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Alex Jennings

Acting 68 years old Essex, England, UK ★ 1.6
Born: May 10, 1957

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (83)

The Siege
The Siege 2026
Dirty Business
Dirty Business Sir James Bevsn 2026
Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player Adrian Lippett 2025
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme Broadcloth 2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes Michael Mansfield KC 2025
MobLand
MobLand Archie Hammond 2025
The Agency: Central Intelligence
The Agency: Central Intelligence Frank 2024
Blitz
Blitz Victor Smythe 2024
A Very Royal Scandal
A Very Royal Scandal Sir Edward Young 2024
The New Look
The New Look Raymond Dior 2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Mr Bates vs The Post Office James Arbuthnot 2024
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Your Christmas or Mine 2 Humphrey 2023
Your Christmas or Mine?
Your Christmas or Mine? Humphrey 2022
The Forgiven
The Forgiven Lord Swanthorne 2022
The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War David Neal 2022
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat John Masterman 2022
This Is Going to Hurt
This Is Going to Hurt Lockhart 2022
Munich - The Edge of War
Munich - The Edge of War Sir Horace Wilson 2021
Small Axe
Small Axe Judge Clarke 2020
Gold Digger
Gold Digger Ted Day 2019
National Theatre Live: Hansard
National Theatre Live: Hansard Robin Hesketh 2019
A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal Peter Bessell 2018
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Il était une fois... « The Queen » Self 2017
The Crown
The Crown David, Duke of Windsor 2016
Denial
Denial Sir Charles Gray 2016
Victoria
Victoria King Leopold 2016
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret Anthony Eden 2016
The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van Alan Bennett 2015
Unforgotten
Unforgotten Dr Tim Finch 2015
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall Stephen Gardiner 2015
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky Henry Tizard 2014
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Henry Higgins 2013
Trap for Cinderella
Trap for Cinderella Chance 2013
Belle
Belle Lord Ashford 2013
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes Professor Hastings 2013
Dickens in London
Dickens in London Middle-aged Dickens(Voice) 2012
We'll Take Manhattan
We'll Take Manhattan John Parsons 2012
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
National Theatre Live: Collaborators Mikhail Bulgakov 2011
Silk
Silk Alan Cowdrey QC 2011
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art Henry / Benjamin Britten 2010
On Expenses
On Expenses 2010
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Timothy Geithner 2009
Whitechapel
Whitechapel Anderson 2009
Being Human
Being Human Griffin 2009
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps Captain Kell 2008
The Disappeared
The Disappeared Adrian Ballan 2008
Hancock & Joan
Hancock & Joan John Le Mesurier 2008
10 Days to War
10 Days to War Vincent 2008
Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales Roger Bateman 2008
Cranford
Cranford Reverend Hutton 2007
The Restaurant
The Restaurant 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Lewis
Lewis Rev. Conor Hawes 2007
The Making of 'The Queen'
The Making of 'The Queen' Self 2007
The State Within
The State Within James Sinclair 2006
Babel
Babel Ken Clifford 2006
The Queen
The Queen Prince Charles 2006
Riot at the Rite
Riot at the Rite Sergei Diaghilev 2005
A Very Social Secretary
A Very Social Secretary Alastair Campbell 2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Horatio 2004
Five Children and It
Five Children and It Father 2004
London
London Stephen Spender 2004
New Tricks
New Tricks Professor Blake 2004
Foyle's War
Foyle's War Clive Ord-Smith 2002
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers Colonel Hamilton 2002
Spooks
Spooks James Allan 2002
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead James Andrews 2001
Too Much Sun
Too Much Sun Julian Edgbaston-Bowles 2000
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Butler 1999
The Hunley
The Hunley Lt. Alexander 1999
Liberty!
Liberty! King George III 1997
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove Lord Mark 1997
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream Theseus / Oberon 1996
Hard Times
Hard Times Bitzer 1994
Hard Times
Hard Times Bitzer 1994
Dread Poets' Society
Dread Poets' Society Byron 1992
Ashenden
Ashenden 1991
Alfonso Bonzo
Alfonso Bonzo Alfonso Bonzo 1990
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot Dr. Roberts 1989
War Requiem
War Requiem Blinded Soldier 1989
The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair Nevil Bennet 1988
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse Victor Preece 1987
Smiley's People
Smiley's People PC Hall 1982

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