Henry VIII’s Reign

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008); directed by Justin Chadwick; BBC Films and Focus Features. Soundtrack by Paul Cantelon.

Starring:

  • Henry VIII = Eric Bana
  • Anne Boleyn = Natalie Portman
  • Mary Boleyn = Scarlett Johansson
  • George Boleyn = Jim Sturgess
  • Thomas Boleyn = Mark Rylance
  • Elizabeth Boleyn = Kristin Scott Thomas
  • Duke of Norfolk = David Morrisey
  • Katherine of Aragon = Ana Torrent
  • Jane Parker = Juno Temple
  • William Stafford = Eddie Redmayne
  • William Carey = Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Henry Percy = Oliver Coleman

 

 

The Tudors (2007); Reveille Productions/ Working Title Films (4 Seasons). Soundtracks by Trevor Morris.

Starring:

  • King Henry VIII = Jonathan Rhys Meyers
  • Catherine of Aragon = Maria Doyle Kennedy
  • Anne Boleyn = Natalie Dormer
  • Jane Seymour = Anita Breim and Annabelle Wallis
  • Anne of Cleves = Joss Stone
  • Katherine Howard = Tamzin Merchant
  • Catherine Parr = Joely Richardson
  • Charles Brandon = Henry Cavill
  • Thomas Cromwell = James Frain
  • Sir Thomas More = Jeremy Northam


The Other Boleyn Girl (2003); directed by Philippa Lowthorpe; BBC

Starring:

  • Henry VIII = Jared Harris
  • Anne Boleyn = Jodhi May
  • Mary Boleyn = Natascha McElhone
  • George Boleyn = Steven Mackintosh
  • Thomas Boleyn = Jack Shepherd
  • Elizabeth Boleyn = Jane Gurnett
  • Katherine of Aragon = Yolanda Vazquez
  • Jane Parker = Zoe Waitss
  • William Stafford = Philip Glenister
  • William Carey = Anthony Howell
  • Henry Percy = Oliver Chris

 

Henry VIII (2003); directed by Pete Travis; Granada Television

Starring:

  • Henry VIII = Ray Winstone
  • Katherine of Aragon = Assumpta Serna
  • Anne Boleyn = Helens Bonham Carter
  • Jane Seymour = Emilia Fox
  • Anne of Cleves = Pia Girard
  • Catherine Howard = Emily Blunt
  • Katherine Parr = Clare Holman
  • Duke of Norfolk = Mark Strong
  • Cardinal Wolsey = David Suchet
  • Thomas Cromwell = Danny Webb
  • Thomas Boleyn = Benjamin Whitrow

 

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970); directed by Naomi Capon and John Glenister; BBC

Starring:

  • Henry VIII = Keith Michell
  • Catherine of Aragon = Annette Crosbie
  • Anne Boleyn = Dorothy Tutin
  • Jane Seymour = Anne Stallybrass
  • Anne of Cleves = Elvi Hale
  • Catherine Howard = Angela Pleasence
  • Catherine Parr = Rosalie Crutchley
  • Duke of Norfolk = Patrick Troughton
  • Cardinal Wolsey = John Baskcomb
  • Thomas Cromwell = Wolfe Morris

 

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969); directed by Charles Jarrot; Hal Wallis Productions

Starring: 

  • Anne Boleyn = Genevieve Bujold
  • Henry VIII = Richard Burton
  • Katharine of Aragon = Irene Papas
  • Cardinal Wolsey = Anthony Quayle
  • Mary Boleyn = Valerie Gearon
  • George Boleyn = Michael Johnson
  • Thomas Cromwell = John Colicos
  • Count Thomas Boleyn = Michael Hordern

 

A Man for All Seasons (1966); directed by Fred Zinnemann; Highland Films

Starring:

  • Sir Thomas More = Paul Scofield
  • Thomas Cromwell = Leo McKern
  • King Henry VIII = Robert Shaw
  • Cardinal Wolsey = Orson Welles
  • The Duke of Norfolk = Nigel Davenport
  • Alice More = Wendy Hiller
  • Margaret More = Susannah York

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