Character Name : William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official

Original Name : Mathew Baynton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

Original Name : Simon Farnaby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Original Name : Martha Howe-Douglas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner

Original Name : Jim Howick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick

Original Name : Laurence Rickard

Gender : Male

Character Name : King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards

Original Name : Ben Willbond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Queen Elizabeth I

Original Name : Helen McCrory

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir Richard Hawkins

Original Name : Damian Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Francis Drake

Original Name : Justin Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Walter Raleigh

Original Name : Rufus Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miguel

Original Name : John Henry Falle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergio

Original Name : Jamie Demetriou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sevi

Original Name : Richard Atwill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Servant

Original Name : George Hewer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Servant

Original Name : Tom Meeten

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Advisor

Original Name : Stephen Greif

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Gareth Tunley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catholic Contact

Original Name : Richard Glover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boris

Original Name : Andy Gillies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Courtier

Original Name : Sam Exley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quill and Rapier Landlady

Original Name : Samantha Hindman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Protestant Bishop

Original Name : Jared Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady in Waiting

Original Name : Susy Kane

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady in Waiting

Original Name : Clare Thomson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady in Waiting

Original Name : Olesja Sidorovich

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mortal Coil Bandmate

Original Name : Joey Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mortal Coil Bandmate

Original Name : Will Rastall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ramon

Original Name : David Crow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mortal Coil Bandmate

Original Name : Tom Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtier (uncredited)

Original Name : Grant Crookes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtier (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Cavendish

Gender : Male