The Crown is a historical drama web television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. It grew out of Morgan's film The Queen (2006) and his stage play The Audience (2013).
The following is a list of characters and respective cast members who appeared on the television series. The majority of the cast has changed every two seasons to better portray the characters as they age.
The following characters have been credited as main cast in the opening credits.
| Character | Appearances / actors | |||||
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| Season 1 (2016) | Season 2 (2017) | Season 3 (2019) | Season 4 (2020) | Season 5 (2022) | Season 6 (2023) | |
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The following cast members have been credited in the opening titles of up to two episodes in a season.
| Character | Appearances / actors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 (2016) | Season 2 (2017) | Season 3 (2019) | Season 4 (2020) | Season 5 (2022) | Season 6 (2023) | |
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| Patricia Campbell | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Derek Johnson | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
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The following characters have appeared in two or more episodes within a season.
| Character | Appearances / actors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 (2016) | Season 2 (2017) | Season 3 (2019) | Season 4 (2020) | Season 5 (2022) | Season 6 (2023) | |
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| Margaret "Bobo" MacDonald | colspan="2" | colspan="4" | ||||
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| Venetia Scott | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Collins | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Billy Wallace | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Bill Mattheson | colspan="5" | |||||
| Eileen Parker | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Meryn Lewis | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Camilla Fry | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Freddie Bishop | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Equerry | colspan="2" | colspan="2" | colspan="2" | |||
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| Winkie | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
| Blinkie | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
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| Sydney Johnson | colspan="2" | |||||
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| Virginia Pitman | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
| Carolyn Pride | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
| Anne Bolton | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
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| Wendy Mitchell | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
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| Sarah Lindsay | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
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| Equerry | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
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| Equerry | colspan="4" | colspan="2" | ||||
| Andrew Gailey | colspan="4" | colspan="2" | ||||
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| Kez Wingfield | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Henri Paul | colspan="5" | |||||
| Philippe Dourneau | colspan="5" | |||||
| Thierry Rocher | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Fergus Boyd | colspan="5" | |||||
| Ollie Chadwick-Healy | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Rupert Finch | colspan="5" | |||||
| Charlie Nelson | colspan="5" | |||||
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The following cast members have appeared in a single episode within a season.
| Character | Appearances / actors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 (2016) | Season 2 (2017) | Season 3 (2019) | Season 4 (2020) | Season 5 (2022) | Season 6 (2023) | |
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| Mary | colspan="5" | |||||
| Thurman | colspan="5" | |||||
| Nancy Lewis | colspan="5" | |||||
| Tony Longdon | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Mary Charteris | colspan="2" | colspan="4" | ||||
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| Professor Hogg | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Commander Vyner | colspan="5" | |||||
| Lady Doris | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Kathleen Sutherland | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Judy Montagu | colspan="2" | colspan="5" | ||||
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| Helen King | colspan="4" | |||||
| Doctor Evans | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Humphrey | colspan="4" | |||||
| Gloria | colspan="4" | |||||
| George Allen | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Margaret Lambert | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Fred Phillips | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
| Gwen Edwards | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
| John Armstrong | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
| Chronos | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
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| Silvia Millward | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
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| Priest Michael | colspan="2" | colspan="3" | ||||
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| Penelope Carter | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
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| Margaret Heagarty | colspan="3" | colspan="2" | ||||
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| Monique Ritz | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo | colspan="4" | |||||
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| Captain Fletcher | colspan="4" | |||||
| Mario Brenna | colspan="5" | |||||
| Duncan Muir | colspan="5" | |||||
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| Lola Airdale-Cavendish-Kincaid | colspan="5" | |||||
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