Armando Iannucci Director, Screenwriter, Producer Dev Patel David Copperfield Actor Tilda Swinton Betsey Trotwood Actor Hugh Laurie Mr. Dick Actor Peter Capaldi Mr. Micawber Actor Ben Whishaw Uriah Heep Actor Gwendoline Christie Jane Murdstone Actor Anna Maxwell Martin Mrs. Strong Actor Sophie McShera Mrs. Crupp Actor Aneurin Barnard Steerforth Actor Benedict Wong Mr. Wickfield Actor Rosalind Eleazar Agnes Actor Simon Blackwell Screenwriter, Executive Producer Kevin Loader Producer Ben Browning Executive Producer Daniel Battsek Executive Producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Executive Producer Glen Basner Executive Producer Zac Nicholson Cinematographer Mick Audsley Film Editing Peter Lambert Film Editing Christopher Willis Original Music Cristina Casali Production Design Thomas Goodwin Art Director Polly Stevens Art Director Charlotte Dirickx Set Decoration Suzie Harman Costume Design Robert Worley Costume Design Sarah Crowe Casting