 | Matt Smith als Christopher Isherwood |
 | Imogen Poots als Jean Ross |
 | Lindsay Duncan als Kathleen Isherwood |
 | Perry Milward als Richard Isherwood |
 | Toby Jones als Gerald Hamilton |
 | Pip Carter als W. H. Auden |
 | Alexander Dreymon als Caspar |
| Faolan Morgan als Pieps |
 | Issy van Randwyck als Frl. Thurau |
 | Clare Louise Connolly als Frl. Schmidt |
 | Maggie Hayes als Frl. Mayr |
 | Iddo Goldberg als Wilfrid Landauer |
 | Will Kemp als Bobby Gilbert |
 | Douglas Booth als Heinz Neddermayer |
 | Gertrude Thoma als Fr. Neddermayer |
 | Tom Wlaschiha als Gerhardt Neddermayer |
 | Stuart Graham als Passport Officer |
| Alana Kerr als Tarty Girl (uncredited) |
| Owen Dickey als Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Tony Finnegan als Salesman (uncredited) |
| David Lloyd als German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Hugh McLaughlin als German Soldier (uncredited) |
| Kevin Elyot | Writer |
| Geoffrey Sax | Director |
| Celia Duval | Producer |
| Christopher Isherwood | Book |
| Michele Buck | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Elyot | Executive Producer |
| Rebecca Keane | Executive Producer |
| Eleanor Moran | Executive Producer |
| Damien Timmer | Executive Producer |
| Kieran McGuigan | Director of Photography |
| Susie Parriss | Casting |
| Paul Knight | Editor |
| Dominik Scherrer | Original Music Composer |
| Don Bachardy | Creative Consultant |
| Jon Williams | Head of Production |
| Barry Keil | First Assistant Director |
| Adam Philpott | Second Assistant Director |
| Samantha Ross | Third Assistant Director |
| San Davey | Script Supervisor |
| Maree Gecks | Production Manager |
| Sheila Price | Production Accountant |
| Clair Hanson | Assistant Accountant |
| Joe Condren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Catherine Geary | Location Manager |
| Christopher Myers | Assistant Location Manager |
| Damien Glenholmes | Unit Manager |
| Rory Moles | Focus Puller |
| Andy Gardner | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Ruth Woodside | Clapper Loader |
| Dáire Mac An tSaoir | Camera Trainee |
| Pat Garrett | Grip |
| Sean Savage | Camera Operator |
| Carlo McDonnell | Gaffer |
| Seamus Lynch | Electrician |
| Ger O'Hagan | Electrician |
| Simon Kerr | Sound Engineer |
| Terry McDonald | Boom Operator |
| Gillian Devenney | Art Direction |
| Sara Hayward | Standby Art Director |
| Sophie Phillips | Set Decoration |
| Chris Cull | Property Master |
| Sarah Touaibi | Costume Supervisor |
| Donna Hughes | Costume Assistant |
| Stephen O'Rawe | Costume Assistant |
| Heather Long | Costume Assistant |
| Sevlene Roddy | Hair Supervisor |
| Sevlene Roddy | Makeup Supervisor |
| Laura Pollock | Makeup & Hair |
| Dan Coles | Colorist |
| Siôn Penny | Online Editor |
| Ben Norrington | Dialogue Editor |
| Jack Gillies | Sound Effects Editor |
| Richard Davey | Sound Mixer |
| Chris Treble | Sound Mixer |
| Tim Kilgour | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Gareth Parry | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Terry Davies | Music Director |
| Ronan Hill | Sound Recordist |
| Pamela Smyth | Makeup Designer |
| Pamela Smyth | Hair Designer |
| Lorna Marie Mugan | Costume Designer |
| Susie Parriss | Casting Director |
| Suzie Davies | Production Design |
