Elizabeth: The Golden Age: cast and crew

• Shekhar Kapur 61 at release Also in New York, I Love You (2009)

Actors

23

Crew

7

Youngest at release

19 yearsJonathan Bailey

Eldest at release

65 yearsJohn Shrapnel

• Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I 38 at release Also in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• Jordi Mollà King Philip ll of Spain 39 at release Also in Ant-Man (2015)
• Laurence Fox Sir Christopher Hatton 29 at release Also in Gosford Park (2001)
• Rhys Ifans Robert Reston 40 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• John Shrapnel † 2020 Lord Howard 65 at release Also in Gladiator (2000)
• Geoffrey Rush Sir Francis Walsingham 56 at release Also in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
• Susan Lynch Annette 36 at release Also in Ready Player One (2018)
• Samantha Morton Mary Stuart 30 at release Also in John Carter (2012)
• Abbie Cornish Bess Throckmorton 25 at release Also in Sucker Punch (2011)

The whole cast 23

1. Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I
2. Jordi Mollà King Philip ll of Spain
3. Laurence Fox Sir Christopher Hatton
4. Rhys Ifans Robert Reston
5. John Shrapnel Lord Howard
6. Geoffrey Rush Sir Francis Walsingham
7. Susan Lynch Annette
8. Samantha Morton Mary Stuart
9. Abbie Cornish Bess Throckmorton
10. Eddie Redmayne Thomas Babington
11. Clive Owen Sir Walter Raleigh
12. Adrian Scarborough Calley
13. William Houston Don Guerau De Spes
14. Steven Robertson Francis Throckmorton
15. Adam Godley William Walsingham
16. Tom Hollander Sir Amyas Paulet
17. Sam Spruell Torturer
18. David Sterne Cellarman
19. Kate Fleetwood Woman with Baby
20. Dave Legeno Executioner
21. Alex Giannini First Spanish Officer
22. Jonathan Bailey Courtier
23. William Wilder Courtier

Production companies

Universal Pictures, Studio Canal

Who plays Elizabeth I in Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

Cate Blanchett plays Elizabeth I.

Who plays King Philip ll of Spain in Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

Jordi Mollà plays King Philip ll of Spain.

Who plays Sir Christopher Hatton in Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

Laurence Fox plays Sir Christopher Hatton.

Who plays Robert Reston in Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

Rhys Ifans plays Robert Reston.

Who plays Lord Howard in Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

John Shrapnel plays Lord Howard.

Who plays Sir Francis Walsingham in Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

Geoffrey Rush plays Sir Francis Walsingham.

Who directed Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

Shekhar Kapur.

Who wrote Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

William Nicholson and Michael Hirst.

How many actors are in Elizabeth: The Golden Age?

23 actors are credited, and 7 people in the crew.

• Shekhar Kapur had already directed Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth (1998).

• Shekhar Kapur had already directed Geoffrey Rush in Elizabeth (1998).

• Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush have worked together on 3 other films: Spielberg (2017), Elizabeth (1998) and Oscar and Lucinda (1997).

• David Sterne and Rhys Ifans have worked together on 2 other films: The Boat That Rocked (2009) and Vanity Fair (2004).

• Rhys Ifans and Kate Fleetwood have worked together on 2 other films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) and Vanity Fair (2004).

• Clive Owen and Sam Spruell have worked together on 2 other films: The Informer (2019) and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Cate Blanchett (56), Rhys Ifans (39) and Jordi Mollà (38).

• The cast’s average age at release is 39 (of the 19 actors whose birth date we know).