2007 release, the colorful score by composer Trevor Morris, which received an Emmy Award for its striking theme. The Tudors is the epic new Showtime Original Series that reveals the scandalous untold story of Henry VIII, the beloved tyrant whose reign was marked by treachery, betrayal and intrigue. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is Henry VIII as never seen before. The cast also features Sam Neill as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Jeremy Northam as Sir Thomas More, Gabrielle Anwar as Princess Margaret, Callum Blue as Knivert, Henry Cavill as Charles Brandon, Henry Czerny as Norfolk, Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Queen Katherine, Nick Dunning as Boleyn, and James Frain as Thomas Cromwell.