List of The Crown characters

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The Crown is a historical drama web television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. It grew out of Morgan's film The Queen (2006) and his stage play The Audience (2013).

The following is a list of characters and respective cast members who appeared on the television series. The majority of the cast has changed every two seasons to better portray the characters as they age.

Characters and cast[]

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This section shows characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season of the series.

  •   A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member.
  •   A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring cast member.
  •   A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.
  •   A yellow cell indicates the actor is a featured cast member.

Main[]

The following characters have been credited as main cast in the opening credits.

Character Appearances / actors
Season 1
(2016)
Season 2
(2017)
Season 3
(2019)
Season 4
(2020)
Queen Elizabeth II
Young Princess Elizabeth
Claire Foy Olivia Colman
Verity Russell Verity Russell Claire Foy
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Young Prince Philip
Matt Smith Tobias Menzies
Finn Elliot[a] Finn Elliot
Princess Margaret
Young Princess Margaret
Vanessa Kirby Helena Bonham Carter
Beau Gadsdon Beau Gadsdon
Queen Mary Eileen Atkins
Anthony Eden Jeremy Northam
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Victoria Hamilton Marion Bailey
Peter Townsend Ben Miles Ben Miles
Louis Mountbatten Greg Wise Charles Dance Charles Dance
King George VI Jared Harris Jared Harris
Winston Churchill John Lithgow John Lithgow
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor Alex Jennings Alex Jennings Derek Jacobi
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor Lia Williams Lia Williams Geraldine Chaplin
Harold Macmillan Anton Lesser
Antony Armstrong-Jones Matthew Goode Ben Daniels
Harold Wilson Jason Watkins
Anne, Princess Royal Grace and Amelia Gilmour (uncredited)[1] Erin Doherty
Lyla Barrett-Rye
Charles, Prince of Wales Billy Jenkins Josh O'Connor
Julian Baring[b]
Margaret Thatcher
Young Margaret Thatcher
Gillian Anderson
Eva Feiler
Diana, Princess of Wales Emma Corrin
Denis Thatcher Stephen Boxer
Camilla Parker Bowles Emerald Fennell Emerald Fennell

Featured[]

The following cast members have been credited in the opening titles of up to two episodes in a season.

Character Appearances / actors
Season 1
(2016)
Season 2
(2017)
Season 3
(2019)
Season 4
(2020)
Graham Sutherland Stephen Dillane
Patricia Campbell Gemma Whelan
Lord Altrincham John Heffernan
Billy Graham Paul Sparks
John F. Kennedy Michael C. Hall
Jacqueline Kennedy Jodi Balfour
Kurt Hahn Burghart Klaußner
Lyndon B. Johnson Clancy Brown
Princess Alice of Battenberg Rosalind Knight Sophie Leigh Stone Jane Lapotaire
Edward Millward Mark Lewis Jones
Robin Woods Tim McMullan
Edward Heath
Young Edward Heath
Michael Maloney[c]
Louis Zegrean
Andrew Parker Bowles Andrew Buchan Andrew Buchan
Roddy Llewellyn Harry Treadaway Harry Treadaway[d]
Michael Fagan Tom Brooke
Bob Hawke Richard Roxburgh[e]
Derek Johnson Tom Burke
Michael Shea Nicholas Farrell

Recurring[]

The following characters have appeared in two or more episodes within a season.

