Cast and crew
King Lear
Directed by Richard Eyre · starring Jim Broadbent, Jim Carter and Tobias Menzies
- 16 actors
- 1 in the crew
- 2018
- 1 h 55 min
King Lear: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 16
- Crew
- 1
- Youngest at release
- 42 yearsAndrew Scott
- Eldest at release
- 80 yearsAnthony Hopkins
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Crew
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Questions about the cast of King Lear
- Who plays Earl of Gloucester in King Lear?
- Jim Broadbent plays Earl of Gloucester.
- Who plays Earl of Kent in King Lear?
- Jim Carter plays Earl of Kent.
- Who plays Duke of Cornwall in King Lear?
- Tobias Menzies plays Duke of Cornwall.
- Who plays Regan in King Lear?
- Emily Watson plays Regan.
- Who plays Edmund in King Lear?
- John Macmillan plays Edmund.
- Who plays Cordelia in King Lear?
- Florence Pugh plays Cordelia.
- Who directed King Lear?
- Richard Eyre.
- Who wrote King Lear?
- Richard Eyre.
- How many actors are in King Lear?
- 16 actors are credited, and 1 person in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Richard Eyre had already directed Jim Broadbent in Iris (2001).
Richard Eyre had already directed Emily Watson in The Dresser (2015).
Jim Broadbent and Emma Thompson have worked together on 4 other films: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), Dolittle (2019), Bridget Jones' Baby (2016) and 1 more.
Anthony Hopkins and Emily Watson had already worked together on 2 films: The Dresser (2015) and Red Dragon (2002).
Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins had already worked together on 2 films: The Remains of the Day (1993) and Howards End (1992).
Andrew Scott and John Macmillan have worked together on one other film: Elsinore (2026).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Jim Broadbent (67), Anthony Hopkins (60) and Emma Thompson (56).
The cast’s average age at release is 57 (of the 9 actors whose birth date we know).