Douglas Reith
Judge
Characters played by Geoffrey Streatfeild
Sir Anthony Babington
Characters played by John McEnery
Jesuit Priest
Jesuit priest
Characters played by Martin Savage
Stubbs
Characters played by Anna Steel
Lady in Waiting
Lady in waiting
Characters played by David Delve
Sir Francis Drake
Characters played by Ramunas Rudokas
Thomas Burghley
Characters played by Martin Marquez
Don Bernadino de Mendoza
Characters played by Charles Millham
Priest
Characters played by Mykolas Dorofejus
Davison
Characters played by Geoffrey T. Bersey
Hatton
Characters played by Rimantas Magdzevicius
Howard of Effingham
Characters played by Rimantas Bagdzevicius
Howard of Effingham
Characters played by Remigijus Bilinskas
Man with pitchfork
Characters played by Arvydas Dapsys
MP
Characters played by Jamie Glover
Richard