"Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him."
Timothy Spall
as JMW Turner
Dorothy Atkinson
as Hannah Danby
Marion Bailey
as Sophia Booth
Paul Jesson
as William Turner Snr
Lesley Manville
as Mary Somerville
Martin Savage
as Benjamin Robert Haydon
Ruth Sheen
as Sarah Danby
David Horovitch
as Dr Price
Karl Johnson
as Mr. Booth
Peter Wight
as Joseph Gillot
Joshua McGuire
as John Ruskin
Stuart McQuarrie
as Ruskin's Father
Sylvestra Le Touzel
as Ruskin's Mother
Leo Bill
as JE Mayall
Kate O'Flynn
as Prostitute
Sinead Matthews
as Queen Victoria
Karina Fernandez
as Miss Coggins
Richard Bremmer
as George Jones
Mark Stanley
as Clarkson Stanfield
Jamie Thomas King
as David Roberts
Tom Wlaschiha
as Prince Albert
Patrick Godfrey
as Lord Egremont
Niall Buggy
as John Carew
Fred Pearson
as Sir William Beechey
Tom Edden
as CR Leslie
Clive Francis
as Sir Martin Archer Shee
Robert Portal
as Sir Charles Eastlake
James Fleet
as John Constable
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Henry William Pickersgill
Simon Chandler
as Sir Augustus Wall Callcott
Edward de Souza
as Thomas Stothard
Oliver Maltman
as Theatre Actor
Sam Kelly
Sandy Foster
as Evelina
Amy Dawson
as Georgiana
Alice Bailey Johnson
as Young Lady Singer
Alice Orr-Ewing
as Second Young Lady
Veronica Roberts
as Lady Stuckley
Richard Dixon
as Mr Manners
Michael Keane
as Clergyman
James Norton
as Clarinettist
David Ryall
as Footman
Nicola Sloane
as Brothel Keeper
Eleanor Yates
as Ruskin's Wife
Fenella Woolgar
as Lady Eastlake
Richard Cordery
as Dinner Guest
James Dryden
as Cornelius
Marcello Magni
as Colourman
Mark Wingett
as Mariner
Ruby Bentall
as Unhappy Couple
Lee Ingleby
Pearl Chanda
Ned Derrington
Phil Elstob
Peter Hannah
Francesca Zoutewelle
Billy Holland
as Boy Actor
Michael Culkin
as Gentleman Critic
Vincent Franklin
Nicholas Woodeson
Elizabeth Berrington
as Lady Critics
Eileen Davies
Bob Goody
as Gallery Visitor
Terrence Hardiman
Theresa Watson
Judi Scott
as Neighbour
Angela Curran
Amanda Lawrence
as Hannah's Friend
Judith Amsenga
as Dutch Lady
Helen Cooper
Stuart Matthews
as Market Trader (uncredited)
Nicholas Jones
as Sir John Soane
Robert J. Fraser
as Art Student (uncredited)
Jacqueline Durran
Costume Design
Mike Leigh
Director
Georgina Lowe
Producer
Zoe Kettel
Makeup Artist
Sarah McBryde
Production Manager
Marco Anton Restivo
Assistant Art Director
Robert Ireland
Sound Designer
Robert Farr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lesa Warrener
Daniel Taylor
Art Direction
Nina Gold
Casting
Jon Gregory
Editor
Lee Herrick
Supervising Sound Editor
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Conrad Tuffin
Greensman
David Crossman
Costume Supervisor
Stella Atkinson
Set Costumer
Andy Long
Gaffer
Peter Robertson
Steadicam Operator
Simon Mein
Still Photographer
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Suzie Davies
Production Design
Tim Lanning
George Zwier
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lee Sheward
Stunt Coordinator
Andrew Glen
Music Editor
Connan McStay
Digital Intermediate
Lucy Bristow
Camera Operator
Paul Driver
Visual Effects Producer
Kevin Day
Standby Property Master
Props
Ben Shepherd
Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
Writer
Tim Fraser
Sound Recordist
Michel Saint-Jean
Co-Producer
Danielle Brandon
Line Producer
Christine Blundell
Makeup Designer
Hair Designer
Gail Egan
Jaqueline Riding
Researcher
Malte Grunert
Gary Yershon
Original Music Composer
Norman Merry
Dick Pope
Director of Photography
Paul Carter
Property Master
Chris Allies
Title Designer