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Television/Film
Examples of depiction of 'The Dudley Women' and other members of their families in film and television.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Season 2) (2024)
Format: Television (BBC)
Year: To be aired Dec 2024
Cast:
Thomas Cromwell: Mark Rylance
Henry VIII: Damian Lewis
Catherine Howard: Summer Richards
Jane Rochford: Lydia Leonard
Year: To be aired Dec 2024
Cast:
Thomas Cromwell: Mark Rylance
Henry VIII: Damian Lewis
Catherine Howard: Summer Richards
Jane Rochford: Lydia Leonard
Firebrand (2024)
Format: Film
Year: 2023; released 2024
Cast:
Katherine Parr: Alicia Vikander
Henry VIII: Jude Law
Thomas Seymour: Sam Riley
John Dudley: Richard Taylor
Edward Seymour: Eddie Marsan
Anne Askew: Erin Doherty
Joan Bocher: Mia Threapleton
Stephen Gardiner: Simon Russell Beale
Year: 2023; released 2024
Cast:
Katherine Parr: Alicia Vikander
Henry VIII: Jude Law
Thomas Seymour: Sam Riley
John Dudley: Richard Taylor
Edward Seymour: Eddie Marsan
Anne Askew: Erin Doherty
Joan Bocher: Mia Threapleton
Stephen Gardiner: Simon Russell Beale
My Lady Jane (2024)
Format: Television (Streaming - Amazon Prime Original)
Year: 2024
Cast:
Lady Jane Grey: Emily Bader
Lord Guildford Dudley: Edward Bluemel
King Edward VI: Jordan Peters
Lady Frances Grey: Anna Chancellor
Lord Dudley: Rob Brydon
Lord Seymour: Dominic Cooper
Year: 2024
Cast:
Lady Jane Grey: Emily Bader
Lord Guildford Dudley: Edward Bluemel
King Edward VI: Jordan Peters
Lady Frances Grey: Anna Chancellor
Lord Dudley: Rob Brydon
Lord Seymour: Dominic Cooper
Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
Format: Television (Starz)
Year: 2022
Cast:
(Princess) Elizabeth Tudor: Alicia von Rittberg
(Princess) Mary Tudor: Romola Garai
(Dowager Queen) Catherine Parr: Jessica Raine
Thomas Seymour: Tom Cullen
Edward Seymour: John Heffernan
Edward VI: Oliver Zetterström
Jane Grey: Bella Ramsey
Henry Grey: Leo Bill
John Dudley: Jamie Parker
Robert Dudley: Jamie Blackley
Amy Robsart: Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Year: 2022
Cast:
(Princess) Elizabeth Tudor: Alicia von Rittberg
(Princess) Mary Tudor: Romola Garai
(Dowager Queen) Catherine Parr: Jessica Raine
Thomas Seymour: Tom Cullen
Edward Seymour: John Heffernan
Edward VI: Oliver Zetterström
Jane Grey: Bella Ramsey
Henry Grey: Leo Bill
John Dudley: Jamie Parker
Robert Dudley: Jamie Blackley
Amy Robsart: Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Format: Film
Year: 2018
Director: Josie Rourke
Cast:
Mary Queen of Scots: Saoirse Ronan
Elizabeth I: Margot Robbie
Lord Robert Dudley: Joe Alwyn
Bess of Hardwick: Gemma Chan
Year: 2018
Director: Josie Rourke
Cast:
Mary Queen of Scots: Saoirse Ronan
Elizabeth I: Margot Robbie
Lord Robert Dudley: Joe Alwyn
Bess of Hardwick: Gemma Chan
Wolf Hall (2015)
Format: Television (BBC)
Also available on BBC iPlayer.
Year: 2015
Cast:
Thomas Cromwell: Mark Rylance
Henry VIII: Damian Lewis
Anne Boleyn: Claire Foy
Thomas More: Anton Lesser
Cardinal Wolsey: Jonathan Pryce
Also available on BBC iPlayer.
