Richard Eyre Director, Producer Billy Crudup Ned Kynaston Actor Claire Danes Maria Actor Rupert Everett King Charles II Actor Tom Wilkinson Betterton Actor Ben Chaplin George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham Actor Hugh Bonneville Samuel Pepys Actor Richard Griffiths Sir Charles Sedley Actor Edward Fox Sir Edward Hyde Actor Zoe Tapper Nell Gwynn Actor Clare Higgins Mistress Revels Actor Tom Hollander Sir Peter Lely Actor Alice Eve Miss Frayne Actor Fenella Woolgar Lady Meresvale Actor Robert De Niro Producer Jeffrey Hatcher Writer Robert Dreyer Co-Producer Michael Kuhn Executive Producer George Fenton Original Music Andrew Dunn Cinematographer Tariq Anwar Film Editing Celestia Fox Casting