| Abbie Cornish | Fanny Brawne |
| Ben Whishaw | John Keats |
| Paul Schneider | Mr. Brown |
| Kerry Fox | Mrs. Brawne |
| Edie Martin | Toots |
| Thomas Brodie Sangster | Samuel |
| Claudie Blakley | Maria Dilke |
| Gerard Monaco | Charles Dilke |
| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | Abigail |
During the final years of his short life, poet John Keats shares an extraordinary romance with Fanny Brawne .