List of The Crown characters explained

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.

Characters and cast

Main

The following characters have been credited as main cast in the opening credits.

CharacterAppearances / actors
Season 1
(2016)
Season 2
(2017)
Season 3
(2019)
Season 4
(2020)
Season 5
(2022)
Season 6
(2023)
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colspan="5" rowspan="2"
colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="1" rowspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" [1] colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" rowspan="2" colspan="3" rowspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="3"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4" rowspan="2"
colspan="4"
rowspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="3"
colspan="4"
rowspan="2" colspan="5"

Featured

The following cast members have been credited in the opening titles of up to two episodes in a season.

CharacterAppearances / 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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colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" rowspan="2" colspan="3" rowspan="2"
colspan="2"
colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
Derek Johnson colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="5"

Recurring

The following characters have appeared in two or more episodes within a season.

CharacterAppearances / actors
Season 1
(2016)
Season 2
(2017)
Season 3
(2019)
Season 4
(2020)
Season 5
(2022)
Season 6
(2023)
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colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
Margaret "Bobo" MacDonald colspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
Venetia Scott colspan="5"
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colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
Collins colspan="5"
colspan="4"
colspan="5"
Billy Wallace colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="2"
Bill Mattheson colspan="5"
Eileen Parker colspan="4"
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colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Meryn Lewis colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="2"
colspan="5"
colspan="4"
Camilla Fry colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Freddie Bishop colspan="4"
rowspan="2" rowspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Equerry colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2"
Winkie colspan="2" colspan="3"
Blinkie colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
Sydney Johnson colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="2"
colspan="2" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
Virginia Pitman colspan="3" colspan="2"
Carolyn Pride colspan="3" colspan="2"
Anne Bolton colspan="3" colspan="2"
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colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
Wendy Mitchell colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
Sarah Lindsay colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3"
colspan="3"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
Equerry colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4" colspan=”2”
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
Equerry colspan="4" colspan="2"
Andrew Gailey colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="5"
Kez Wingfield colspan="5"
colspan="4"
colspan="5"
Henri Paul colspan="5"
Philippe Dourneau colspan="5"
Thierry Rocher colspan="5"
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colspan="5"
Fergus Boyd colspan="5"
Ollie Chadwick-Healy colspan="5"
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colspan="5"
colspan="5"
Rupert Finch colspan="5"
Charlie Nelson colspan="5"
colspan="5"

Notable guests

The following cast members have appeared in a single episode within a season.

CharacterAppearances / actors
Season 1
(2016)
Season 2
(2017)
Season 3
(2019)
Season 4
(2020)
Season 5
(2022)
Season 6
(2023)
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colspan="5"
Mary colspan="5"
Thurman colspan="5"
Nancy Lewis colspan="5"
Tony Longdon colspan="5"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
Mary Charteris colspan="2" colspan="4"
colspan="5"
Professor Hogg colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="2" colspan="4"
Commander Vyner colspan="5"
Lady Doris colspan="5"
colspan="5"
Kathleen Sutherland colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="2" colspan="5"
Judy Montagu colspan="2" colspan="5"
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colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Helen King colspan="4"
Doctor Evans colspan="4"
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colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Humphrey colspan="4"
Gloria colspan="4"
George Allen colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Margaret Lambert colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
Fred Phillips colspan="2" colspan="3"
Gwen Edwards colspan="2" colspan="3"
John Armstrong colspan="2" colspan="3"
Chronos colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
Silvia Millward colspan="2" colspan="3"
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colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
Priest Michael colspan="2" colspan="3"
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colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="2" colspan="3"
colspan="3"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
Penelope Carter colspan="3" colspan="2"
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colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
Margaret Heagarty colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="3" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Monique Ritz colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
colspan="4" colspan="2"
Captain Fletcher colspan="4"
Mario Brenna colspan="5"
Duncan Muir colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
Lola Airdale-Cavendish-Kincaid colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"
colspan="5"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lacey, Robert. October 5, 2017. The Crown: The Inside History. London. Blink Publishing. 354. 9781911274988. 27 November 2019. 8 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808175328/https://www.blinkpublishing.co.uk/the-crown.html. dead.