- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1963
- Place of Birth
- Epsom, England, UK
Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama ER (1997–2004) and her title role in the ITV miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996), which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress. Kingston's later credits include the recurring role of River Song in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2008–2015), Mrs. Bennet in the ITV period-drama fantasy Lost in Austen (2008), Dinah Lance in The CW's superhero fiction drama series Arrow (2013–2016), and Sarah Bishop in A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022).
Filmography
tvSecret Service
2026 · Rose Trewen
movieThe Killer's Game
2024 · Sharon Rabinowitz
tvDouglas Is Cancelled
2024 · Sheila
tvTreason
2022 · Audrey Gratz
movieDodger Special: Train
2022 · Lucifer
movieThe Fall
2022 · Dr. Greta Portius
tvThe Read
2022 · Narrator
tvThe Chelsea Detective
2022 · US Ambassador Emily Morgan
tvDodger
2022 · Lucifer
movieDeadpan
2019 · Tamara
tvThe Widow
2019 · Judith Gray
tvA Discovery of Witches
2018 · Sarah Bishop
tvGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016 · Naomi Shropshire
tvShoot the Messenger
2016 · Mary Foster
movieHappily Ever After
2016 · Ria
movieDoctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015 · River Song
tvPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 · Vlurgen (voice)
tvChasing Shadows
2014 · Ruth Hattersley
movieDoctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014 · River Song (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
movieDoctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013 · Narrator
movieGhost Phone
2013 · Sheila
movieDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 · Self
movieDoctor Who: Rain Gods
2013 · River Song
movieDoctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013 · River Song (archive footage)
movieNational Theatre Live: Macbeth
2013 · Lady Macbeth
tvDoctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
2013 · River Song (archive footage)
movieDoctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
2012 · River Song
movieDoctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
2012 · River Song
tvArrow
2012 · Dinah Lance
movieThe Destinations of Doctor Who
2012 · River Song (archive footage)
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
movieThe Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
2012 · River Song (archive footage)
The Women of Doctor Who
movieThe Women of Doctor Who
2012 · River Song (archive footage)
The Science of Doctor Who
movieThe Science of Doctor Who
2012 · River Song (archive footage)
movieLike Crazy
2011 · Jackie Gardner
movieDoctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
2011 · River Song
tvMarchlands
2011 · Helen Maynard
tvUpstairs Downstairs
2010 · Dr Blanche Mottershead
tvBlue Bloods
2010 · Commander Sloane Thompson
tvBen Hur
2010 · Ruth
tvFlashForward
2009 · Fiona Banks
tvHope Springs
2009 · Ellie Lagden
movieSordid Things
2009 · Eve Manchester
tvLost in Austen
2008 · Mrs Bennet
tvDoctor Who Monster Files
2008 · River Song
tvPrivate Practice
2007 · Dr. Marla Thomkins
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieCrashing
2007 · Diane Freed
movieAlpha Dog
2006 · Tiffany Hartunian
movieThe Poseidon Adventure
2005 · Suzanne Harrison
movieSweet Land
2005 · Brownie
tvDoctor Who
2005 · River Song, River Song / Professor River Song
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
tvStrictly Come Dancing
2004 · Self - Contestant
movieBoudica
2003 · Boudica
tvNCIS
2003 · Miranda Pennebaker
tvWithout a Trace
2002 · Lucy Costin
tvV Graham Norton
2002 · Self
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Patricia Alwick
movieEssex Boys
2000 · Lisa Locke
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Miranda Pond
tvLoose Women
1999 · Self
movieThis Space Between Us
1999 · Peternelle
movieCroupier
1998 · Jani De Villiers
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieWeapons of Mass Distraction
1997 · Verity Graham
tvThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996 · Moll Flanders
movieSaint-Ex
1996 · Chic Party Guest
movieThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996 · Moll Flanders
movieThe Infiltrator
1995 · Anna
movieCarrington
1995 · Frances Partridge
movieA Pin for the Butterfly
1995 · Mrs. Solomon
tvCrocodile Shoes
1994 · Caroline Carrison
tvER
1994 · Elizabeth Corday
tvThe Knock
1994 · Katherine Roberts
movieWoman of the Wolf
1994 · The Woman
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
movieForeign Affairs
1993 · Actress
tvSoldier Soldier
1991 · Ursula Kröhling
movieWanted: Marjory and Oliver
1990
movieThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Adele
movieThese Foolish Things
1989 · Daniella
tvThe Play on One
1988 · Daniella
tvHannay
1988
tvA Killing on the Exchange
1987 · Ellen
Henry's Leg
tvHenry's Leg
1986 · Noreen
tvThe Bill
1984
movieThe Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
tvGrange Hill
1978 · Jill Harcourt
James and Lucia
movieJames and Lucia
— · Harriet Weaver