Mel Gibson

Hamlet

Glenn Close

Gertrude

Alan Bates

Claudius

Paul Scofield

The Ghost

Ian Holm

Polonius

Helena Bonham Carter

Ophelia

Stephen Dillane

Horatio

Nathaniel Parker

Laertes

Sean Murray

Guildenstern

Michael Maloney

Rosencrantz

Trevor Peacock

The Gravedigger

John McEnery

Osric

Richard Warwick

Bernardo

Christien Anholt

Marcellus

Dave Duffy

Francisco

Vernon Dobtcheff

Reynaldo

Pete Postlethwaite

Player King

Christopher Fairbank

Player Queen

Sarah Phillips

The Players

Ned Mendez

The Players

Roy York

The Players

Marjorie Bell

The Players

Justin Case

The Players

Roger Low

The Players

Pamela Sinclair

The Players

Baby Simon Sinclair

The Players

Roy Evans

The Players

Lance Edwards

Guard (uncredited)