Hornblower Cast Then and Now | Classic ITV Drama (1998-2003)

Hornblower was one of British television’s most acclaimed period dramas, adapting C. S. Forester’s naval novels for ITV. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the series followed the early career of Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower, earning praise for its historical detail, naval action and ensemble performances.

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Main Cast
• Ioan Gruffudd – Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
• Robert Lindsay – Captain Sir Edward Pellew
• Jamie Bamber – Midshipman Archie Kennedy
• Paul McGann – Lieutenant Bush

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Supporting Cast
• Dorian Healy – Midshipman Jack Simpson
• Robert Bathurst – Lieutenant Eccleston
• Duncan Bell – Midshipman Clayton
• Paul Copley – Matthews
• Sean Gilder – Styles
• Simon Sherlock – Oldroyd
• Chris Barnes – Finch
• Richard Lumsden – Midshipman Hether
• Frank Boyce – Midshipman Cleveland
• Simon Markey – Dr. Hepplewhite
• Ian McNeice – Tapling
• Andrew Tiernan – Bunting
• Jonathan Coy – Lieutenant Bracegirdle
• Rupert Holliday-Evans – Steward
• Simon Slater – Commander Morris

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Guest and Recurring Cast
• Michael Byrne – Captain Keene
• Vincent Grass – Captain Forget
• Denis Lawson – Captain “Dreadnought” Foster
• Ian McElhinney – Captain Hammond
• Frank Rozelaar-Green – Spanish Captain
• Jonathan Aris – Clerkly Officer
• Cherie Lunghi – Duchess of Wharfedale
• Christopher Fulford – M’Man Hunter
• Ronald Pickup – Don Massaredo
• John Woodvine – Sir Hew Dalrymple
• Jean-Yves Berteloot – Etienne de Vergasse
• Antony Sher – Colonel Moncoutant
• Samuel West – Major Lord Edrington
• John Shrapnel – General Charette
• Peter Vaughan – Admiral Lord Hood
• Estelle Skornik – Mariette
• David Warner – Captain James Sawyer
• Nicholas Jones – Lieutenant Buckland
• Philip Glenister – Gunner Hobbs
• David Rintoul – Dr. Clive
• Terence Corrigan – Midshipman Wellard
• Paul Brightwell – Sergeant Whiting
• John Castle – Captain Collins
• Hugh Quarshie – Francois Lefanu
• Greg Wise – Major Côtard
• Lorcan Cranitch – Wolfe
• Tony Haygarth – Master Prowse
• Julia Sawalha – Maria Mason
• Barbara Flynn – Mrs. Mason
• Christian Coulson – Midshipman Jack Hammond
• Ron Cook – Steward James Doughty
• Jonathan Forbes – Orrock
• Jim McManus – Pawnbroker
• Jim Carter – Etheridge
• Camilla Power – Betsy
• Timothy Deenihan – Maguire

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