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Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 11, 1963 (62)
Birthplace Epsom, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 minis ... eries 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).

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Filmography

The Killer's Game

The Killer's Game

2024

as Sharon Rabinowitz

Deadpan

Deadpan

2019

as Tamara

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

2016

as Ria

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

2014

as River Song (archive footage)

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

2013

as Lady Macbeth, his wife

Doctor Who: Rain Gods

Doctor Who: Rain Gods

2013

as River Song

Bukowski

Bukowski

2013

as Katharina Bukowski

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

2013

as River Song (archive footage)

Ghost Phone

Ghost Phone

2013

as Sheila

The Destinations of Doctor Who

The Destinations of Doctor Who

2012

as River Song (archive footage)

The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who

The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who

2012

as River Song (archive footage)

The Science of Doctor Who

The Science of Doctor Who

2012

as River Song (archive footage)

The Women of Doctor Who

The Women of Doctor Who

2012

as River Song (archive footage)

Like Crazy

Like Crazy

2011

as Jackie Gardner

Sordid Things

Sordid Things

2009

as Eve Manchester

Crashing

Crashing

2007

as Diane Freed

Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

2006

as Tiffany Hartunian

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

2005

as Suzanne Harrison

Sweet Land

Sweet Land

2005

as Brownie

Boudica

Boudica

2003

as Boudica

Essex Boys

Essex Boys

2000

as Lisa Locke

This Space Between Us

This Space Between Us

1999

as Peternelle

Croupier

Croupier

1998

as Jani De Villiers

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997

as Verity Graham

Saint-Ex

Saint-Ex

1996

as Chic Party Guest

The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

1995

as Anna

A Pin for the Butterfly

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995

as Mrs. Solomon

Carrington

Carrington

1995

as Frances Partridge

Woman of the Wolf

Woman of the Wolf

1994

as The Woman

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

1993

as Actress

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980

as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

ER

as Elizabeth Corday

Episodes: 159

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

A Discovery of Witches

as Sarah Bishop

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 14, 2018

Crocodile Shoes

as Caroline Carrison

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 10, 1994

Doctor Who

as River Song

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Hope Springs

as Ellie Lagden

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 07, 2009

Shoot the Messenger

as Mary Foster

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 08, 2016

The Widow

as Judith Gray

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 28, 2019

Arrow

as Dinah Lance

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 10, 2012

Marchlands

as Helen Maynard

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 03, 2011

Treason

as Audrey Gratz

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 26, 2022

Lost in Austen

as Mrs. Bennet

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 03, 2008

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

as Moll Flanders

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 01, 1996

Chasing Shadows

as Ruth Hattersley

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 04, 2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Miranda Pond

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Douglas Is Cancelled

as Sheila

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 27, 2024

FlashForward

as Fiona Banks

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 2009

Grange Hill

as Jill Harcourt

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 08, 1978

Doctor Who Monster Files

as River Song

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 05, 2008

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Naomi Shropshire

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 25, 2016

Ben Hur

as Ruth

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 04, 2010

Doctor Who

as Professor River Song

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Private Practice

as Dr. Marla Thomkins

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2007

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Patricia Alwick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Without a Trace

as Lucy Costin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Blue Bloods

as Commander Sloane Thompson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as Vlurgen (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 2014

Henry's Leg

as Noreen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 1986

Doctor Who Extra

as River Song

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 23, 2014

The Read

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 2022

Soldier Soldier

as Ursula Kröhling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1991

Dodger

as Lucifer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2022

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

as River Song (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 2013

The Bill

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

V Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 06, 2002

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Hannay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1988

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2004

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

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