On screen
Cast
33 credited performers
Julia Ormond
The Daughter
Ralph Fiennes
The Bishop's Son
Philip Stone
The Bishop
Artwork unavailable
Jonathan Lacey
Cosimo Medici
Don Henderson
The Father Confessor
Celia Gregory
The Mother Superior
Jeff Nuttall
The Major Domo
Jessica Hynes
The First Midwife (as Jessica Stevenson)
Kathryn Hunter
The Second Midwife
Gabrielle Reidy
The Third Midwife
Artwork unavailable
Frank Egerton
The Prompter
Phelim McDermott
The First Tutor
Tony Vogel
The Father
Artwork unavailable
Tatiana Strauss
The First Nun
Artwork unavailable
Louisa Milwood-Haigh
The Second Nun
Artwork unavailable
Anna Nieland
The Wetnurse
Artwork unavailable
Graham Valentine
Famine
Artwork unavailable
Diana van Kolck
The Mother
Artwork unavailable
Leslie Cuss
The Second Tutor
Artwork unavailable
Rien Kroon
The Chaplain
Artwork unavailable
Jan Sepers
Carpaccio
Artwork unavailable
Nils Dorando
The Baby of Mâcon
Artwork unavailable
Richard Blair
The First Soldier
Artwork unavailable
Tony Dunham
The Second Soldier
Artwork unavailable
Humphrey Sallons
Cosimo's Servant
Dennis Rudge
Entourage Servant
Artwork unavailable
Hans Bosch
Entourage Servant
Artwork unavailable
Sjoerd Ghijssen
Entourage Servant
Artwork unavailable
Michiel Riedijk
Entourage Servant
Artwork unavailable
Bert Sevenhuijsen
The Deacon
Artwork unavailable
John Hartnett
Cynical Auction Bidder (uncredited)
Bastian Pastewka
Laborer (uncredited)
Dela Maria Vaags
Choir Farmer's Wives (uncredited)