- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Essex, England, UK
Alex Jennings
Alexander "Alex" Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor, who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. A three-time Olivier Award winner, he won for Too Clever by Half (1988), Peer Gynt (1996), and My Fair Lady (2003). He is the only performer to have won Olivier awards in the drama, musical and comedy categories. He played Prince Charles in the 2006 film The Queen. His other film appearances include The Wings of the Dove (1997), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Babel (2006) and The Lady in the Van (2015). He also played Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, in the critically acclaimed Netflix series The Crown.
Filmography
tvDirty Business
2026 · Sir James Bevsn
movieBallad of a Small Player
2025 · Adrian Lippett
movieThe Phoenician Scheme
2025 · Broadcloth
tvSuspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025 · Michael Mansfield KC
tvMobLand
2025 · Archie Hammond
tvThe Agency
2024 · Frank
movieBlitz
2024 · Victor Smythe
tvA Very Royal Scandal
2024 · Sir Edward Young
tvThe New Look
2024 · Raymond Dior
tvMr Bates vs The Post Office
2024 · James Arbuthnot
movieYour Christmas or Mine 2
2023 · Humphrey
movieYour Christmas or Mine?
2022 · Humphrey
movieThe Forgiven
2022 · Lord Swanthorne
tvThe Undeclared War
2022 · David Neal
movieOperation Mincemeat
2022 · John Masterman
tvThis Is Going to Hurt
2022 · Lockhart
movieMunich - The Edge of War
2021 · Sir Horace Wilson
tvSmall Axe
2020 · Judge Clarke
tvGold Digger
2019 · Ted Day
movieNational Theatre Live: Hansard
2019 · Robin Hesketh
tvA Very English Scandal
2018 · Peter Bessell
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
2017 · Self
tvThe Crown
2016 · David, Duke of Windsor
movieDenial
2016 · Sir Charles Gray
tvVictoria
2016 · King Leopold
movieChurchill's Secret
2016 · Anthony Eden
movieThe Lady in the Van
2015 · Alan Bennett
tvUnforgotten
2015 · Dr Tim Finch
tvWolf Hall
2015 · Stephen Gardiner
movieCastles in the Sky
2014 · Henry Tizard
movieNational Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013 · Henry Higgins
movieTrap for Cinderella
2013 · Chance
movieBelle
2013 · Lord Ashford
movieThe Lady Vanishes
2013 · Professor Hastings
movieDickens in London
2012 · Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
movieWe'll Take Manhattan
2012 · John Parsons
movieNational Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011 · Mikhail Bulgakov
tvSilk
2011 · Alan Cowdrey QC
movieNational Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010 · Henry / Benjamin Britten
movieOn Expenses
2010 · Andrew Walker
movieThe Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009 · Timothy Geithner
tvWhitechapel
2009 · Anderson
tvBeing Human
2009 · Griffin
movieThe 39 Steps
2008 · Captain Kell
movieThe Disappeared
2008 · Adrian Ballan
movieHancock & Joan
2008 · John Le Mesurier
tv10 Days to War
2008 · Vincent
tvFairy Tales
2008 · Roger Bateman
tvCranford
2007 · Reverend Hutton
tvThe Restaurant
2007
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvLewis
2007 · Rev. Conor Hawes
The Making of 'The Queen'
2007 · Self
tvThe State Within
2006 · James Sinclair
movieBabel
2006 · Ken Clifford
movieThe Queen
2006 · Prince Charles
movieRiot at the Rite
2005 · Sergei Diaghilev
movieA Very Social Secretary
2005 · Alastair Campbell
movieBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · Horatio
movieStrings
2004 · Utay
movieFive Children and It
2004 · Father
London
2004 · Stephen Spender
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Professor Blake
tvFoyle's War
2002 · Clive Ord-Smith
movieThe Four Feathers
2002 · Colonel Hamilton
tvSpooks
2002 · James Allan
tvWaking the Dead
2001 · James Andrews
Too Much Sun
2000 · Julian Edgbaston-Bowles
movieJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999 · The Butler
movieThe Hunley
1999 · Lt. Alexander
tvLiberty!
1997 · King George III
movieThe Wings of the Dove
1997 · Lord Mark
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1996 · Theseus / Oberon
movieHard Times
1994 · Bitzer
tvHard Times
1994 · Bitzer
movieDread Poets' Society
1992 · Byron
Ashenden
1991
tvAlfonso Bonzo
1990 · Alfonso Bonzo
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Dr. Roberts
movieWar Requiem
1989 · Blinded Soldier
tvThe Franchise Affair
1988 · Nevil Bennet
tvInspector Morse
1987 · Victor Preece
tvScreenPlay
1986 · Lord Byron
tvSmiley's People
1982 · PC Hall
The Siege
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