Cast and Crew of The Dig

Cast of
The Dig

About The Dig

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

Full Cast of The Dig

Carey Mulligan
plays Edith Pretty

Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty

Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received numerous accolades, including a Brit...

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Ralph Fiennes
plays Basil Brown

Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown

Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born December 22, 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. ...

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Lily James
plays Peggy Piggott

Johnny Flynn
plays Rory Lomax

Ben Chaplin
plays Stuart Piggott

Ben Chaplin as Stuart Piggott

Chaplin was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the son of Cynthia, a teacher, and Peter Greenwood CBE, a civil engi...

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Ken Stott
plays Charles Phillips

Archie Barnes
plays Robert Pretty

Monica Dolan
plays May Brown

Monica Dolan as May Brown

Monica Dolan is a BAFTA and Olivier Award winning actor whose work spans television, film and stage. Monica was born ...

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Eamon Farren
plays John Brailsford

Eamon Farren as John Brailsford

Eamon Farren is an Australian actor. After appearing as the lead in Jennifer Lynch's psychological thriller Chained (...

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Paul Ready
plays James Reid Moir

Peter McDonald
plays Guy Maynard

Peter McDonald as Guy Maynard

Peter McDonald (born 28 January 1972 in Dublin) is an Irish stage and screen actor. He grew up in Mount Merrion in So...

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Stephen Worrall
plays Ferryman

Danny Webb
plays John Grateley

Danny Webb as John Grateley

Danny Webb is a British stage, film and television actor.

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Robert Wilfort
plays Billy Lyons

James Dryden
plays George Spooner

Joe Hurst
plays John Jacobs

Christopher Godwin
plays Dr Parry

Ellie Piercy
plays Mrs Lyons

Bronwyn James
plays Ellen Mckenzie

Des Kaliszewski
plays Barge Skipper

Jonah Rzeskiewicz
plays London Man

Jack Bennett
plays Air Raid Warden

John Macmillan
plays Dr Rothman

John Macmillan as Dr Rothman

John Macmillan is known for House of the Dragon (2022), The Nevers (2021) and King Lear (2018).

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Arsher Ali
plays William Grimes

Arsher Ali as William Grimes

Arsher Ali was born on April 9, 1984 in Nottingham, England. He is an actor, known for The Ritual (2017), Line of Dut...

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Amelia Stephenson
plays Amelia

Crew of The Dig

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