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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • MobLand

    MobLand

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Victoria

    Victoria

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • Unforgotten

    Unforgotten

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Agency: Central Intelligence

    The Agency: Central Intelligence

  • Babel

    Babel

  • The Disappeared

    The Disappeared

  • Belle

    Belle

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • The New Look

    The New Look

  • Your Christmas or Mine?

    Your Christmas or Mine?

  • Silk

    Silk

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • This Is Going to Hurt

    This Is Going to Hurt

  • The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes

  • National Theatre Live: Collaborators

    National Theatre Live: Collaborators

  • Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

  • We'll Take Manhattan

    We'll Take Manhattan

  • Cranford

    Cranford

  • Ballad of a Small Player

    Ballad of a Small Player

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • The Undeclared War

    The Undeclared War

  • Whitechapel

    Whitechapel

  • A Very Royal Scandal

    A Very Royal Scandal

  • Mr Bates vs The Post Office

    Mr Bates vs The Post Office

  • Small Axe

    Small Axe

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • Blitz

    Blitz

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

  • The State Within

    The State Within

  • 10 Days to War

    10 Days to War

  • Operation Mincemeat

    Operation Mincemeat

  • Liberty!

    Liberty!

  • Five Children and It

    Five Children and It

  • Fairy Tales

    Fairy Tales

  • A Very English Scandal

    A Very English Scandal

  • Denial

    Denial

  • Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

    Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

  • The Forgiven

    The Forgiven

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • The Wings of the Dove

    The Wings of the Dove

  • Gold Digger

    Gold Digger

  • Munich – The Edge of War

    Munich – The Edge of War

  • The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

  • London

    London

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

  • Too Much Sun

    Too Much Sun

  • The Restaurant

    The Restaurant

  • The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

    The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • The Hunley

    The Hunley

  • The Franchise Affair

    The Franchise Affair

  • Your Christmas or Mine 2

    Your Christmas or Mine 2

  • Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

  • War Requiem

    War Requiem

  • Dread Poets' Society

    Dread Poets' Society

  • The 39 Steps

    The 39 Steps

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Castles in the Sky

    Castles in the Sky

  • National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

    National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

  • Dickens in London

    Dickens in London

  • Trap for Cinderella

    Trap for Cinderella

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • The Making of 'The Queen'

    The Making of 'The Queen'

  • Riot at the Rite

    Riot at the Rite

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • A Very Social Secretary

    A Very Social Secretary

  • National Theatre Live: Hansard

    National Theatre Live: Hansard

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

    Il était une fois... « The Queen »

  • On Expenses

    On Expenses