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

Queen Elizabeth I

Sir Richard Hawkins

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Walter Raleigh

Miguel

Sergio

Sevi

Spanish Servant

Spanish Servant

Spanish Advisor

Guard

Catholic Contact

Boris

Spanish Courtier

Quill and Rapier Landlady

Protestant Bishop

Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Ramon

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Courtier (uncredited)

Courtier (uncredited)

Tavern Keeper (uncredited)