| The Ghost | Male | sovereign/king, supernatural being (fairy, sylph, etc.), father | |
| Hamlet | Male | prince/princess, son, nephew/niece | |
| Gertrude | Female | queen, mother | |
| Claudius | Male | sovereign/king, uncle/aunt, antagonist | |
| Ophelia | Female | daughter, sister | |
| Laertes | Male | brother, son | |
| Polonius | Male | Official, father | |
| Horatio | Male | friend | |
| Reynaldo | Male | servant | |
| Voltemand | Male | Courtier | |
| Cornelius | Male | Courtier | |
| Rosencrantz | Male | Courtier | |
| Guildenstern | Male | Courtier | |
| Osric | Male | Courtier | |
| Francisco | Male | military | |
| Barnardo | Male | military | |
| Marcellus | Male | military | |
| Fortinbras | Male | prince/princess | |
| A Lord | Male | Courtier | |
| Prologue | Male | artist/dancer/performer/musician | |
| Player King | Male | artist/dancer/performer/musician | |
| Player Queen | Female | artist/dancer/performer/musician | |
| Lucianus | Male | artist/dancer/performer/musician | |
| Doctor of Divinity | Male | ecclesiastical | |
| Gravedigger | Male | labourer | |
| Gravedigger's companion | Male | labourer | |
| A Captain in Fortinbras’s army | Male | military | |
| Ambassadors to Denmark from England [1] | Male | Official | |
| Ambassadors to Denmark from England [2] | Male | Official | |
| A Gentleman | Male | Messenger | |
| Two Messengers [1] | Male | Messenger | |
| Two Messengers [2] | Male | | |
| Sailor | Male | Maritime/naval | |
| Lords | Male | extras, Courtier | |
| Ladies | Female | extras, Courtier | |
| Attendants, Lords, Guards, Musicians, Laertes’s Followers, Soldiers, Officers | Male | | |
