Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Acting

Born:
1957-05-10
Place of birth:
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

Filmography

Dirty Business

Dirty Business

8.22026Sir James Bevsn
TV
Ballad of a Small Player

Ballad of a Small Player

5.82025Adrian Lippett
Movie
The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

6.52025Broadcloth
Movie
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

7.02025Michael Mansfield QC
TV
MobLand

MobLand

8.62025Archie Hammond
TV
The Agency

The Agency

7.32024Frank
TV
Blitz

Blitz

6.02024Victor Smythe
Movie
A Very Royal Scandal

A Very Royal Scandal

6.62024Sir Edward Young
TV
The New Look

The New Look

7.52024Raymond Dior
TV
Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

8.02024James Arbuthnot
TV
Your Christmas or Mine 2

Your Christmas or Mine 2

6.22023Humphrey
Movie
Your Christmas or Mine?

Your Christmas or Mine?

6.42022Humphrey
Movie
The Forgiven

The Forgiven

5.82022Lord Swanthorne
Movie
The Undeclared War

The Undeclared War

6.32022David Neal
TV
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

6.52022John Masterman
Movie
This Is Going to Hurt

This Is Going to Hurt

7.62022Lockhart
TV
Munich - The Edge of War

Munich - The Edge of War

6.92021Sir Horace Wilson
Movie
Small Axe

Small Axe

6.92020Judge Clarke
TV
Gold Digger

Gold Digger

5.42019Ted Day
TV
National Theatre Live: Hansard

National Theatre Live: Hansard

8.72019Robin Hesketh
Movie
A Very English Scandal

A Very English Scandal

7.12018Peter Bessell
TV
Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

2017Self
Movie
The Crown

The Crown

8.22016David, Duke of Windsor
TV
Denial

Denial

6.82016Sir Charles Gray
Movie
Victoria

Victoria

7.42016King Leopold
TV
Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

6.32016Anthony Eden
Movie
The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

6.42015Alan Bennett
Movie
Unforgotten

Unforgotten

7.52015Dr Tim Finch
TV
Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

7.52015Stephen Gardiner
TV
Castles in the Sky

Castles in the Sky

6.02014Henry Tizard
Movie
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

6.22013Henry Higgins
Movie
Trap for Cinderella

Trap for Cinderella

5.22013Chance
Movie
Belle

Belle

7.12013Lord Ashford
Movie
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

6.32013Professor Hastings
Movie
Dickens in London

Dickens in London

8.02012Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
Movie
We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan

5.72012John Parsons
Movie
National Theatre Live: Collaborators

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

2011Mikhail Bulgakov
Movie
Silk

Silk

7.52011Alan Cowdrey QC
TV
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

8.02010Henry / Benjamin Britten
Movie
On Expenses

On Expenses

2010Andrew Walker
Movie
Return to Cranford

Return to Cranford

2009Reverend Hutton
TV
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

5.52009Timothy Geithner
Movie
Whitechapel

Whitechapel

7.32009Anderson
TV
Being Human

Being Human

7.12009Griffin
TV
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

6.52008Captain Kell
Movie
The Disappeared

The Disappeared

5.72008Adrian Ballan
Movie
Hancock & Joan

Hancock & Joan

4.12008John Le Mesurier
Movie
10 Days to War

10 Days to War

6.42008Vincent
TV
Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

2008Roger Bateman
TV
Cranford

Cranford

8.22007Reverend Hutton
TV
The Restaurant

The Restaurant

7.82007
TV
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.22007Self
TV
Lewis

Lewis

7.62007Rev. Conor Hawes
TV
The Making of 'The Queen'

The Making of 'The Queen'

4.02007Self
Movie
The State Within

The State Within

7.42006James Sinclair
TV
Babel

Babel

7.22006Ken Clifford
Movie
The Queen

The Queen

6.92006Prince Charles
Movie
Riot at the Rite

Riot at the Rite

8.02005Sergei Diaghilev
Movie
A Very Social Secretary

A Very Social Secretary

6.22005Alastair Campbell
Movie
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

6.22004Horatio
Movie