Philippe Caubère

as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière / La Mort

Marie-Françoise Audollent

as La Forest / La servante

Frédéric Ladonne

as Molière enfant

Jean Dasté

as Le grand-père de Molière

Roger Planchon

as Colbert

Daniel Mesguich

as Monsieur, frère du Roi

Albert Delpy

as Boileau

Odile Cointepas

as La mère de Molière

Joséphine Derenne

as Madeleine Béjart

Brigitte Catillon

as Armande Béjart

Julien Maurel

as L'ami de Molière

Philippe Cointepas

as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Armand Delcampe

as Jean Poquelin, le père de Molière

Mathieu Rongier

as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Alexandre Ferran

as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Jean-Claude Penchenat

as Louis XIV

Thomas Félix-Françoise

as Un camarade de Jean-Baptiste

Maurice Chevit

as Le curé de l'école

Sania Ballerini

as Nicolas, frère de Jean-Baptiste

Arnault Thébault

as Jean , frère de Jean-Baptiste

Sigoléne Bonnaud

as Madeleine, petite sœur de Jean-Baptiste

Mario Gonzales

as Scaramouche / Jean-Baptiste Lully

Guy-Claude François

as L'homme-oiseau

Jean Brard

as Le maître-tapissier

Patrick Floersheim

as Le curé

Jonathan Sutton

as La Grange