Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Known for
Acting
Born
May 10, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Essex, England, UK

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

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Filmography

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The Siege

The Siege

TV · 1 ep

2026
Dirty Business poster

Dirty Business

TV · as Sir James Bevsn · 3 eps

2025
The Phoenician Scheme poster

The Phoenician Scheme

Movie · as Broadcloth

2025
Ballad of a Small Player poster

Ballad of a Small Player

Movie · as Adrian Lippett

2025
MobLand poster

MobLand

TV · as Archie Hammond · 3 eps

2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes poster

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

TV · as Michael Mansfield QC · 1 ep

2024
Blitz poster

Blitz

Movie · as Victor Smythe

2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office poster

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

TV · as James Arbuthnot · 4 eps

2024
A Very Royal Scandal poster

A Very Royal Scandal

TV · as Sir Edward Young · 3 eps

2024
The New Look poster

The New Look

TV · as Raymond Dior · 2 eps

2024
The Agency poster

The Agency

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

2023
Your Christmas or Mine 2 poster

Your Christmas or Mine 2

Movie · as Humphrey

2022
The Forgiven poster

The Forgiven

Movie · as Lord Swanthorne

2022
Operation Mincemeat poster

Operation Mincemeat

Movie · as John Masterman

2022
Your Christmas or Mine? poster

Your Christmas or Mine?

Movie · as Humphrey

2022
The Undeclared War poster

The Undeclared War

TV · as David Neal · 6 eps

2022
This Is Going to Hurt poster

This Is Going to Hurt

TV · as Lockhart · 7 eps

2021
Munich - The Edge of War poster

Munich - The Edge of War

Movie · as Sir Horace Wilson

2020
Small Axe poster

Small Axe

TV · as Judge Clarke · 1 ep

2019
National Theatre Live: Hansard poster

National Theatre Live: Hansard

Movie · as Robin Hesketh

2019
Gold Digger poster

Gold Digger

TV · as Ted Day · 6 eps

2018
A Very English Scandal poster

A Very English Scandal

TV · as Peter Bessell · 3 eps

2017
Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Movie · as Self

2016
Churchill's Secret poster

Churchill's Secret

Movie · as Anthony Eden

2016
Denial poster

Denial

Movie · as Sir Charles Gray

2016
Victoria poster

Victoria

TV · as King Leopold · 9 eps

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as David, Duke of Windsor · 7 eps

2015
The Lady in the Van poster

The Lady in the Van

Movie · as Alan Bennett

2015
Unforgotten poster

Unforgotten

TV · as Dr Tim Finch · 1 ep

2015
Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall

TV · as Stephen Gardiner · 3 eps

2014
Castles in the Sky poster

Castles in the Sky

Movie · as Henry Tizard

2013
The Lady Vanishes poster

The Lady Vanishes

Movie · as Professor Hastings

2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage poster

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Movie · as Henry Higgins

2013
Belle poster

Belle

Movie · as Lord Ashford

2013
Trap for Cinderella poster

Trap for Cinderella

Movie · as Chance

2012
Dickens in London poster

Dickens in London

Movie · as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)

2012
We'll Take Manhattan poster

We'll Take Manhattan

Movie · as John Parsons

2011
National Theatre Live: Collaborators poster

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

Movie · as Mikhail Bulgakov

2011
Silk poster

Silk

TV · as Alan Cowdrey QC · 13 eps

2010
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art poster

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

Movie · as Henry / Benjamin Britten

2010
On Expenses poster

On Expenses

Movie · as Andrew Walker

2009
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers poster

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

Movie · as Timothy Geithner

2009
Whitechapel poster

Whitechapel

TV · as Anderson · 18 eps

2009
Being Human poster

Being Human

TV · as Griffin · 1 ep

2009
Return to Cranford

Return to Cranford

TV · as Reverend Hutton · 2 eps

2008
The Disappeared poster

The Disappeared

Movie · as Adrian Ballan

2008
The 39 Steps poster

The 39 Steps

Movie · as Captain Kell

2008
Hancock & Joan poster

Hancock & Joan

Movie · as John Le Mesurier

2008
10 Days to War poster

10 Days to War

TV · as Vincent · 1 ep

2008
Fairy Tales poster

Fairy Tales

TV · as Roger Bateman · 1 ep

2007
The Making of 'The Queen'

The Making of 'The Queen'

Movie · as Self

2007
Cranford poster

Cranford

TV · as Reverend Hutton · 7 eps

2007
The Restaurant poster

The Restaurant

TV · 38 eps

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Rev. Conor Hawes · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The Queen poster

The Queen

Movie · as Prince Charles

2006
Babel poster

Babel

Movie · as Ken Clifford

2006
The State Within poster

The State Within

TV · as James Sinclair · 6 eps

2005
Riot at the Rite poster

Riot at the Rite

Movie · as Sergei Diaghilev

2005
A Very Social Secretary poster

A Very Social Secretary

Movie · as Alastair Campbell

2004
Five Children and It poster

Five Children and It

Movie · as Father

2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Movie · as Horatio

2004
Strings poster

Strings

Movie · as Utay

2004
London

London

TV · as Stephen Spender · 3 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Professor Blake · 1 ep

2002
The Four Feathers poster

The Four Feathers

Movie · as Colonel Hamilton

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as James Allan · 1 ep

2002
Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War

TV · as Clive Ord-Smith · 1 ep

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as James Andrews · 2 eps

2000
Too Much Sun

Too Much Sun

TV · as Julian Edgbaston-Bowles · 6 eps

1999
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Movie · as The Butler

1999
The Hunley poster

The Hunley

Movie · as Lt. Alexander

1997
The Wings of the Dove poster

The Wings of the Dove

Movie · as Lord Mark

1997
Liberty! poster

Liberty!

TV · as King George III · 6 eps

1996
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Theseus / Oberon

1994
Hard Times poster

Hard Times

TV · as Bitzer · 4 eps

1992
Dread Poets' Society poster

Dread Poets' Society

Movie · as Byron

1991
Ashenden

Ashenden

TV · 4 eps

1990
Alfonso Bonzo poster

Alfonso Bonzo

TV · as Alfonso Bonzo · 6 eps

1989
War Requiem poster

War Requiem

Movie · as Blinded Soldier

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Dr. Roberts · 1 ep

1988
The Franchise Affair poster

The Franchise Affair

TV · as Nevil Bennet · 6 eps

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as Victor Preece · 1 ep

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as Lord Byron · 1 ep

1982
Smiley's People poster

Smiley's People

TV · as PC Hall · 1 ep