Cast

• Russell Crowe — Maximus Decimus Meridius
• Joaquin Phoenix — Commodus
• Connie Nielsen — Lucilla
• Oliver Reed — Proximo
• Richard Harris — Marcus Aurelius
• Derek Jacobi — Senator Gracchus:
• Djimon Hounsou — Juba
• David Schofield — Senator Falco
• Tomas Arana — General Quintus
• Spencer Treat Clark — Lucius Verus
• David Hemmings — Cassius
• Tommy Flanagan — Cicero
• Ralf Moeller — Hagen
• John Shrapnel — Senator Gaius
• Tony Curran — Assassin #1
• Omid Djalili — Slave Trader
• David Bailie — Engineer
• John Quinn — Valerius
• Al Hunter Ashton — Rome Trainer #1
• Michael Mellinger — Trainer 2
• Adam Levy — Officer 1
• Gilly Gilchrist — Officer 2
• David Nicholls — Giant Man
• Sven-Ole Thorsen — Tigris of Gaul
• Giorgio Cantarini — Maximus' Son
• Nicholas McGaughey — Praetorian Officer
• Mark Lewis — Assassin #2
• Allan Corduner — Trainer 1
• João Costa Menezes — Roman Soldier (uncredited)