Music: Craig Armstrong - A. R. Rahman
Art Directior: David Allday - Christian Huband - Jason Knox-Johnston - Phil Simms - Andy Thomson - Frank Walsh
Costume Design: Alexandra Byrne
In this sequel to the hit Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett once again stars as Queen Elizabeth I who prepares for war against Spain and King Philip II. But as she readies for a major fight to save her crown, she also finds herself falling in love with the adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh. While an official relationship is strictly forbidden for the queen, she comes up with a devious plan to keep Raleigh by her side that may actually end up breaking her heart.
| Cate Blanchett | .... | Elizabeth I |
| Geoffrey Rush | .... | Sir Francis Walsingham |
| Clive Owen | .... | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Jordi Molla | .... | Philip II |
| Samantha Morton | .... | Mary, Queen of Scots |
| Abbie Cornish | .... | Elizabeth Throckmorton |
| Rhys Ifans | .... | Robert Reston |
| Hayley Burroughs | ... | Elizabeth's Dwarf |
| Eddie Redmayne | ... | Babington |
| Jeremy Barker | ... | Ramsay |
| Coral Beed | ... | Court lady |
| Morne Botes | ... | Courtier |
| Christian Brassington | ... | Archduke Charles |
| Robert Cambrinus | ... | Austrian Ambassador |
| Jazz Dhiman | ... | Nobleman |
| Adam Godley | ... | William Walsingham |
| Tom Hollander | ... | Sir Amyas Paulet |
| Dave Legeno | ... | Executioner |
| Luke Mowatt | ... | English Guard / Whitehall Guard |
| Vidal Sancho | ... | Spanish Minister |
