The Crown cast

The Crown is a historical drama television series, which revolves around the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II in the UK. The story is noted to start the year 1947, just around the time when Elizabeth was about to marry Philip Mountbatten, and ends with the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, in 2005.

Created and principally written by Peter Morgan for the online streaming platform Netflix, The Crown was released back on 4th November 2016 and had its final season released on 14th December 2023. The show received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series in the Drama category.

All about the cast of The Crown

The list of all the cast members of The Crown has been divided into two sections, one being the main cast and the other being secondary cast members:

The main cast of the shows are:

• Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II

• Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth's husband

• Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister

• Dominic West as Charles, Prince of Wales

• Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Charles's long-time lover

• Bertie Carvel as Prime Minister Tony Blair

• Claudia Harrison as Anne, Princess Royal

• Marcia Warren as Queen Elizabeth, Mother of Queen Elizabeth II

• Salim Daw as Mohamed Al-Fayed

• Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed

• Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales

• Ed McVey as Prince William of Wales

• Luther Ford as Prince Harry of Wales

• Meg Bellamy as Kate Middleton

The recurring or secondary cast members of the show are:

• Rufus Kampa as young Prince William of Wales

• Fflyn Edwards as young Prince Harry of Wales

• Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Mark Bolland

• Alex Blake as Stephen Lamport

• Lee Otway as Kez Wingfield

• Harry Anton as Trevor Rees-Jones

• Paul Gorostidi as Philippe Dourneau

• Hanna Alström as Heini Wathén

• Lydia Leonard as Cherie Blair

• Andrew Havill as Robert Fellowes

• Jamie Parker as Robin Janvrin

• Theo Fraser Steele as Timothy Laurence

• James Murray as Prince Andrew

• Sebastian Blunt as Prince Edward

• Adam Damerell as Alastair Campbell

• Charlotte Melia as Anji Hunter

• Blake Ritson as Andrew Gailey

• Tim Dutton as Michael Middleton

• Matilda Broadbridge as Philippa 'Pippa' Middleton

• Daniel Burt as James Middleton

• Martin Turner as the Earl of Airlie

Now let's discuss some of the cast members in much detail:

Claire Foy

Claire Elizabeth Foy is a British actress who came under the limelight for playing the role of Queen Elizabeth for the first two seasons of The Crown. For her role in the series, Claire has won a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards. While this was one of her most successful performances, the actress began her journey back in 2008 with the pilot episode of the supernatural comedy series Being Human.

Matt Smith

Matt Smith or Matthew Robert Smith is also a British actor who played the role of young Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for The Crown. Matthew is one of the rising stars in the entertainment industry, known for working on various other projects like Doctor Who, The Shadow in the North, and many more. One of his prominent roles is as Prince Daemon Targaryen in the prequel of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon.

Eileen Atkins

Dame Eileen June Atkins, prominently known as Eileen Atkins is an American actress and occasional screenwriter, who dedicated most of her work life to featuring in theaters and television shows. Throughout her career, Eileen has won various awards such as one BAFTA TV Award and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, and 3 Olivier Awards, among others. The actress was also appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire back in 1990 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 11 years later in 2001.

Alex Jennings

Alex Michael Jennings is an English stage and screen actor who was seen playing the role of Prince Edward in The Crown. For his stage performances, Alex is known for working alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, for various projects. Apart from playing Prince Edward in the series, the actor also played the role of Prince Charles in Stephen Frears' movie "The Queen". He was also seen in projects like The Wings of the Dove, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Babel, Belle, and The Lady in the Van.

There are how many seasons of The Crown?

There are a total of six seasons of The Crown. The Crown began airing in 2016 and has had a long run over the years. Speaking about if there would be any more seasons of The Crown, no, there would not be any more seasons of the show coming up. The makers have decided that season six of the show would be its final installment.