Hamnet

Hamnet (2025)

Drama, Romance, History

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Cast Age Comparison

Actor Character Actor Age Char Age Conf Diff Source/Hints
Jessie Buckley Agnes 35 40 C4 -5 Wikipedia: Anne Hathaway (Agnes) born 1556. Film depicts events around Hamnet's death in 1596. • Britannica confirms Anne Hathaway was 8 years older than William Shakespeare (born 1564).
Paul Mescal Will 29 32 C4 -3 Wikipedia: William Shakespeare born April 1564, baptized April 26, 1564. • Folger Shakespeare Library confirms Shakespeare's birth and death dates (1564-1616).
Emily Watson Mary 58 56-59 C2 0 Wikipedia: Mary Shakespeare (née Arden) born c. 1537, possibly as late as 1540. Died September 1608. • Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Mary Arden's birth year estimated 1537-1540.
Joe Alwyn Bartholomew 34 40-44 C2 -8 WikiTree: Bartholomew Hathaway born c. 1554, died October 1624. • Shakespeare Birthplace Trust mentions Bartholomew as Anne Hathaway's brother, no precise birth year.
Jacobi Jupe Hamnet 12 11 C4 +1 Wikipedia: Hamnet Shakespeare baptized February 2, 1585, buried August 11, 1596. • Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Hamnet died at age 11 in August 1596.