Shekhar Kapur Director Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I Actor Geoffrey Rush Sir Francis Walsingham Actor Clive Owen Sir Walter Raleigh Actor Rhys Ifans Robert Reston Actor Jordi Mollà King Philip II Actor Abbie Cornish Bess Throckmorton Actor Samantha Morton Mary Stuart Actor Tom Hollander Sir Amyas Paulet Actor Antony Carrick Spanish Archbishop Actor David Threlfall Dr. John Dee Actor Eddie Redmayne Thomas Babington Actor John Shrapnel Lord Howard Actor Laurence Fox Sir Christopher Hatton Actor Adrian Scarborough Calley Actor Steven Robertson Francis Throckmorton Actor William Nicholson Screenwriter Michael Hirst Executive Producer Tim Bevan Producer Eric Fellner Producer Jonathan Cavendish Producer Debra Hayward Executive Producer Liza Chasin Executive Producer Remi Adefarasin Cinematographer Jill Bilcock Film Editing Craig Armstrong Original Music A.R. Rahman Original Music Guy Hendrix Dyas Production Design Frank Walsh Supervising Art Direction Richard Roberts Set Decoration Alexandra Byrne Costume Design Fiona Weir Casting