Alfred Molina
William Barrington Coupe
Francesca Annis
Joyce Hatto
Rory Kinnear
Young Barrington Coupe
Maimie McCoy
Young Joyce Hatto
Phoebe Nicholls
Mrs. Hatto
Sarah Woodward
Birdy
Ned Dennehy
Philip
Nicholas Woodeson
Erich
Nicholas Rowe
James
Tony Turner
Mr. Hatto
Eve Matheson
Pilks
Nell Williams
Young Birdy
Zenobia Voegele-Downing
Young Pilks
Patrick Joseph Byrnes
Larry
Jane Brennan
Miss Guisely
Michael Grennell
Rehearsal Conductor
Ronnie McCann
Coffee Bar Man
Stephen Cromwell
Young Erich
Lucy Cray-Miller
Cotot's Assistant
Susan Loughnane
Publishing Girl
Chris McHallem
Detective
Mark Fitzgerald
Constable
Cora Fenton
Eleanor's Mother
Gary Murphy
Festival Hall FHM
Bernadette McKenna
Royston Neighbour
Fiona Bell
Woman Journalist
Alexander Bernstein
Cortot Pianist
Lance Coburn
Festival Hall Pianist
Rachel Quinn
Piano Playing Double
Joyce Hatto
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Andy Stewart
Self(archive footage) (voice) (uncredited)