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

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • Arrow

    Arrow

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • ER

    ER

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • The View

    The View

  • Grange Hill

    Grange Hill

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Strictly Come Dancing

    Strictly Come Dancing

  • A Discovery of Witches

    A Discovery of Witches

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Soldier Soldier

    Soldier Soldier

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • The Killer's Game

    The Killer's Game

  • The Chelsea Detective

    The Chelsea Detective

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

  • Treason

    Treason

  • Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

    Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

  • Like Crazy

    Like Crazy

  • The Widow

    The Widow

  • Chasing Shadows

    Chasing Shadows

  • National Theatre Live: Macbeth

    National Theatre Live: Macbeth

  • Carrington

    Carrington

  • Saint-Ex

    Saint-Ex

  • Alpha Dog

    Alpha Dog

  • A Pin for the Butterfly

    A Pin for the Butterfly

  • Ben Hur

    Ben Hur

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

  • Weapons of Mass Distraction

    Weapons of Mass Distraction

  • Happily Ever After

    Happily Ever After

  • Hannay

    Hannay

  • Bukowski

    Bukowski

  • Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

    Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

  • Essex Boys

    Essex Boys

  • Ghost Phone

    Ghost Phone

  • Sweet Land

    Sweet Land

  • The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

  • Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

    Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

  • Douglas Is Cancelled

    Douglas Is Cancelled

  • Lost in Austen

    Lost in Austen

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

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

  • The Fall

    The Fall

  • Croupier

    Croupier

  • This Space Between Us

    This Space Between Us

  • Dodger

    Dodger

  • Crocodile Shoes

    Crocodile Shoes

  • Sordid Things

    Sordid Things

  • Crashing

    Crashing

  • Secret Service

    Secret Service

  • James and Lucia

    James and Lucia

  • The Women of Doctor Who

    The Women of Doctor Who

  • Woman of the Wolf

    Woman of the Wolf

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • Marchlands

    Marchlands

  • The Science of Doctor Who

    The Science of Doctor Who

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

    The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

  • Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

    Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

    The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

  • Dodger Special: Train

    Dodger Special: Train

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • The Read

    The Read

  • Shoot the Messenger

    Shoot the Messenger

  • Foreign Affairs

    Foreign Affairs

  • Hope Springs

    Hope Springs

  • Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

    Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

  • Doctor Who Monster Files

    Doctor Who Monster Files

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things

  • Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel

    Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel

  • Henry's Leg

    Henry's Leg

  • Boudica

    Boudica

  • Doctor Who: Rain Gods

    Doctor Who: Rain Gods

  • 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

  • Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night

    Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night

  • Deadpan

    Deadpan

  • The Destinations of Doctor Who

    The Destinations of Doctor Who