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Bill

Released: March 27, 2015 (2015)

Runtime: 94 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Family

What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Helen McCrory as Queen Elizabeth I

    Age at release: 46

  • Damian Lewis as Sir Richard Hawkins

    Age at release: 44

  • Ben Willbond as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards

    Age at release: 42

  • Justin Edwards as Sir Francis Drake

    Age at release: 42

  • Simon Farnaby as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

    Age at release: 41

  • Laurence Rickard as Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick

    Age at release: 39

  • Rufus Jones as Sir Walter Raleigh

    Age at release: 39

  • Jim Howick as Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner

    Age at release: 35

  • Mathew Baynton as William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official

    Age at release: 34

  • Martha Howe-Douglas as Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

    Age at release: 34

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