Julianne Moore (Mary Villiers), Nicholas Galitzine (George Villiers), Tony Curran (King James I), Niamh Algar (Sandie), Nicola Walker (Lady Hatton), Trine Dyrholm (Queen Anne), Sean Gilder (Sir Thomas Compton), Laurie Davidson (Earl of Somerset), Mark O'Halloran (Sir Francis Bacon), Pearl Chanda (Countess Somerset)