The Cast *

Check out the entire cast list (in credits order), just click here

... or read about the main characters (below):

Christian - Satine - Toulouse - Zidler - Duke

Ewan McGregor (Christian)

In the movie: Christian is a writer who defies his father's wishes and moves to the Montmartre district in Paris. He meets a group of bohemians and is soon introduced to the Moulin Rouge, where he meets Satine and falls in love with her.

In real life...

Originally from: Scotland

Other movies he's been in: Star Wars Episode I and II, Eye of the Beholder, Blue Juice, Emma... he's been in approx. 30 movies alltogether.

Nicole Kidman (Satine)

In the movie: Satine is the Moulin Rouge's most popular can-can dancer/courtesan. She meets Christian and falls in love with him, but must hide her true feelings from the Duke, who owns the rights to her and wants to keep her as his own. The only way she feels that she can become a real actress is to cooperate with the Duke (who is very powerful) even though she doesn't love him.

In real life...

Originally from: Australia (but born in the U.S.A.)

Other movies she's been in: about 34 total, including Days of Thunder, Batman Forever, The Portrait of a Lady, Practical Magic, and Eyes Wide Shut.

John Leguizamo (Toulouse Lautrec)

In the movie: Plays the painter Toulouse- Lautrec. He first introduces Christian to the Moulin Rouge and Satine, and becomes a good friend of Christian's. In order to look like the deformed Toulouse- Lautrec, he had to wear special leg and arm braces that made his limbs look shorter while filming.

In real life...

Originally from: Columbia

Other movies he's been in: approx. 47, including Die Hard 2, Super Mario Bros., Romeo + Juliet, Dr. Doolittle (voice), and What's the Worst that Could Happen?.

Jim Broadbent (Zidler)

In the movie: Plays Zidler, the owner of the Moulin Rouge.

In real life...

Originally from: England

Other movies he's been in: approx. 47, including The Borrowers, Topsy- Turvy, and Bridget Jones's Diary.

Richard Roxburgh (Duke of Worcester)

In the movie: Plays the Duke, who is the wealthy and powerful man who invests in Christian's creation "Spectacular! Spectacular!" and gains the rights to Moulin Rouge and Satine in hopes that he will be able to have Satine to himself.

In real life....

Other movies he's been in: approx. 26.