![]() This is thought to explore his relationship with the Queen following the death of Diana just four months later. In September 2021, Staunton recorded a short message from the set of The Crown to announce that filming had commenced and to say how much she was looking forward to building on the success of Foy and Colman, whose portraits in the role of Queen Elizabeth II sat on a table behind her.ĭoctor Foster and The Sisteractor Bertie Carvel will play Prime Minister Tony Blair in season 5 of The Crown.Īfter becoming Leader of the Opposition in 1994, Blair was elected to No.10 in May 1997 following a landslide victory for the Labour Party touting his New Labour brand. Many fans will recognise her from playing Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films, along with roles in Pride, Return to Cranford, The Girl, Flesh and Blood, A Confession and the Downton Abbey film. The Irish-English actress received critical acclaim for her role in the period drama film Vera Drake, winning the Bafta for Best Actress, along with an Oscar nomination. I am genuinely honoured to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be taking The Crown to its conclusion.” "As an actor it was a joy to see how both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman brought something special and unique to Peter Morgan’s scripts. She confessed: “I have loved watching The Crown from the very start. In a statement, Staunton said she was "honoured" to be joining the show. She will become the third actress to have worn the crown in the series - the role of the young Queen was played by Claire Foy in seasons 1 and 2. Imelda Staunton takes over the role of Queen Elizabeth II from Olivia Colman for The Crown seasons 5 and 6. Victor McGuire (Goodnight Sweetheart, Coronation Street) - Plays the 'amateur radio operator' who gets the audio recordings of Prince Charles and Camilla talking intimately.Richard Cordery (About Time, Judy, Marcella) - Plays Duke Hussey, the Chairman of the board at the BBC.Nicholas Gleaves (The Rising, Coronation Street) - Plays BBC director general John Birt.Michael Jibson (Quiz, The Essex Serpent) - Plays Panorama editor Steve Hewlett.Prasanna Puwanarajah (10 Percent, Doctor Foster) - Plays Martin Bashir.Andrew Steele (Free Rein, Outlander) plays royal biographer, Andrew Morton.Ben Warwick (Emmedale) - Plays BBC broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby.James Bond actor Timothy Dalton - Plays Peter Townsend, the man Princess Margaret once hoped to marry.Oliver James (Motherland, Trying) - Plays James Colthurst, a friend of Princess Diana's who acted as a middleman between the princess and Andrew Morton, the author of her biography.Natascha McElhone (Designated Survivor, The Trueman Show) - Plays Penny Knatchbull, now the Countess Mountbatten of Burma, a friend of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth.Andrew Havill (Downton Abbey) - Play the Queen's private secretary Robert Fellowes.Salim Dau (Oslo) - Plays Dodi's father Mohammed Al-Fayed.Khalid Abdalla (Moon Knight) - Plays Princess Diana's partner Dodi Fayed.Humayun Saeed - Plays Princess Diana's love interest Dr Hasnat Khan.Sam Woolf - Plays Queen's youngest child, Prince Edward.Emma Laird Craig - Plays Prince Andrew's wife, Sarah Ferguson.James Murray ( McDonald & Dodds) - Plays Prince Andrew.Claudia Harrison (The IT Crowd) - Plays the Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne.Timothee Sambor / Senan West - Play young Prince William.Marcia Warren (Jam & Jerusalem) - Plays Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.Anatoly Kotenev (As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me) - Plays Boris Yeltsin.Lydia Leonard (10 Percent, Flesh and Blood) - Plays Cherie Blair.Bertie Carvel (Doctor Foster)- Plays Tony Blair.Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) - Plays John Major.Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, Rushmore) - Plays Camilla Parker Bowles.Dominic West (The Wire) - Plays Prince Charles.Elizabeth Debecki (Tenet, Widows) - Plays Princess Diana.Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes, Tomorrow Never Dies) - Plays Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.Lesley Manville (Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Mum) - Plays Princess Margaret.Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake, Harry Potter) - Plays Queen Elizabeth II.
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