Alex Kingston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Female

Birthday

1963-03-11 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Epsom, England, UK

Alex Kingston

Biography

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).

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • ER

    ER

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • The View

    The View

  • Grange Hill

    Grange Hill

  • Strictly Come Dancing

    Strictly Come Dancing

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • The Killer's Game

    The Killer's Game

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • The Chelsea Detective

    The Chelsea Detective

  • Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

  • Soldier Soldier

    Soldier Soldier

  • Alpha Dog

    Alpha Dog

  • Dodger

    Dodger

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Ghost Phone

    Ghost Phone

  • The Widow

    The Widow

  • Treason

    Treason

  • The Fall

    The Fall

  • Carrington

    Carrington

  • Essex Boys

    Essex Boys

  • Saint-Ex

    Saint-Ex

  • Deadpan

    Deadpan

  • Sweet Land

    Sweet Land

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

  • Crashing

    Crashing

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

    The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

  • Bukowski

    Bukowski

  • Croupier

    Croupier

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

  • Foreign Affairs

    Foreign Affairs

  • Douglas Is Cancelled

    Douglas Is Cancelled

  • Hannay

    Hannay

  • Marchlands

    Marchlands

  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

  • Henry's Leg

    Henry's Leg

  • The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

  • Lost in Austen

    Lost in Austen

  • A Pin for the Butterfly

    A Pin for the Butterfly

  • James and Lucia

    James and Lucia

  • Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

    Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

  • Happily Ever After

    Happily Ever After

  • The Science of Doctor Who

    The Science of Doctor Who

  • National Theatre Live: Macbeth

    National Theatre Live: Macbeth

  • Chasing Shadows

    Chasing Shadows

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

    Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

  • Dodger Special: Train

    Dodger Special: Train

  • Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

    Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

  • Like Crazy

    Like Crazy

  • The Women of Doctor Who

    The Women of Doctor Who

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

    The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

  • Secret Service

    Secret Service

  • Shoot the Messenger

    Shoot the Messenger

  • Weapons of Mass Distraction

    Weapons of Mass Distraction

  • The Read

    The Read

  • This Space Between Us

    This Space Between Us

  • Boudica

    Boudica

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • Doctor Who Monster Files

    Doctor Who Monster Files

  • Woman of the Wolf

    Woman of the Wolf

  • Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night

    Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night

  • The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who

    The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who

  • Sordid Things

    Sordid Things

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • Doctor Who: Rain Gods

    Doctor Who: Rain Gods

  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night

    Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • The Destinations of Doctor Who

    The Destinations of Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel

    Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel