He came from nothing. He conquered everything.
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Joaquin Phoenix Napoleon Bonaparte
Vanessa Kirby Josephine Bonaparte
Tahar Rahim Paul Barras
Rupert Everett Duke of Wellington
Mark Bonnar Junot
Paul Rhys Talleyrand
Ben Miles Caulaincourt
Riana Duce Lucille
Edouard Philipponnat Tsar Alexander
Miles Jupp Emperor Francis I
Scott Handy Marshal Berthier
Youssef Kerkour Marshal Davout
John Hollingworth Marshal Ney
Abubakar Salim General Dumas
Thom Ashley La Bedoyere
Jannis Niewöhner Hippolyte Charles
Julian Rhind-Tutt Sieyes
John Hodgkinson Fouche
Erin Ainsworth Hortense I
Isabella Brownson Hortense II
Benjamin Chivers Eugene I
Sam Meakin Eugene II
Sinéad Cusack Letizia Bonaparte
Harriet Bunton Pauline Bonaparte
Charlie Greenwood Caroline Bonaparte
Audrey Brisson-Jutras Elisa Bonaparte
Matthew Needham Lucien Bonaparte
Sam Crane Jacques-Louis David
Sam Troughton Robespierre
Edward Bennett Royalist Supporter
Julian Wadham Jean de Cambaceres
Ludivine Sagnier Theresa Cabarrus
Catherine Walker Marie Antoinette
Honor Kneafsey Marie Antoinette Kid #1
Alexander Shaw Marie Antoinette Kid #2
Phil Cornwell Sanson the Bourreau
Harry Taurasi Citizen Lacombe
Edward Mercieca General Carteaux
Arthur McBain General Marchand
Andy Burse Drunken British Guard
Jonathan Rice Dealer | Victim's Ball
Emeric Bernard-Jones Barras' Friend #1
Bay Bryan Barras' Friend #2
Michael Twaits Barras' Friend #3
Michael O'Connor Charles Leclerc
Dominic Coleman Clerk | Storage Room
Ian McNeice Louis XVIII
Richard McCabe Lord Whitworth
Tom Godwin Austrian Ambassador
Gavin Spokes Moulin
Catherine Harvey Moulin's Wife
David Verrey Gohier
Benedict Martin Roger Ducos
Edward Hogg Citizen Gilbert
Ed Hughes Lucien's Associate
Jonathan Barnwell Bourrienne (Napoleon's Secretary)
Robin Soans Pope Pius VII
Abigail Weinstock Eleanore
Bart Lambert Cosack Scout (Lake)
Joshua Leese French Signal Man #1 (Austerlitz)
Nicholas Shaw French Signal Man #2 (Austerlitz)
Anna Mawn The Duchess Marie Louise
Imogen Slaughter Nurse | Baby Napoleon
Mitchell Baggott French Corporal
Ned Costello French Grenadier (Butcher)
John Mula Fisherman | Golfe-Juan
Kevin Eldon Dr Corvisart
Henry Morgan Little Boy | Grasse
Logan Truter Little Boy #2 (Grasse)
Saxon Fox Little Boy #3 (Grasse)
Richard Leeming Messenger | Tuileries
Billy Byers Napoleon's Boy Waterloo
Tim Faulkner Blucher
Peter Sandys-Clarke British Lieutenant | Waterloo
Tim Delap Imperial Guard | Waterloo
Charlie Barrett French Scout Waterloo (Horses)
Olivia Juno Cleverley Girl St Helena
Sophie Wohlfeld Girl #2 St Helena
Cormac Hyde-Corrin Mid Shipman #1
Hal Gavin Mid Shipman #2
Michael Nardone Plotter (Jacobin Club)
Chris Barltrop Elderly Male Vagrant #1 | Moscow
Robert Goodman Elderly Male Vagrant #2 | Moscow
Sophie Lund Nanny
Oliver Phillips British Express Rider
Morgan Watkins Prussian Officer
Ed Eales White Duke D'Enghien (uncredited)
Jacob Marshfield Cannon Commander (uncredited)
Jean-Pascal Heynemand 5th Musket Regiment Drummer (uncredited)
Liam Edwards Napoleonic War Soldier (uncredited)
- Joaquin PhoenixNapoleon Bonaparte
- Vanessa KirbyJosephine Bonaparte
- Tahar RahimPaul Barras
- Rupert EverettDuke of Wellington
- Mark BonnarJunot
- Paul RhysTalleyrand
- Ben MilesCaulaincourt
- Riana DuceLucille
- Edouard PhilipponnatTsar Alexander
- Miles JuppEmperor Francis I
- Scott HandyMarshal Berthier
- Youssef KerkourMarshal Davout
- John HollingworthMarshal Ney
- Abubakar SalimGeneral Dumas
- Thom AshleyLa Bedoyere
- Jannis NiewöhnerHippolyte Charles
- Julian Rhind-TuttSieyes
- John HodgkinsonFouche
- Erin AinsworthHortense I
- Isabella BrownsonHortense II
- Benjamin ChiversEugene I
- Sam MeakinEugene II
- Sinéad CusackLetizia Bonaparte
- Harriet BuntonPauline Bonaparte
- Charlie GreenwoodCaroline Bonaparte
- Audrey Brisson-JutrasElisa Bonaparte
- Matthew NeedhamLucien Bonaparte
- Sam CraneJacques-Louis David
- Sam TroughtonRobespierre
- Edward BennettRoyalist Supporter
- Julian WadhamJean de Cambaceres
- Ludivine SagnierTheresa Cabarrus
- Catherine WalkerMarie Antoinette
- Honor KneafseyMarie Antoinette Kid #1
- Alexander ShawMarie Antoinette Kid #2
- Phil CornwellSanson the Bourreau
- Harry TaurasiCitizen Lacombe
- Edward MerciecaGeneral Carteaux
- Arthur McBainGeneral Marchand
- Andy BurseDrunken British Guard
- Jonathan RiceDealer | Victim's Ball
- Emeric Bernard-JonesBarras' Friend #1
- Bay BryanBarras' Friend #2
- Michael TwaitsBarras' Friend #3
- Michael O'ConnorCharles Leclerc
- Dominic ColemanClerk | Storage Room
- Ian McNeiceLouis XVIII
- Richard McCabeLord Whitworth
- Tom GodwinAustrian Ambassador
- Gavin SpokesMoulin
- Catherine HarveyMoulin's Wife
- David VerreyGohier
- Benedict MartinRoger Ducos
- Edward HoggCitizen Gilbert
- Ed HughesLucien's Associate
- Jonathan BarnwellBourrienne (Napoleon's Secretary)
- Robin SoansPope Pius VII
- Abigail WeinstockEleanore
- Bart LambertCosack Scout (Lake)
- Joshua LeeseFrench Signal Man #1 (Austerlitz)
- Nicholas ShawFrench Signal Man #2 (Austerlitz)
- Anna MawnThe Duchess Marie Louise
- Imogen SlaughterNurse | Baby Napoleon
- Mitchell BaggottFrench Corporal
- Ned CostelloFrench Grenadier (Butcher)
- John MulaFisherman | Golfe-Juan
- Kevin EldonDr Corvisart
- Henry MorganLittle Boy | Grasse
- Logan TruterLittle Boy #2 (Grasse)
- Saxon FoxLittle Boy #3 (Grasse)
- Richard LeemingMessenger | Tuileries
- Billy ByersNapoleon's Boy Waterloo
- Tim FaulknerBlucher
- Peter Sandys-ClarkeBritish Lieutenant | Waterloo
- Tim DelapImperial Guard | Waterloo
- Charlie BarrettFrench Scout Waterloo (Horses)
- Olivia Juno CleverleyGirl St Helena
- Sophie WohlfeldGirl #2 St Helena
- Cormac Hyde-CorrinMid Shipman #1
- Hal GavinMid Shipman #2
- Michael NardonePlotter (Jacobin Club)
- Chris BarltropElderly Male Vagrant #1 | Moscow
- Robert GoodmanElderly Male Vagrant #2 | Moscow
- Sophie LundNanny
- Oliver PhillipsBritish Express Rider
- Morgan WatkinsPrussian Officer
- Ed Eales WhiteDuke D'Enghien (uncredited)
- Jacob MarshfieldCannon Commander (uncredited)
- Jean-Pascal Heynemand5th Musket Regiment Drummer (uncredited)
- Liam EdwardsNapoleonic War Soldier (uncredited)