Historical Consultants: N.A.M. Rodger, Lt. Com. A.C.F. David, RN

Scott Neal as Billy Budd
Scott trained with London’s famous Anna Scher Theatre and became a regular on the long-running British TV police drama series, The Bill. He also played leading roles in the movies Beautiful Thing and The Wonderland Experience.

Edward Woodward as Captain Vere
Edward is best-known in the U.S. as the star of the CBS series The Equalizer, where he received the Golden Globe Award as best actor. He also won an Emmy for Remembering World War II. His other American TV movies include Merlin and the Sword, Uncle Tom’s Cabin and A Christmas Carol. His many films include King David, Who Dares Wins, Callan, Breaker Morant and Young Winston. Edward has had a long and distinguished career in British theatre, and he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1978.

Paul Jones as John Claggart
Frontman with the ’60s pop group Manfred Mann, Paul moved into acting and starred in musicals such as Kiss Me Kate with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Guys and Dolls at London’s National Theatre, as well as several plays and his own TV series, Uncle Jack. His films include Privilege and The Committee.

John Woodvine as Lieutenant Ratcliffe
John has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre and worked extensively on British television. His many films include An American Werewolf in London, Wuthering Heights and Danny, Champion of the World.

Brian Greene as Dansker
Chicago-born Brian has been featured in films and such top-rated TV shows as Hill Street Blues, MASH,Remington Steele and Quincy. He has starred in musicals and plays in London’s West End and in Edinburgh, Scotland, but his favorite kind of work is radio drama.

Chris Emmett as Mr. Hockey
One of Britain’s leading voice artists, Chris has been a star of The News Huddlines on BBC Radio for 24 years, and he also appears regularly on other TV and radio shows. On stage, he has done everything from a Ben Jonson play dating from 1609 to Tom Stoppard’s Rough Crossing to Sugar Babies with Mickey Rooney at the Savoy Theatre in London.

Robert Young as Captain Graveling
Robert acted with Britain’s renowned Old Vic Theatre Company (appearing in the USA with Judi Dench) before moving into TV and film directing. His feature films include Fierce Creatures with John Cleese, and his BAFTA award-winning television credits include GBH with Robert Lindsay and Michael Palin, The Road to Santiago with Charlton Heston and Anthony Quinn, Jeeves and Wooster with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, and The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells for Hallmark.