The Narrator: Sir Ian McKellan

Thorn Manor

Dunstan Thorn (young) Ben Barnes; (adult): Nathaniel Parker

Una: Kate Magowan

Tristan Thorn: Charlie Cox

Lady Constance of Dracon: Cate Blanchett

Brighton of Dracon: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Everett of Dracon: Nicholas Hoult

Louise Green, the cook: Kelly MacDonald

Corinne Latham, the seamstress: Maria Doyle Kennedy

Thomas Latham, the butler: Robert Carlyle

Stormhold

Arthur: Sean Astin

Dutchess Semele (aka Ditchwater Sal): Melanie Hill

Stormhold Palace

Princess Cecile: Emma Stone

King Damascus: Anthony Hopkins

Queen Elinora: Emma Thompson

Prince Geoffrey: Samuel Honywood

Leon Shakespeare: Robert DeNiro

Captain Sadie, leader of the Royal Guard: Naomie Harris

The Scheming Royal Page: Timothy Spall