Character Appearances / actors
Season 1
(2016)
Season 2
(2017)
Season 3
(2019)
Season 4
(2020)
Lord Salisbury Clive Francis
Tommy Lascelles Pip Torrens Pip Torrens
Martin Charteris Harry Hadden-Paton Charles Edwards
Mike Parker Daniel Ings
Margaret "Bobo" MacDonald Lizzy McInnerny
Duke of Norfolk Patrick Ryecart Patrick Ryecart Patrick Ryecart
Michael Adeane Will Keen David Rintoul
Doctor Weir James Laurenson
Cecil Beaton Mark Tandy
Clementine Churchill Harriet Walter
Jock Colville Nicholas Rowe
Clement Attlee Simon Chandler
Venetia Scott Kate Phillips
Archbishop of Canterbury Ronald Pickup
Harry Crookshank Nigel Cooke
Lord Chamberlain Patrick Drury
Archbishop of York John Woodvine
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Andy Sanderson Michael Thomas
Rab Butler Michael Culkin
Walter Monckton George Asprey
The Queen's Equerry James Hillier
Collins Jo Stone-Fewings
Clarissa Eden Anna Madeley Anna Madeley
Bishop of Durham Tony Guilfoyle
Billy Wallace Nick Hendrix Tom Durant-Pritchard
Johnny Dalkeith Josh Taylor Josh Taylor
Colin Tennant David Shields Pip Carter Richard Teverson
Bill Mattheson Paul Thornley
Eileen Parker Chloe Pirrie
Anthony Nutting Nicholas Burns
Master of the Household Michael Bertenshaw Michael Bertenshaw
Lady Mountbatten Lucy Russell
Conolly Abel Smith Adrian Lukis
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Guy Williams
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark Leonie Benesch Leonie Benesch
Meryn Lewis Simon Paisley Day
Dorothy Macmillan Sylvestra Le Touzel
Elizabeth Cavendish Catherine Bailey
Porchey Joseph Kloska Joseph Kloska John Hollingworth
Bob Boothby Paul Clayton
Camilla Fry Yolanda Kettle
Jeremy Fry Ed Cooper Clarke
Dudley Moore Ryan Sampson
John Profumo Tim Steed
Freddie Bishop Robert Irons
Jim Orr
Young Jim Orr
Oliver Maltman
Kit Redding
Alec Douglas-Home David Annen
Stephen Ward Richard Lintern
Equerry Sam Phillips
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester Penny Downie
Winkie Alan Gill
Blinkie Pippa Winslow
Tony Benn Mark Dexter
Barbara Castle Lorraine Ashbourne
Richard Crossman Aden Gillett
Marcia Williams Sinéad Matthews
George Thomas David Charles
George Thomson Stuart McQuarrie
Sydney Johnson Connie M'Gadzah
Prince Edward Sidney Jackson Angus Imrie
Prince Andrew Marlo Woolley Tom Byrne
Mark Thatcher Freddie Fox
Carol Thatcher Rebecca Humphries
Edward Adeane Richard Goulding
Virginia Pitman Letty Thomas
Carolyn Pride Allegra Marland
Anne Bolton Flora Higgins
Mark Phillips Geoffrey Breton
Bernard Ingham Kevin McNally
Sir Geoffrey Howe Paul Jesson
Jim Prior Nicholas Day
Lord Hailsham Richard Syms
Lord Soames Peter Pacey
John Nott Paul Bigley
Willie Whitelaw Don Gallagher
Francis Pym Guy Siner
Ruth, Lady Fermoy Georgie Glen
John Moore Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
Wendy Mitchell Judith Paris
Charles Powell Dominic Rowan
Sir Shridath Ramphal Tony Jayawardena
Sarah Lindsay Alana Ramsey
Sarah, Duchess of York Jessica Aquilina
Patrick Jephson Tom Turner
Dickie Arbiter David Phelan
Equerry Daniel Fraser
Prince William Elliott Hughes
Jasper Hughes
Lucas Barber-Grant
Prince Harry Arran Tinker

Notable guests[]

The following cast members have appeared in a single episode within a season.

