Geoffrey Rush

Sir Francis Walsingham

Abbie Cornish

Elizabeth Throckmorton

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Adam Godley

William Walsingham

Tom Hollander

Amyas Paulet

Laurence Fox

Sir Christopher Hatton

Adrian Scarborough

Calley

Eddie Redmayne

Anthony Babington

Jordi Mollà

King Philip II of Spain

Rhys Ifans

Robert Reston

Liza Chasin

Executive Producer

Debra Hayward

Executive Producer

Samantha Morton

Mary, Queen of Scots

Sam Spruell

Torturer

Shekhar Kapur

Director

Kelly Hunter

Ursula Walsingham

John Shrapnel

Lord Howard

Clive Owen

Sir Walter Raleigh

Robert Cambrinus

Count Georg von Helfenstein

Christian Brassington

Archduke Charles

David Threlfall

Dr. John Dee

Vidal Sancho

Spanish Minister

David Sterne

Cellarman

David Robb

Admiral Sir William Winter

Jonathan Bailey

Courtier

Steve Lately

Walsingham's Servant

Kate Fleetwood

Woman with Baby

Michael Hirst

Executive Producer