Click on an actor for more information Russell Crowe .................... Maximus Joaquin Phoenix ................. Commodus Connie Nielsen ................... Lucilla Oliver Reed ......................... Proximo Richard Harris .................... Marcus Aurelius Derek Jacobi ....................... Gracchus Djimon Hounsou ................ Juba David Schofield .................. Falco John Shrapnel ..................... Gaius Tomas Arana ...................... Quintus Ralph Moeller ..................... Hagen Spencer Treat Clark ............ Lucius David Hemmings (I) ........... Cassius Tommy Flanagan (I) ........... Cicero Sven-Ole Thorsen .............. Tigris Omid Djalili .......................... Slave Trader Nicholas McGaughey ........ Praetorian Officer Chris Kell .............................. Scribe Tony Curran ........................ Assasin #1 Mark Lewis (V) .................... Assasin #2 John Quinn .......................... Valerius Alun Raglan ......................... Praetorian Guard #1 David Bailie .......................... Engineer Chick Allen ........................... German Leader David Nicholls (II) ............... Giant Man Al Ashton ............................. Rome Trainer #1 Billy Dowd ............................ Narrator Ray Calleja ............................ Lucius' Attendant Gianina Facio ........................ Maximus' Wife Giorgio Cantarini .................. Maximus' Son Thanks to the Internet Movie Database