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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • MobLand

    MobLand

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Phoenician Scheme

    The Phoenician Scheme

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • Victoria

    Victoria

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Unforgotten

    Unforgotten

  • The Agency: Central Intelligence

    The Agency: Central Intelligence

  • The New Look

    The New Look

  • Wolf Hall

    Wolf Hall

  • Being Human

    Being Human

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

  • Blitz

    Blitz

  • Ballad of a Small Player

    Ballad of a Small Player

  • Munich – The Edge of War

    Munich – The Edge of War

  • Babel

    Babel

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

  • Silk

    Silk

  • War Requiem

    War Requiem

  • Whitechapel

    Whitechapel

  • Cranford

    Cranford

  • Operation Mincemeat

    Operation Mincemeat

  • This Is Going to Hurt

    This Is Going to Hurt

  • The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes

  • National Theatre Live: Hansard

    National Theatre Live: Hansard

  • Small Axe

    Small Axe

  • The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • Dickens in London

    Dickens in London

  • Belle

    Belle

  • Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

    Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

  • The Wings of the Dove

    The Wings of the Dove

  • The Undeclared War

    The Undeclared War

  • Trap for Cinderella

    Trap for Cinderella

  • Castles in the Sky

    Castles in the Sky

  • Five Children and It

    Five Children and It

  • A Very English Scandal

    A Very English Scandal

  • The 39 Steps

    The 39 Steps

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • A Very Royal Scandal

    A Very Royal Scandal

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

    Il était une fois... « The Queen »

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Gold Digger

    Gold Digger

  • Liberty!

    Liberty!

  • The Hunley

    The Hunley

  • The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

    The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

  • Your Christmas or Mine?

    Your Christmas or Mine?

  • Hancock & Joan

    Hancock & Joan

  • A Very Social Secretary

    A Very Social Secretary

  • Mr Bates vs The Post Office

    Mr Bates vs The Post Office

  • The Disappeared

    The Disappeared

  • The Making of 'The Queen'

    The Making of 'The Queen'

  • Fairy Tales

    Fairy Tales

  • Churchill's Secret

    Churchill's Secret

  • The State Within

    The State Within

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • We'll Take Manhattan

    We'll Take Manhattan

  • The Forgiven

    The Forgiven

  • 10 Days to War

    10 Days to War

  • Your Christmas or Mine 2

    Your Christmas or Mine 2

  • Hard Times

    Hard Times

  • Too Much Sun

    Too Much Sun

  • London

    London

  • Denial

    Denial

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • National Theatre Live: Collaborators

    National Theatre Live: Collaborators

  • The Franchise Affair

    The Franchise Affair

  • Riot at the Rite

    Riot at the Rite

  • The Restaurant

    The Restaurant

  • National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

    National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

  • Dread Poets' Society

    Dread Poets' Society

  • On Expenses

    On Expenses