| Jonathan Pryce | Delatombe |
| Richard Ridings | Bunst |
| Peter Stormare | Cavaldi |
| Matt Damon | Wilhelm Grimm |
| Monica Bellucci | Mirror Queen |
| Heath Ledger | Jacob Grimm |
| Mackenzie Crook | Hidlick |
| Petr Ratimec | Young Will |
| Barbora Lukesová | Mother Grimm (as Barbara Lukêsova) |
| Anna Rust | Sister Grimm |
| Jeremy Robson | Young Jacob |
| Radim Kalvoda | Gendarme |
| Martin Hofmann | Gendarme |
| Josef Pepa Nos | German War Veteran |
| Harry Gilliam | Stable Boy |
| Miroslav Táborský | Old Miller |
| Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Mayor |
| Marika Sarah Procházková | Miller's Daughter |
| Alena Jakobova | Red Hooded Girl |
| Rudolf Pellar | Watchman |
| Dana Dohnalova | Twin Sister |
| Petra Dohnalova | Twin Sister |
| Hanus Bor | Twins' Father |
| Ota Filip | Tavern Owner |
| Audrey Hamm | Traveler |
| Annika Murjahn | Traveler (as Annike Murjahn) |
| Lukás Bech | Barman |
| Karel Kohlicek | Bald French Soldier |
| Julian Bleach | Letorc |
| Bruce MacEwen | Dax (as Bruce McEwan) |
| Martin Kavan | Delatombe's Valet |
| Eva Reitererova | Serving Wench |
| Denisa Vokurkova | Greta |
| Martin Svetlik | Hans |
| Jan Unger | Gregor |
| Laura Greenwood | Sasha |
| Frantisek Velecký | Old Crone |
| Jakub Zindulka | Minister |
| Milan Gargula | Contemptuous Villager |
| Drahomira Fialkova | Grandmother |
| Ludek Elias | Grizzled elder |
| Jana Radojcicová | Angry Woman |
| Lena Headey | Angelika |
| Tomás Hanák | Woodsman |
| Denisa Malinovska | Young Angelika |
| Josef Vajnar | Bishop |
| Petr Vrsek | The King |
| Bara Rudlova | Angelika's Sister |
| Andrea Milackova | Angelika's Sister |
| Andrea Sochurkova | Angelika's Sister |
| Daniela Kubickova | Angelika's Sister |
| Veronika Loulova | Elsie |
| Vera Uzelacová | Elsie's Mother (as Viera Uzelacova) |
| Simona Vcalová | Elsie's Mother |
| Julie Venhauerova | Goose girl |
| Deborah Hyde | Corpse Queen |
| Václav Chalupa | Aide De Camp |
| Jiri Krejcir | Fat Soldier |
| Kamila Bruderova | Dumpy Farm Girl |
| Tomas Liska | Best Man (uncredited) |
