William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Ramon: Cockney Player / Sergeant
Sergio: Cockney Player
Seve: Cockney Player
Miguel: Cockney Player
Spanish Guard 1
Spanish Guard 2
Sir Richard Hawkins
Despatch Rider
Lady-in-waiting
Queen Elizabeth I
Susanne
Judith
Hamnet
Mortal Coil
Earl of Worcester
Clipboard Guard / Priest
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raleigh
Thirsty Courtier / Pie Stall Owner
Fire Eater
Prostitute
Spanish Chamberlain
Spanish Adviser
London Thief / Bull Inn Landlord
Catholic Contact
Boris
Protestant Bishop
Hawker / Assistant Body Collector
Monk 2
Spanish Goon
Bridge-Leaping Peasant / Londoner (as Mark H. Smith)
Tudor Tim
Walsingham's Men (uncredited)
Catholic Monk (uncredited)
Monk 1 (uncredited)
Walsingham's Man (uncredited)
Courtier (uncredited)
Londoner (uncredited)
Thug / plague Victim (uncredited)
Spanish Lady 9 (uncredited)
Spanish Courtier (uncredited)
Builder (uncredited)
Palace Guest (uncredited)
Lady Wessex (uncredited)
Spanish Servant #1 (uncredited)
Quill & Rapier Landlady / Londoner (uncredited)
Tavern Keeper (uncredited)
Customs Officer (uncredited)
Street Urchin (uncredited)
Palace Guard (uncredited)
Man in Tavern (uncredited)
Statue / Spanish Guard (uncredited)
Plague Victim (uncredited)
Lady-in-waiting 6 (uncredited)
Portrait Artist (uncredited)
Londerer (uncredited)