--- title: "The Personal History of David Copperfield: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield" cast: 39 crew: 89 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019): cast and crew 39 cast and 89 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Dev Patel](https://film.one/person/dev-patel.md) as David Copperfield - [Peter Capaldi](https://film.one/person/peter-capaldi.md) as Mr. Micawber - [Ben Whishaw](https://film.one/person/ben-whishaw.md) as Uriah Heep - [Tilda Swinton](https://film.one/person/tilda-swinton.md) as Betsey Trotwood - [Gwendoline Christie](https://film.one/person/gwendoline-christie.md) as Jane Murdstone - [Hugh Laurie](https://film.one/person/hugh-laurie.md) as Mr. Dick - [Anthony Welsh](https://film.one/person/anthony-welsh.md) as Ham - [Aneurin Barnard](https://film.one/person/aneurin-barnard.md) as Steerforth - [Divian Ladwa](https://film.one/person/divian-ladwa.md) as Dr. Chillip - [Rosalind Eleazar](https://film.one/person/rosalind-eleazar.md) as Agnes - [Morfydd Clark](https://film.one/person/morfydd-clark.md) as Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow - [Benedict Wong](https://film.one/person/benedict-wong.md) as Mr. Wickfield - [Paul Whitehouse](https://film.one/person/paul-whitehouse.md) as Daniel Peggotty - [Daisy May Cooper](https://film.one/person/daisy-may-cooper.md) as Peggotty - [Daniel Fearn](https://film.one/person/daniel-fearn.md) as Pawnbroker - [Sophie McShera](https://film.one/person/sophie-mcshera.md) as Mrs. Crupp - [Nikki Amuka-Bird](https://film.one/person/nikki-amuka-bird.md) as Mrs. Steerforth - [Bronagh Gallagher](https://film.one/person/bronagh-gallagher.md) as Mrs. Micawber - Ruby Bentall as Janet - [Darren Boyd](https://film.one/person/darren-boyd.md) as Edward Murdstone - [Anna Maxwell Martin](https://film.one/person/anna-maxwell-martin.md) as Mrs. Strong - Matthew Cottle as Mr. Spenlow - [Peter Singh](https://film.one/person/peter-singh.md) as Tungay - [Lynn Hunter](https://film.one/person/lynn-hunter.md) as Mrs. Heep - Jairaj Varsani as Young David - Ranveer Jaiswal as 4-7-Year-Old David - [Rosaleen Linehan](https://film.one/person/rosaleen-linehan.md) as Mrs. Gummidge - [Victor McGuire](https://film.one/person/victor-mcguire.md) as Creakle - [Paul Sharma](https://film.one/person/phaldut-sharma.md) as Butcher - [Tuwaine Barrett](https://film.one/person/tuwaine-barrett.md) as Referee Boy - [Aimee Kelly](https://film.one/person/aimee-kelly.md) as Emily - Albie Atkinson as Mealy Potatoes - Faisal Dacosta as Mick Walker - [Fisayo Akinade](https://film.one/person/fisayo-akinade.md) as Markham - Glen Davies as Coalman - Nigel Betts as Creditor - [Oengus MacNamara](https://film.one/person/oengus-macnamara.md) as Bootmaker - Neilesh Ambu as Middle Class Man (uncredited) - Joanne James as Milliner / Middle Class Widow Woman (uncredited) ## Directing - [Nige Watson](https://film.one/person/nige-watson.md): First Assistant Director - Nikki Molloy: Second Assistant Director - Andrew Heard: Third Assistant Director - Daisy Baldry: Crowd Assistant Director - [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md): Director - Angelica Pressello: Script Supervisor ## Writing - [Simon Blackwell](https://film.one/person/simon-blackwell.md): Screenplay - Charles Dickens: Novel - [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md): Screenplay ## Production - Glen Basner: Executive Producer - Celia Duval: Co-Producer - Christos V. Konstantakopoulos: Executive Producer - Ollie Madden: Executive Producer - Daniel Battsek: Executive Producer - [Simon Blackwell](https://film.one/person/simon-blackwell.md): Executive Producer - Harriet Lawrence: Location Manager - Sarah Turner: Production Secretary - Robert Platt-Higgins: Post Production Coordinator - Simone Tomasi: Assistant Production Coordinator - Dorothee Freytag: Production Coordinator - [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md): Producer - [Kevin Loader](https://film.one/person/kevin-loader.md): Producer - Monique Mussell: Production Manager - Sarah Crowe: Casting - [Ben Browning](https://film.one/person/ben-browning.md): Executive Producer ## Camera - Freddie FitzHerbert: Camera Trainee - Ben Brown: First Assistant "A" Camera - Chris Wilkinson: Drone Pilot - Jennie Paddon: First Assistant "B" Camera - Iain Mackay: "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator - Fran Weston: First Assistant "B" Camera - Alex Finlayson: Second Assistant "A" Camera - Cenay Said: Second Assistant "B" Camera - Harry Bennett-Snewin: Digital Imaging Technician - Jody Knight: Key Grip - Simon Thorpe: Grip - [Zac Nicholson](https://film.one/person/zac-nicholson.md): Director of Photography ## Editing - Adam Glasman: Digital Intermediate Colorist - [Peter Lambert](https://film.one/person/peter-lambert.md): Editor - [Robin Peters](https://film.one/person/robin-peters.md): Additional Editor - Pani Scott: First Assistant Editor - Ian Cunningham: First Assistant Editor - [Mick Audsley](https://film.one/person/mick-audsley.md): Editor ## Sound and music - Zoe Freed: Foley Artist - Jemma Riley-Tolch: Foley Mixer - Peter Burgis: Foley Artist - Lilly Blazewicz: Foley Editor - Steve Little: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Ihor Kaniuk: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Paul Cotterell: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Danny Hambrook: Production Sound Mixer - Paul Carter: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Howard Bevan: Boom Operator - Chris Devlin: Boom Operator - [Christopher Willis](https://film.one/person/christopher-willis.md): Original Music Composer ## Art - Thomas Goodwin: Art Direction - Polly Stevens: Art Direction - Nick Dent: Supervising Art Director - Douglas Ingram: Storyboard Artist - Todd Ellis: Standby Art Director - Violet Elliot: Assistant Set Decoration - Sonia Kasparian: Assistant Art Director - Shalina Bhamra: Art Department Assistant - [Cristina Casali](https://film.one/person/cristina-casali.md): Production Design - Charlotte Dirickx: Set Decoration - Dominique Law: Art Direction ## Costume and make-up - Helen Cannon: Makeup Artist, Hairstylist - Andrea Cracknell: Hairstylist, Makeup Artist - Emma Romans: Makeup Artist - Anna Lubbock: Makeup Artist - Amie Wilson: Makeup Artist, Hairstylist - Giorgio Galliero: Makeup Artist - Hayley Young: Makeup Artist - Laura Odette Phipps: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Julie Atkins: Makeup Artist - Karen Hartley-Thomas: Hair Designer, Makeup Designer - [Suzie Harman](https://film.one/person/suzie-harman.md): Costume Design - [Robert Worley](https://film.one/person/robert-worley.md): Costume Design ## Visual effects - Ingo Putze: Visual Effects Supervisor - Sebastian Barker: Visual Effects Supervisor - Vikram Chadha: Visual Effects Producer ## Crew - Louise Seymour: Post Production Supervisor - Liam Carey: Stunts - Tony van Silva: Stunts - Paul Kennington: Stunt Coordinator - Jordan Brooks: Drone Operator - Daz Parker: Stunts - Felix Leech: Stunts - Jonty Green: Stunts --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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