Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

Heike Makatsch

Liesel's mother

Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann

Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)

Rainer Bock

Mayor Hermann

Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

Rainer Reiners

Priest

Kirsten Block

Mrs. Heinrich

Julian Lehmann

Liesel's Brother

Ludger Bökelmann

Football Urchin

Paul Schaefer

Football Urchin

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Alex Steiner

Robert Beyer

Jewish Accountant

Hildegard Schroedter

Ms. Becker

Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher

Sandra Nedeleff

Max's Mother

Rafael Gareisen

Walter

Carl Heinz Choynski

Jürgen the Groundsman

Mike Maas

Rolf Fischer

Sebastian Hülk

Gestapo Agent

Matthias Matschke

Wolfgang

Beata Lehmann

Woman with Champagne

Laina Schwarz

Neighbor

Marie Burchard

Neighbor

Georg Tryphon

Neighbor

Joachim Paul Assböck

Officer

Martin Ontrop

Mr. Lehmann

Jan Andres

Fellow Conscript

Stephanie Stremler

Post Woman

Carina Wiese

Barbara Steiner