Cast. 1  Derek Jacobi as Chorus. 2  Kenneth Branagh as Henry V, King of England. 3  Simon Shepherd as Duke of Gloucester, brother to the King. 4  James Larkin as Duke of Bedford, brother to the King. 5  Brian Blessed as Duke of Exeter, uncle to the King. 6  Charles Kay as the Archbishop of Canterbury. 7  Alec McCowen as the Bishop of Ely.