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Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Known For Acting
Birthday May 10, 1957 (68)
Birthplace Essex, England, UK
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 w ... on 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.

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The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

as Broadcloth

Blitz

Blitz

2024

as Victor Smythe

Your Christmas or Mine 2

Your Christmas or Mine 2

2023

as Humphrey

Your Christmas or Mine?

Your Christmas or Mine?

2022

as Humphrey

Munich: The Edge of War

Munich: The Edge of War

2022

as Sir Horace Wilson

The Forgiven

The Forgiven

2022

as Lord Swanthorne

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

2022

as John Masterman

National Theatre Live: Hansard

National Theatre Live: Hansard

2019

as Robin Hesketh

Denial

Denial

2016

as Sir Charles Gray

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

2016

as Anthony Eden

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

as Alan Bennett

Castles in the Sky

Castles in the Sky

2014

as Henry Tizard

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

2013

as The Professor

Trap for Cinderella

Trap for Cinderella

2013

as Chance

Belle

Belle

2013

as Lord Ashford

Dickens in London

Dickens in London

2012

as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)

We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan

2012

as John Parsons

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

2011

as Mikhail Bulgakov

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010

as Henry / Benjamin Britten

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

2009

as Timothy Geithner

The Disappeared

The Disappeared

2008

as Adrian Ballan

Hancock & Joan

Hancock & Joan

2008

as John Le Mesurier

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

2008

as Captain Kell

The Queen

The Queen

2006

as Charles III of the United Kingdom

Babel

Babel

2006

as Ken Clifford

Riot at the Rite

Riot at the Rite

2005

as Sergei Diaghilev

A Very Social Secretary

A Very Social Secretary

2005

as Alastair Campbell

Five Children and It

Five Children and It

2004

as Father

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

2002

as Colonel Hamilton

The Hunley

The Hunley

1999

as Lt. Alexander

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

1997

as Lord Mark

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1996

as Theseus / Oberon

Hard Times

Hard Times

1994

as Bitzer

Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society

1992

as Byron

War Requiem

War Requiem

1989

as Blinded Soldier

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Whitechapel

as Anderson

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

Silk

as Alan Cowdrey

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 22, 2011

Victoria

as King Leopold

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Aug 28, 2016

Cranford

as Reverend Hutton

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 18, 2007

The Crown

as David, Duke of Windsor

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

This Is Going to Hurt

as Lockhart

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 08, 2022

Too Much Sun

as Julian Edgbaston-Bowles

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 20, 2000

Liberty!

as King George III

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1997

The Franchise Affair

as Nevil Bennet

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 25, 1988

The Undeclared War

as David Neal

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 30, 2022

Gold Digger

as Ted Day

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 12, 2019

Hard Times

as Bitzer

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 29, 1994

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

as James Arbuthnot

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 01, 2024

London

as Stephen Spender

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 07, 2004

A Very English Scandal

as Peter Bessell

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 20, 2018

A Very Royal Scandal

as Sir Edward Young

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 19, 2024

Wolf Hall

as Stephen Gardiner

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 21, 2015

Waking the Dead

as James Andrews

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 18, 2001

The New Look

as Raymond Dior

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 13, 2024

Inspector Morse

as Victor Preece

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

Spooks

as James Allan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Dr. Roberts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

New Tricks

as Professor Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

Unforgotten

as Dr Tim Finch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 2015

10 Days to War

as Vincent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 2008

Lewis

as Rev. Conor Hawes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 18, 2007

Small Axe

as Judge Clarke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 15, 2020

Being Human

as Griffin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 2009

The Agency

as Frank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 2024

The Restaurant

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Aug 29, 2007

Ashenden

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 17, 1991

The State Within

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 2006

Smiley's People

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1982

Fairy Tales

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 2008

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

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