Richard Eyre Director, Screenwriter Anthony Hopkins Lear Actor Emma Thompson Goneril Actor Emily Watson Regan Actor Florence Pugh Cordelia Actor Jim Broadbent Earl of Gloucester Actor Jim Carter Earl of Kent Actor Andrew Scott Edgar Actor John Macmillan Edmund Actor Tobias Menzies Duke of Cornwall Actor Anthony Calf Duke of Albany Actor Karl Johnson Fool Actor Christopher Eccleston Oswald Actor John Standing Butler Actor Simon Manyonda Duke of Burgundy Actor Chukwudi Iwuji King of France Actor Noëlette Buckley Producer Colin Callender Executive Producer Sonia Friedman Executive Producer Scott Huff Executive Producer Lucy Richer Executive Producer Ben Smithard Cinematographer Dan Farrell Film Editing Stephen Warbeck Original Music Peter Francis Production Design Astrid Sieben Art Director Charlotte Watts Set Decoration Fotini Dimou Costume Design Nina Gold Casting