Alex Jennings

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-10 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Essex, England, UK

Alex Jennings

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • MobLand

    MobLand

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Victoria

    Victoria

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Unforgotten

    Unforgotten

  • The Agency: Central Intelligence

    The Agency: Central Intelligence

  • Ballad of a Small Player

    Ballad of a Small Player

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Babel

    Babel

  • War Requiem

    War Requiem

  • A Very English Scandal

    A Very English Scandal

  • Silk

    Silk

  • Small Axe

    Small Axe

  • The Disappeared

    The Disappeared

  • The New Look

    The New Look

  • Munich – The Edge of War

    Munich – The Edge of War

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • Cranford

    Cranford

  • Belle

    Belle

  • Operation Mincemeat

    Operation Mincemeat

  • The Hunley

    The Hunley

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

  • Whitechapel

    Whitechapel

  • Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

  • Five Children and It

    Five Children and It

  • This Is Going to Hurt

    This Is Going to Hurt

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • Gold Digger

    Gold Digger

  • Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

    Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

  • The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

  • A Very Royal Scandal

    A Very Royal Scandal

  • Your Christmas or Mine?

    Your Christmas or Mine?

  • Liberty!

    Liberty!

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • Blitz

    Blitz

  • The Wings of the Dove

    The Wings of the Dove

  • The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

    The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

  • The Undeclared War

    The Undeclared War

  • The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes

  • The 39 Steps

    The 39 Steps

  • Castles in the Sky

    Castles in the Sky

  • The State Within

    The State Within

  • The Forgiven

    The Forgiven

  • Your Christmas or Mine 2

    Your Christmas or Mine 2

  • Mr Bates vs The Post Office

    Mr Bates vs The Post Office

  • 10 Days to War

    10 Days to War

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

  • Trap for Cinderella

    Trap for Cinderella

  • A Very Social Secretary

    A Very Social Secretary

  • We'll Take Manhattan

    We'll Take Manhattan

  • National Theatre Live: Hansard

    National Theatre Live: Hansard

  • Il était une fois... « The Queen »

    Il était une fois... « The Queen »

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • The Making of 'The Queen'

    The Making of 'The Queen'

  • Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

  • Denial

    Denial

  • Fairy Tales

    Fairy Tales

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • National Theatre Live: Collaborators

    National Theatre Live: Collaborators

  • London

    London

  • Dickens in London

    Dickens in London

  • Too Much Sun

    Too Much Sun

  • Riot at the Rite

    Riot at the Rite

  • Dread Poets' Society

    Dread Poets' Society

  • The Restaurant

    The Restaurant

  • The Franchise Affair

    The Franchise Affair

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

    National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

  • On Expenses

    On Expenses