Vanity Fair: cast and crew

• Mira Nair Also in Amelia (2009)

Actors

28

Crew

5

Youngest at release

18 yearsRobert Pattinson

Eldest at release

75 yearsJohn Woodvine

• John Woodvine † 2025 Lord Bareacres 75 at release Also in Miss Potter (2006)
• Helen Coker Firkin 30 at release Also in Vera Drake (2004)
• Gabriel Byrne The Marquess of Steyne 54 at release Also in Hereditary (2018)
• Ruth Sheen Miss Pinkerton Also in Mr. Turner (2014)
• Kate Fleetwood Miss Pinkerton's Crone 32 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
• Reese Witherspoon Becky Sharp 28 at release Also in Water for Elephants (2011)
• Lillete Dubey Ms. Green 51 at release Also in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
• Romola Garai Amelia Sedley Also in One Day (2011)
• Deborah Findlay Mrs. Sedley Also in Jackie (2016)

The whole cast 28

1. John Woodvine Lord Bareacres
2. Helen Coker Firkin
3. Gabriel Byrne The Marquess of Steyne
4. Ruth Sheen Miss Pinkerton
5. Kate Fleetwood Miss Pinkerton's Crone
6. Reese Witherspoon Becky Sharp
7. Lillete Dubey Ms. Green
8. Romola Garai Amelia Sedley
9. Deborah Findlay Mrs. Sedley
10. Rhys Ifans William Dobbin
11. Jonathan Rhys Meyers George Osborne
12. David Sterne Queen's Crawley Mail Coach Driver
13. Bob Hoskins Sir Pitt Crawley
14. Douglas Hodge Pitt Crawley
15. Natasha Little Lady Jane Sheepshanks
16. Eileen Atkins Miss Matilda Crawley
17. James Purefoy Rawdon Crawley
18. Jim Broadbent Mr. Osborne
19. Kathryn Drysdale Rhoda Swartz
20. Barbara Leigh-Hunt Lady Bareacres
21. Sian Thomas Lady Darlington
22. Camilla Rutherford Lady Gaunt
23. Richard McCabe The King
24. Bruce Mackinnon Casino Boy
25. Mathew Horne Casino Boy
26. Tom Sturridge Young Georgy
27. Robert Pattinson Older Rawdy Crawley
28. Vijay Raaz Indian Servant

Production companies

Focus Features, Tempesta Films

Who plays Lord Bareacres in Vanity Fair?

John Woodvine plays Lord Bareacres.

Who plays Firkin in Vanity Fair?

Helen Coker plays Firkin.

Who plays The Marquess of Steyne in Vanity Fair?

Gabriel Byrne plays The Marquess of Steyne.

Who plays Miss Pinkerton in Vanity Fair?

Ruth Sheen plays Miss Pinkerton.

Who plays Miss Pinkerton's Crone in Vanity Fair?

Kate Fleetwood plays Miss Pinkerton's Crone.

Who plays Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair?

Reese Witherspoon plays Becky Sharp.

Who directed Vanity Fair?

Mira Nair.

Who wrote Vanity Fair?

Julian Fellowes.

How many actors are in Vanity Fair?

28 actors are credited, and 5 people in the crew.

• Mira Nair had already directed Lillete Dubey in Monsoon Wedding (2001).

• Mira Nair had already directed Vijay Raaz in Monsoon Wedding (2001).

• Rhys Ifans and Kate Fleetwood have worked together on 2 other films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).

• Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen have worked together on 2 other films: Another year (2010) and Vera Drake (2004).

• David Sterne and Rhys Ifans have worked together on 2 other films: The Boat That Rocked (2009) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).

• Jim Broadbent and Deborah Findlay have worked together on 2 other films: The Lady in the Van (2015) and Arthur Christmas (2011).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Jim Broadbent (67), Reese Witherspoon (41) and Rhys Ifans (39).

• The cast’s average age at release is 41 (of the 23 actors whose birth date we know).