- Mark Addy
- Ass
- Mina Anwar
- Shamima / Angel
- Jane Horrocks
- Zoe / Shepherd 2
- Jason Hughes
- Warren Pipe / Joseph
- Dervla Kirwan
- Jaye Dackers / Angel Gabriel
- Josie Lawrence
- Debbie Bennett / Mary
- Ralf Little
- Clive Cattle / Star of Bethlehem
- Tony Marshall
- Wise Man 2
- Neil Morrissey
- Adrian Atherton / Wise Man 3
- Julia Sawalha
- Dawn / Wise Man 1
- Hywel Simons
- Errol Chiverton / Shepherd 1
- Frank Skinner
- Ian Rotherham / Herod
- John Thomson
- Christian Jerrums / Innkeeper
- Stephen Tompkinson
- Tim Moyle / Narrator
- Kerry Joy Stewart
- Innkeeper's Mother
- Lynn Hunter
- Mrs. Humphries
- Sean Carlsen
- Self
- Philip Bosworth
- (uncredited)
