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.
Character Appearances / actors Season 1(2016) Season 2(2017) Season 3(2019) Season 4(2020) Season 5(2022) Season 6(2023) Queen Elizabeth II colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="5" rowspan="2" Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Princess Margaret colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Queen Mary colspan="3" Anthony Eden colspan="2" colspan="4" Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Peter Townsend colspan="2" colspan="4" Louis Mountbatten colspan="2" colspan="2" King George VI colspan="4" Winston Churchill colspan="2" colspan="3" Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor colspan="1" rowspan="2" colspan="4" Wallis, Duchess of Windsor Harold Macmillan colspan="4" Antony Armstrong-Jones colspan="3" Harold Wilson colspan="2" colspan="3" Anne, Princess Royal colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="4" Charles, Prince of Wales colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="4" Diana, Princess of Wales colspan="3" colspan="2" Margaret Thatcher colspan="3" rowspan="2" colspan="3" rowspan="2" Denis Thatcher colspan="3" colspan="2" Camilla Parker Bowles colspan="2" colspan="2" John Major colspan="3" Penny Knatchbull colspan="4" Tony Blair colspan="4" Mohamed Al-Fayed colspan="4" rowspan="2" Dodi Fayed colspan="4" Prince William of Wales rowspan="2" colspan="3" Prince Harry of Wales colspan="3" colspan="4" Catherine Middleton rowspan="2" colspan="5"
Featured
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) Graham Sutherland colspan="5" Patricia Campbell colspan="4" Lord Altrincham colspan="4" Billy Graham colspan="4" John F. Kennedy colspan="4" Jacqueline Kennedy colspan="4" Kurt Hahn colspan="4" Lyndon B. Johnson colspan="2" colspan="3" Princess Alice of Battenberg colspan="3" Edward Millward colspan="2" colspan="3" Robin Woods colspan="2" colspan="3" Edward Heath colspan="2" rowspan="2" colspan="3" rowspan="2" Andrew Parker Bowles colspan="2" Roddy Llewellyn colspan="2" colspan="2" Michael Fagan colspan="3" colspan="2" Bob Hawke colspan="3" colspan="2" Derek Johnson colspan="3" colspan="2" Michael Shea colspan="3" colspan="2" Martin Bashir colspan="4" Carole Middleton colspan="5"
Recurring
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) Lord Salisbury colspan="2" colspan="4" Tommy Lascelles colspan="2" colspan="3" Martin Charteris colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Mike Parker colspan="2" colspan="4" Margaret "Bobo" MacDonald colspan="2" colspan="4" Duke of Norfolk colspan="3" Michael Adeane colspan="2" colspan="3" Doctor Weir colspan="2" colspan="4" Cecil Beaton colspan="2" colspan="4" Clementine Churchill colspan="5" Jock Colville colspan="5" Clement Attlee colspan="5" Venetia Scott colspan="5" Archbishop of Canterbury colspan="5" Harry Crookshank colspan="5" Lord Chamberlain colspan="5" Archbishop of York colspan="5" Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester colspan="2" colspan="3" Rab Butler colspan="2" colspan="4" Walter Monckton colspan="2" colspan="4" The Queen's Equerry colspan="2" colspan="4" Collins colspan="5" Clarissa Eden colspan="4" Bishop of Durham colspan="5" Billy Wallace colspan="4" Johnny Dalkeith colspan="4" Colin Tennant colspan="2" colspan="2" Bill Mattheson colspan="5" Eileen Parker colspan="4" Anthony Nutting colspan="4" Master of the Household colspan="4" Lady Mountbatten colspan="4" Conolly Abel Smith colspan="4" Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark colspan="4" Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark colspan="4" Meryn Lewis colspan="4" Dorothy Macmillan colspan="4" Elizabeth Cavendish colspan="4" Porchey colspan="2" colspan="5" Bob Boothby colspan="4" Camilla Fry colspan="4" Jeremy Fry colspan="4" Dudley Moore colspan="4" John Profumo colspan="4" Freddie Bishop colspan="4" Jim Orr rowspan="2" rowspan="2" colspan="4" Alec Douglas-Home colspan="4" Stephen Ward colspan="4" Equerry colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Winkie colspan="2" colspan="3" Blinkie colspan="2" colspan="3" Tony Benn colspan="2" colspan="3" Barbara Castle colspan="2" colspan="3" Richard Crossman colspan="2" colspan="3" Marcia Williams colspan="2" colspan="3" George Thomas colspan="2" colspan="3" George Thomson colspan="2" colspan="3" Sydney Johnson colspan="2" colspan="4" Prince Edward colspan="2" Prince Andrew colspan="2" colspan="2" Mark Thatcher colspan="3" colspan="2" Carol Thatcher colspan="3" colspan="2" Edward Adeane colspan="3" colspan="2" Virginia Pitman colspan="3" colspan="2" Carolyn Pride colspan="3" colspan="2" Anne Bolton colspan="3" colspan="2" Mark Phillips colspan="3" colspan="2" Bernard Ingham colspan="3" colspan="2" Sir Geoffrey Howe colspan="3" colspan="2" Jim Prior colspan="3" colspan="2" Lord Hailsham colspan="3" colspan="2" Lord Soames colspan="3" colspan="2" John Nott colspan="3" colspan="2" Willie Whitelaw colspan="3" colspan="2" Francis Pym colspan="3" colspan="2" Ruth, Lady Fermoy colspan="3" colspan="2" John Moore colspan="3" colspan="2" Wendy Mitchell colspan="3" colspan="2" Charles Powell colspan="3" colspan="2" Sir Shridath Ramphal colspan="3" colspan="2" Sarah Lindsay colspan="3" colspan="2" Sarah, Duchess of York colspan="3" Patrick Jephson colspan="3" Dickie Arbiter colspan="3" colspan="2" Equerry colspan="3" colspan="2" Norma Major colspan="4" Robert Fellowes colspan="4" colspan="2" Norton Knatchbull colspan="4" Nicholas Knatchbull colspan="4" Alexandra Knatchbull colspan="4" Richard Aylard colspan="4" Timothy Laurence colspan="4" colspan="2" Andrew Morton colspan="4" colspan=”2” Charles Spencer colspan="4" Hasnat Khan colspan="4" Steve Hewlett colspan="4" Heini Wathén colspan="4" colspan="2" Archbishop of Canterbury colspan="4" Equerry colspan="4" colspan="2" Andrew Gailey colspan="4" colspan="2" Mark Bolland colspan="4" colspan="2" Lord Chamberlain colspan="4" colspan="2" Cherie Blair colspan="4" Stephen Lamport colspan="5" Kez Wingfield colspan="5" Trevor Rees-Jones colspan="4" Robin Janvrin colspan="5" Henri Paul colspan="5" Philippe Dourneau colspan="5" Thierry Rocher colspan="5" Alastair Campbell colspan="5" Anji Hunter colspan="5" Fergus Boyd colspan="5" Olie Chadwyck-Healey colspan="5" Michael Middleton colspan="5" Pippa Middleton colspan="5" James Middleton colspan="5" Rupert Finch colspan="5" Charlie Nelson colspan="5" Richard Thompson colspan="5"
Notable guests
The following cast members have appeared in a single episode within a season.