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Shakespeare in Love

1998 Romantic comedy film Comedy drama Drama film Biographical film

Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 film directed by John Madden. It stars Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush and others.

Top cast

22 people

Joseph Fiennes

William Shakespeare
Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Viola de Lesseps

Geoffrey Rush

Philip Henslowe

Colin Firth

Lord Wessex
Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Edward Alleyn, Ned Alleyn Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabeth I

Tom Wilkinson

Hugh Fennyman

Simon Callow

Edmund Tylney, Edmund Tilney

Rupert Everett

Christopher Marlowe, Christopher Kit Marlowe

Imelda Staunton

Nurse

Mark Williams

Wabash

Jim Carter

Ralph Bashford

More cast

  • Steven O'Donnell
  • Martin Clunes Richard Burbage
  • Antony Sher Dr. Moth
  • Daniel Brocklebank Sam Gosse
  • Jill Baker Lady de Lesseps
  • Patrick Barlow William Kempe, Will Kempe
  • Simon Day
  • Roger Frost
  • John Inman Lady Capulet in play
  • Nicholas Le Prevost Sir Robert de Lesseps

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q182944), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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