Sally Potter Director, Screenwriter, Original Music Tilda Swinton Orlando Actor Billy Zane Shelmerdine Actor Lothaire Bluteau The Khan Actor John Wood Archduke Harry Actor Charlotte Valandrey Sasha Actor Heathcote Williams Nick Greene, Publisher Actor Quentin Crisp Queen Elizabeth I Actor Peter Eyre Mr. Pope Actor Thom Hoffman King William of Orange Actor Jimmy Somerville Singer, Angel Actor Dudley Sutton King James I Actor Elaine Banham Orlando's Mother Actor John Bott Orlando's Father Actor Sarah Crowden Queen Mary Actor Christopher Sheppard Producer Aleksei Rodionov Cinematographer Ben van Os Production Design Michael Buchanan Art Director Michael Howells Art Director Sandy Powell Costume Design David Motion Original Music Fred Frith Original Music David Bedford Original Music