7.2
Movie
Acting
Alex Jennings
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Essex, England, UK
- Credits
- 84 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
6.2
Movie
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
8.2
TV
The Crown
6.9
Movie
The Queen
8.6
TV
MobLand
6.5
Movie
The Phoenician Scheme
6.5
Movie
Operation Mincemeat
6.4
Movie
The Lady in the Van
7.1
Movie
Belle
6.8
Movie
Denial
6.9
Movie
Munich - The Edge of War
6.6
Movie
The Four Feathers
8.2
TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
5.8
Movie
Ballad of a Small Player
7.3
TV
The Agency
7.4
TV
Victoria
6.0
Movie
Blitz
5.8
Movie
The Forgiven
Acting credits 84
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Siege TV | (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Dirty Business TV | Sir James Bevsn (3 ep) |
| 2025 | Ballad of a Small Player Film | Adrian Lippett |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme Film | Broadcloth |
| 2025 | Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes TV | Michael Mansfield QC (1 ep) |
| 2025 | MobLand TV | Archie Hammond (3 ep) |
| 2024 | The Agency TV | Frank (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Blitz Film | Victor Smythe |
| 2024 | A Very Royal Scandal TV | Sir Edward Young (3 ep) |
| 2024 | The New Look TV | Raymond Dior (2 ep) |
| 2024 | Mr Bates vs The Post Office TV | James Arbuthnot (4 ep) |
| 2023 | Your Christmas or Mine 2 Film | Humphrey |
| 2022 | Your Christmas or Mine? Film | Humphrey |
| 2022 | The Forgiven Film | Lord Swanthorne |
| 2022 | The Undeclared War TV | David Neal (6 ep) |
| 2022 | Operation Mincemeat Film | John Masterman |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt TV | Lockhart (7 ep) |
| 2021 | Munich - The Edge of War Film | Sir Horace Wilson |
| 2020 | Small Axe TV | Judge Clarke (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Gold Digger TV | Ted Day (6 ep) |
| 2019 | National Theatre Live: Hansard Film | Robin Hesketh |
| 2018 | A Very English Scandal TV | Peter Bessell (3 ep) |
| 2017 | Il était une fois... « The Queen » Film | Self |
| 2016 | The Crown TV | David, Duke of Windsor (7 ep) |
| 2016 | Denial Film | Sir Charles Gray |
| 2016 | Victoria TV | King Leopold (9 ep) |
| 2016 | Churchill's Secret Film | Anthony Eden |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van Film | Alan Bennett |
| 2015 | Unforgotten TV | Dr Tim Finch (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall TV | Stephen Gardiner (3 ep) |
| 2014 | Castles in the Sky Film | Henry Tizard |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Film | Henry Higgins |
| 2013 | Trap for Cinderella Film | Chance |
| 2013 | Belle Film | Lord Ashford |
| 2013 | The Lady Vanishes Film | Professor Hastings |
| 2012 | Dickens in London Film | Middle-aged Dickens(Voice) |
| 2012 | We'll Take Manhattan Film | John Parsons |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: Collaborators Film | Mikhail Bulgakov |
| 2011 | Silk TV | Alan Cowdrey QC (13 ep) |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art Film | Henry / Benjamin Britten |
| 2010 | On Expenses Film | Andrew Walker |
| 2009 | The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Film | Timothy Geithner |
| 2009 | Whitechapel TV | Anderson (18 ep) |
| 2009 | Being Human TV | Griffin (1 ep) |
| 2008 | The 39 Steps Film | Captain Kell |
| 2008 | The Disappeared Film | Adrian Ballan |
| 2008 | Hancock & Joan Film | John Le Mesurier |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War TV | Vincent (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Fairy Tales TV | Roger Bateman (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Cranford TV | Reverend Hutton (7 ep) |
| 2007 | The Restaurant TV | (38 ep) |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Lewis TV | Rev. Conor Hawes (1 ep) |
| 2007 | The Making of 'The Queen' Film | Self |
| 2006 | The State Within TV | James Sinclair (6 ep) |
| 2006 | Babel Film | Ken Clifford |
| 2006 | The Queen Film | Prince Charles |
| 2005 | Riot at the Rite Film | Sergei Diaghilev |
| 2005 | A Very Social Secretary Film | Alastair Campbell |
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Film | Horatio |