Year: 2015
Cast:
Thomas Cromwell: Mark Rylance
Henry VIII: Damian Lewis
Anne Boleyn: Claire Foy
Thomas More: Anton Lesser
Cardinal Wolsey: Jonathan Pryce
Reign - Season 3
(2015)
Format: Television (CW/Streaming)
Year: Season 3 (2015-2016)
Cast:
Mary, Queen of Scots: Adelaide Kane
Elizabeth I: Rachel Skarsten
Robert Dudley: Charlie Carrick
Amy Dudley: Clara Pasieka
Year: Season 3 (2015-2016)
Cast:
Mary, Queen of Scots: Adelaide Kane
Elizabeth I: Rachel Skarsten
Robert Dudley: Charlie Carrick
Amy Dudley: Clara Pasieka
Anonymous (2011)
Format: Film
Year: 2011
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast:
Edward de Vere: Paul Bettany
Elizabeth I: Vanessa Redgrave/Joely Richardson
Ben Jonson: Sebastian Armesto
William Shakespeare: Rafe Spall
Robert Cecil: Edward Hogg
Robert Devereux: Sam Reid
Year: 2011
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast:
Edward de Vere: Paul Bettany
Elizabeth I: Vanessa Redgrave/Joely Richardson
Ben Jonson: Sebastian Armesto
William Shakespeare: Rafe Spall
Robert Cecil: Edward Hogg
Robert Devereux: Sam Reid
The Tudors - Seasons 2-4 (2008-2010)
Format: Television (Showtime)
Year: Season 2 - 2008; Season 3 - 2009; Season 4 - 2010
Cast:
Henry VIII: Jonathan Rhys Myers
Jane Seymour: Anita Briem/Annabelle Wallis
Catherine Parr: Joely Richardson
Edward Seymour: Max Brown
Anne Seymour: Emma Hamilton
Thomas Seymour: Andrew McNair
Charles Brandon: Henry Cavill
Year: Season 2 - 2008; Season 3 - 2009; Season 4 - 2010
Cast:
Henry VIII: Jonathan Rhys Myers
Jane Seymour: Anita Briem/Annabelle Wallis
Catherine Parr: Joely Richardson
Edward Seymour: Max Brown
Anne Seymour: Emma Hamilton
Thomas Seymour: Andrew McNair
Charles Brandon: Henry Cavill
The Virgin Queen (2005)
Format: Television (BBC)
Year: 2005
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Cast:
Elizabeth I: Anne-Marie Duff
Robert Dudley: Tom Hardy
Amy Robsart/Dudley: Emilia Fox
Lettice Knollys: Sienna Guillory
Robert Devereux: Hans Matheson
Year: 2005
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Cast:
Elizabeth I: Anne-Marie Duff
Robert Dudley: Tom Hardy
Amy Robsart/Dudley: Emilia Fox
Lettice Knollys: Sienna Guillory
Robert Devereux: Hans Matheson
Elizabeth I (2005)
Format: Television (Channel 4)
Year: 2005
Director: Tom Hooper
Cast:
Elizabeth I: Helen Mirren
Robert Dudley: Jeremy Irons
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex: Hugh Dancy
Diana Kent: Lettice Knollys, 'Lady Essex'
Year: 2005
Director: Tom Hooper
Cast:
Elizabeth I: Helen Mirren
Robert Dudley: Jeremy Irons
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex: Hugh Dancy
Diana Kent: Lettice Knollys, 'Lady Essex'
Elizabeth (1998)
Format: Film
Year: 1998
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cast:
Elizabeth I: Cate Blanchett
Robert Dudley: Joseph Fiennes
'Isabel' Knollys: Kelly Mcdonald
Year: 1998
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cast:
Elizabeth I: Cate Blanchett
Robert Dudley: Joseph Fiennes
'Isabel' Knollys: Kelly Mcdonald
Lady Jane (1986)
Format: Film
Year: 1986
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast:
Jane Grey: Helena Bonham Carter
Guildford Dudley: Cary Elwes
Patrick Stewart: Henry Grey
John Wood : John Dudley
Guy Henry: Robert Dudley
Year: 1986
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast:
Jane Grey: Helena Bonham Carter
Guildford Dudley: Cary Elwes
Patrick Stewart: Henry Grey
John Wood : John Dudley
Guy Henry: Robert Dudley
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