Absolute Beginners - Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Actor

Patsy Kensit

Suzette
Actor

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Actor

David Bowie

Vendice Partners
Actor

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad
Actor

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum
Actor

Eve Ferret

Big Jill
Actor

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool
Actor

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard
Actor

Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite
Actor

Steven Berkoff

The Fanatic
Actor

Sade

Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Actor

Edward Tudor-Pole

Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Actor

Bruce Payne

Flikker
Actor

Alan Freeman

Call-Me-Cobber
Actor

Anita Morris

Dido Lament
Actor

Paul Rhys

Dean Swift
Actor

Julian Firth

The Misery Kid
Actor

Lionel Blair

Harry Charms
Actor

Gary Beadle

Johnny Wonder
Actor

Robbie Coltrane

Mario
Actor

Jess Conrad

Cappuccino Man
Actor

Ronald Fraser

Amberley Drove
Actor

Slim Gaillard

Party Singer
Actor

Irene Handl

Mrs Larkin
Actor

Peter-Hugo Daly

Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Actor

Johnny Shannon

Saltzman
Actor

Sylvia Syms

Cynthia Eve
Actor

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen
Actor

Colin Jeavons

Pamphleteer
Actor

Zoot Money

Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Actor

Sandie Shaw

Baby Boom's Mother
Actor

Bruno Tonioli

Maltese Lodger
Actor

Chua Kah Joo

Dancer
Actor

Eric Sykes

Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Actor