Geoffrey Rush
Hans Hubermann
Sophie Nélisse
Liesel Meminger
Emily Watson
Rosa Hubermann
Ben Schnetzer
Max Vandenburg
Heike Makatsch
Liesel's mother
Roger Allam
Narrator / Death (voice)
Rainer Bock
Bürgermeister Hermann
Gotthard Lange
Grave Digger
Kirsten Block
Frau Heinrich
Julian Lehmann
Liesel's Brother
Ludger Bökelmann
Football Urchin
Paul Schaefer
Football Urchin
Nozomi Linus Kaisar
Fat Faced Goalie
Oliver Stokowski
Alex Steiner
Robert Beyer
Jewish Accountant
Hildegard Schroedter
Frau Becker
Levin Liam
Franz Deutscher
Sandra Nedeleff
Max's Mother
Rafael Gareisen
Walter, Nazi Soldier
Carl Heinz Choynski
Jürgen the Groundsman
Sebastian Hülk
Gestapo Agent
Matthias Matschke
Wolfgang
Beata Lehmann
Woman with Champagne
Joachim Paul Assböck
Officer
Martin Ontrop
Herr Lehmann
Jan Andres
Fellow Conscript
Stephanie Stremler
Post Woman
Carina Wiese
Barbara Steiner