King Lear
King Lear

Storyline

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Lear
Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Goneril
Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Regan
Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Earl of Gloucester
Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh

Cordelia
Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Earl of Kent
Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Edgar
John Macmillan

John Macmillan

Edmund
Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Duke of Cornwall
Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Duke of Albany
Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Fool
Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Oswald
John Standing

John Standing

Butler
Simon Manyonda

Simon Manyonda

Duke of Burgundy
Chukwudi Iwuji

Chukwudi Iwuji

King of France
Samuel Valentine

Samuel Valentine

Lear's Gentleman
Arinzé Kene

Arinzé Kene

Lieutenant
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Sharon Wattis

1st Maid
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Kaye Brown

2nd Maid
Raphael Desprez

Raphael Desprez

French Officer
Peter Forbes

Peter Forbes

Doctor
Sam Redford

Sam Redford

Young Captain
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Liam McKenna

Sergeant Major
Paul Tinto

Paul Tinto

Soldier
Eric Kofi Abrefa

Eric Kofi Abrefa

Officer (Dover Castle)
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Nick Khan

Refugee
Yassine Mkhichen

Yassine Mkhichen

Refugee
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Matt Rentell

Soldier
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Daria Riz

Refugee
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Belal Sabir

Refugee
Karma Sood

Karma Sood

Refugee Boy
Shawn Dixon

Shawn Dixon

Knight #1 (uncredited)