David Wenham (Governor Arthur Phillip), Joseph Millson (Major Ross), Myanna Buring (Elizabeth Quinn), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Tommy Barrett), Russell Tovey (James Freeman), Ryan Corr (Private MacDonald), Adam Nagaitis (Private Buckley), Ewen Brenmer (Reverend Johnson), Genevieve O'Reilly (Mrs Johnson), Brooke Harman (Deborah), Orla Brady (Anne Meredith), Joanna Vanderham (Katherine McVitie).