Cast
Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane, an eccentric and earnest New York City constable infatuated with the idea of applying modern science and deduction to solve crimes. Depp described his character as "a very delicate, fragile person who was maybe a little too in touch with his feminine side, like a frightened little girl." Tim Burton elaborated that although the character of Ichabod has been changed from the original story, "there was a certain spirit of this sort of prissy, wimpy guy. He lives in his head but then he's forced to open up and become physical, not because he wants to but because he has to."
Dominic Preece was Depp's stunt double as Ichabod.
Sam Fior plays 7-year-old Ichabod.
Christina Ricci as Katrina Anne Van Tassel, the strong‑willed and romantic daughter of the most affluent family in Sleepy Hollow, who becomes Ichabod's love interest. Ricci described her character as a "sort of like a fairy tale, a princess-y character, very one-sided, no emotional depth."
Miranda Richardson as Lady Mary Van Tassel (née Sarah Archer), Baltus' manipulative second wife and Katrina's stepmother, who turns out to be the one controlling the Hessian.
Richardson also portrays the Crone (Mary Archer), Lady Van Tassel's witch sister living in the Western Woods.
Tessa Allen-Ridge and Cassandra Farndale play Lady Van Tassel and the Crone in their childhood, respectively.
Michael Gambon as Baltus Van Tassel, Katrina's father, Lady Van Tassel's husband, and Sleepy Hollow's richest resident.
Casper Van Dien as Brom Van Brunt, Katrina's suitor who competes with Ichabod for her affections.
Jeffrey Jones as Reverend Steenwyck, the austere and corrupt town pastor.
Christopher Lee as the Burgomaster, a New York City police official who sends Ichabod to investigate the murders in Sleepy Hollow.
Richard Griffiths as Samuel Philipse, the drunken town magistrate.
Ian McDiarmid as Thomas Lancaster, the town doctor and surgeon.
Michael Gough as James Hardenbrook, the wizened and cowardly town notary.
Christopher Walken as the Hessian Horseman, a brutal and sadistic Hessian mercenary sent to America during the American Revolutionary War who loses his head during battle.
Rob Inch and Ray Park were Walken's stunt doubles as the Headless Horseman.
Marc Pickering as Young Masbath, an orphaned 10-year-old boy who becomes Ichabod's assistant after his father is killed by the Hessian.
Lisa Marie as Lady Crane, Ichabod's late mother who was tortured to death when he was a child. She appears in the flashbacks/nightmares that haunt Ichabod during his investigation.
Steven Waddington as Killian, the father of a young family who aids Ichabod before becoming one of the Hessian's victims.
Additionally, Claire Skinner plays Elizabeth "Beth" Killian, the town midwife. Alun Armstrong plays the High Constable. Mark Spalding plays Jonathan Masbath, Young Masbath's father and Van Garrets' servant who becomes one of the Hessian's victims. Jessica Oyelowo plays Sarah, the Van Tassels' servant. Tony Maudsley plays Van Ripper. Peter Guinness plays Lord Crane, Ichabod's grim and tyrannical parson father, who murdered his wife when their son was a child. Sean Stephens plays Thomas Killian. Other roles include Michael Feast as Spotty Man, Jamie Foreman as Thuggish Constable, Philip Martin Brown as a Constable, and an uncredited Martin Landau as Peter Van Garrett, Sleepy Hollow's chief citizen until his death at the hands of the Headless Horseman.
