Dev Patel
David Copperfield
Peter Capaldi
Mr. Micawber
Tilda Swinton
Betsey Trotwood
Gwendoline Christie
Jane Murdstone
Aneurin Barnard
Steerforth
Morfydd Clark
Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow
Benedict Wong
Mr. Wickfield
Paul Whitehouse
Daniel Peggotty
Nikki Amuka-Bird
Mrs. Steerforth
Bronagh Gallagher
Mrs. Micawber
Darren Boyd
Edward Murdstone
Anna Maxwell Martin
Mrs. Strong
Matthew Cottle
Mr. Spenlow
Jairaj Varsani
Young David
Ranveer Jaiswal
4-7-Year-Old David
Rosaleen Linehan
Mrs. Gummidge
Tuwaine Barrett
Referee Boy
Albie Atkinson
Mealy Potatoes
Faisal Dacosta
Mick Walker
Oengus MacNamara
Bootmaker
Neilesh Ambu
Middle Class Man (uncredited)
Joanne James
Milliner / Middle Class Widow Woman (uncredited)