Character Appearances / actors
Season 1
(2016)
Season 2
(2017)
Season 3
(2019)
Season 4
(2020)
Lord Moran Nicholas Jones
Ernest Augustus von Hanover Daniel Betts
Mary Samantha Baines
Thurman Anthony Flanagan
Nancy Lewis Clare Foster
Tony Longdon Ed Stoppard
Baron Nahum Julius D'Silva
Mary Charteris Jo Herbert
John F. Dulles Garrick Hagon
Professor Hogg Alan Williams
Henry Marten Michael Cochrane
Norman Hartnell Richard Clifford
Commander Vyner David Yelland
Lady Doris Caroline Goodall
Imbert-Terry John Standing
Kathleen Sutherland Amelia Bullmore
Jean Wallop Andrea Deck
Gamal Abdel Nasser Amir Boutrous
Judy Montagu Abigail Parmenter
Galina Ulanova Aliya Tanikpaeva
Christian Pineau Sam Spiegel
David Ben-Gurion Hugh Futcher
Helen King Mirrah Foulkes
Doctor Evans Terrence Hardiman
Bishop of Norwich David Roper
Dwight D. Eisenhower Matthew Marsh
Robin Day Bertie Carvel
Humphrey Miles Jupp
Gloria Anne Lambton
George Allen Miles Richardson
Fruity Metcalfe Gareth Marks
Vita Sackville-West Janet Henfrey
John Wheeler-Bennett Tristan Sturrock
Margaret Lambert Stella Gonet
Baba Metcalfe Rebecca Saire
Adolf Hitler Daniel Philpott
Lady Rosse Anna Chancellor
Kwame Nkrumah Danny Sapani
Patrick Plunket Sam Crane
Robert F. Kennedy Julian Ovenden
Leonid Brezhnev James Borthwick
Lee Radziwill Skye Hallam
Stanisław Radziwill James Garnon
Charles de Gaulle Jacques Boudet
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse August Wittgenstein
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark Eliza Sodró
Iain Tennant Lewis MacLeod
Peter Beck Michael Fenton Stevens
Stephen Ward Richard Lintern
Jonathan Miller Josh Lacey
Alan Bennett Seb Carrington
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent Clare Holman
Christine Keeler Gala Gordon
Anthony Blunt Samuel West
Martin Furnival Jones Angus Wright
Michael Straight Paul Hilton
Mary Wilson Teresa Banham
James Jesus Angleton Anthony Brophy
Patrick Dean Michael Simkins
W. Marvin Watson Martin McDougall
Lady Bird Johnson Suzanne Kopser
Fred Phillips Richard Harrington
Gwen Edwards Gwyneth Keyworth
John Armstrong Colin Morgan
Chronos Miltos Yerolemou
Marquis Childs Nigel Whitmey
Lawrence E. Spivak Colin Stinton
Cecil Harmsworth King Rupert Vansittart
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Julian Glover
Alec Head Philippe Smolikowski
Arthur "Bull" Hancock John Finn
Silvia Millward Nia Roberts
Thomas Parry David Summer
Richard Dimbleby Henry Dimbleby
Ben Bowen Thomas Alan David
Neil Armstrong Henry Pettigrew
Buzz Aldrin Felix Scott
Michael Collins Andrew-Lee Potts
Cliff Michelmore Fred Broom
Patrick Moore Daniel Beales
Priest Michael Kevin Eldon
Kenneth Harris Matthew Baldwin
Emperor Hirohito Togo Igawa
Arthur Scargill David Wilmot
Ann Parker Bowles Judith Alexander
Major Bruce Shand Robert Benedetti-Hall
Rosalind Shand Nesba Crenshaw
Joe Gormley Richard Walsh
Lucy Lindsay-Hogg Jessica De Gouw
Lady Anne Tennant Nancy Carroll
Bodley Scott Martin Wimbush
Alastair Burnet Dan Skinner
John Betjeman Tim Bentinck
Lady Sarah Spencer Isobel Eadie
Patricia Knatchbull Harriet Benson
Dowager Lady Brabourne Valerie Sarruf
Timothy Knatchbull Brandon Whitt
Nicholas Knatchbull Evan Whitt
Lord Brabourne Mark Carlisle
Thomas McMahon Mark Brennan
Laurens van der Post Roy Sampson
Anne-Charlotte Verney Karina Orr
Admiral Henry Leach Douglas Reith
Graham Evans Adam Fitzgerald
Hazel Hawke Naomi Allisstone
Penelope Carter Gemma Jones
Katherine Bowes-Lyon Trudie Emery
Nerissa Bowes-Lyon Pauline Hendrickson
Hardy Amies Peter Symonds
Wayne Sleep Jay Webb
James Hewitt Daniel Donskoy
Elspeth Howe Lin Sagovsky
Margaret Heagarty Annette Badland
Kenneth Clarke Nick Wymer
Michael Howard Al Barclay
Norman Lamont Keith Chopping
Peter Lilley Martin Fisher
John Major Marc Ozall
Cecil Parkinson Duncan Duff
Chris Patten Oliver Milburn
Malcolm Rifkind Michael Mears
Bernard Weatherill Stephen Greif

Notes[]

  1. ^ Elliot is credited with the main cast in "Paterfamilias" and as a guest star in "A Company of Men".
  2. ^ Baring is credited with the main cast in "Paterfamilias" and as a guest star in other season two episodes.
  3. ^ Maloney is credited as a guest star in "Cri de Coeur".
  4. ^ Treadaway is credited for archive footage in "The Hereditary Principle".
  5. ^ Roxburgh is credited with the main cast in "Terra Nullius" and as a guest star in "48:1".

References[]

  1. ^ Lacey, Robert (5 October 2017). The Crown: The Inside History. London: Blink Publishing. p. 354. ISBN 9781911274988.
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