National Theatre Live: King Lear - Cast

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)
227 min | Drama, History

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National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018)

227 min | Drama, History

Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble.

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian McKellen King Lear King Lear See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Sinéad Cusack Kent Kent See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Danny Webb Gloucester Gloucester See fewer	Alien³ (1992)
Kirsty Bushell Regan Regan See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Claire Price Goneril Goneril See fewer	Jump (I) (2012)
Anita-Joy Uwajeh Cordelia Cordelia See fewer	Lucky Man (2016)
Lloyd Hutchinson Fool Fool See fewer	Anonymous (I) (2011)
Luke Thompson Edgar Edgar See fewer	Dunkirk (2017)
James Corrigan Edmund Edmund See fewer	This Is Going to Hurt (2022)
Michael Matus Oswald Oswald See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Anthony Howell Albany Albany See fewer	Alien: Isolation (2014)
Daniel Rabin Cornwall Cornwall See fewer	The Shaft (2001)
Richard Clews Gentleman Informer / Old Man Gentleman Informer / Old Man See fewer	Doctor Faustus (2012)
John Hastings Curan / Doctor Curan / Doctor See fewer	Angels in America: Part I - Millennium Approaches (2017)
Caleb Roberts King of France / British Captain King of France / British Captain See fewer	A Very English Scandal (2018)
Jake Mann Burgundy Burgundy See fewer	Ripper Street (2012)
Scott Sparrow Albany's Man Albany's Man See fewer	Dredd (2012)
James Millard Ensemble Ensemble See fewer	Closing the Ring (2007)
Johanne Murdock Ensemble Ensemble See fewer	Tár (2022)
Jessica Murrain Ensemble Ensemble See fewer	Bruised Sky (2020)
John Vernon Ensemble Ensemble See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Charlie Bentley Ensemble (uncredited) Ensemble (uncredited) See fewer	Peter Rabid (2024)
Leon Finnan Ensemble (uncredited) Ensemble (uncredited) See fewer	Masters of the Air (2024)
Jamal Franklin Ensemble (uncredited) Ensemble (uncredited) See fewer	Ruby Speaking (2023)