Andrew Grieve Director Ioan Gruffudd Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower Actor Robert Lindsay Commodore Sir Edward Pellew Actor David Warner Captain James Sawyer Actor Jamie Bamber Lieutenant Archie Kennedy Actor Paul Copely Matthews Actor Sean Gilder Styles Actor Paul McGann Lieutenant Bush Actor Philip Glenister Gunner Hobbs Actor Nicholas Jones Lieutenant Buckland Actor David Rintoul Dr. Clive Actor Terence Corrigan Midshipman Wellard Actor Andrew Benson Producer Ben Rostul Writer