 | Ioan Gruffudd als Horatio Hornblower |
 | Robert Lindsay als Sir Edward Pellew |
 | Denis Lawson als Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster |
 | Ian McNeice als Tapling |
 | Andrew Tiernan als Bunting |
 | Jonathan Coy als Lieutenant Bracegirdle |
 | Ian McElhinney als Captain Hammond |
 | Paul Copley als Mathews |
 | Chris Barnes als Finch |
 | Sean Gilder als Styles |
 | Simon Sherlock als Oldroyd |
| Colin MacLachlan als Master Bowles |
 | Frank Boyce als Midshipman Cleveland |
 | Jonathan Aris als Clerkly Officer |
 | Rupert Holliday-Evans als Steward |
| Peter Corey als HM Consul Duras |
| Simon Slater als Commander Morris |
 | Frank Rozelaar-Green als Spanish Captain |
| Andrew Grieve | Director |
| Mike Cullen | Screenplay |
| C. S. Forester | Novel |
| Andrew Benson | Producer |
| Neve Cunningham | Camera Operator |
| Keith Palmer | Editor |
| Delia Fine | Executive Producer |
| Vernon Lawrence | Executive Producer |
| Peter Richardson | Line Producer |
| Andrew Mollo | Production Design |
| Mike Joyce | Art Direction |
| Christian Huband | Set Decoration |
| John Mollo | Costume Design |
| Kevin Alexander | Makeup & Hair |
| Christine Allsopp | Hair Department Head |
| Christine Allsopp | Makeup Department Head |
| Veyatie MacLeod | Makeup & Hair |
| Lorraine Goodman | Production Supervisor |
| Andrew Wood | Production Manager |
| Valentina Plugaru | Assistant Director |
| Brian Henry | Property Master |
| Oleg Botin | Stunts |
| Paul Donachie | First Assistant Camera |
| Matthew Tucker | Assistant Editor |
| Amanda Lean | Screenplay |
| Pauline Granby | Production Accountant |
| Adele Steward | Production Coordinator |
