6.8
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Acting
Alex Kingston
- Born
- (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Epsom, England, UK
- Credits
- 91 titles
Biography
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 miniseries 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).
Signature work
Known For
6.8
TV
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.6
TV
Doctor Who
7.6
TV
NCIS
6.7
Movie
Alpha Dog
7.6
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
6.4
Movie
Like Crazy
7.8
TV
Blue Bloods
7.8
TV
ER
7.8
TV
A Discovery of Witches
7.3
Movie
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
6.4
Movie
The Killer's Game
7.0
TV
FlashForward
7.3
TV
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
7.5
TV
Private Practice
6.7
Movie
Croupier
7.2
TV
Without a Trace
6.8
TV
Treason
Acting credits 91
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | James and Lucia Film | Harriet Weaver |
| 2026 | Secret Service TV | Rose Trewen (5 ep) |
| 2024 | The Killer's Game Film | Sharon Rabinowitz |
| 2024 | Douglas Is Cancelled TV | Sheila (4 ep) |
| 2022 | Treason TV | Audrey Gratz (5 ep) |
| 2022 | Dodger Special: Train Film | Lucifer |
| 2022 | The Fall Film | Dr. Greta Portius |
| 2022 | The Read TV | Narrator (1 ep) |
| 2022 | The Chelsea Detective TV | US Ambassador Emily Morgan (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Dodger TV | Lucifer (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Deadpan Film | Tamara |
| 2019 | The Widow TV | Judith Gray (8 ep) |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witches TV | Sarah Bishop (20 ep) |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life TV | Naomi Shropshire (2 ep) |
| 2016 | Shoot the Messenger TV | Mary Foster (8 ep) |
| 2016 | Happily Ever After Film | Ria |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song Film | River Song |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV | Vlurgen (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows TV | Ruth Hattersley (4 ep) |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion Film | River Song (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith Film | Narrator |
| 2013 | Ghost Phone Film | Sheila |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty Film | Self |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Rain Gods Film | River Song |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor Film | River Song (archive footage) |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: Macbeth Film | Lady Macbeth |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited TV | River Song (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night Film | River Song |
| 2012 | Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night Film | River Song |
| 2012 | Arrow TV | Dinah Lance (7 ep) |
| 2012 | The Destinations of Doctor Who Film | River Song (archive footage) |
| 2012 | The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who Film | River Song (archive footage) |
| 2012 | The Women of Doctor Who Film | River Song (archive footage) |
| 2012 | The Science of Doctor Who Film | River Song (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Like Crazy Film | Jackie Gardner |
| 2011 | Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel Film | River Song |
| 2011 | Marchlands TV | Helen Maynard (5 ep) |
| 2010 | Upstairs Downstairs TV | Dr Blanche Mottershead (5 ep) |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods TV | Commander Sloane Thompson (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Ben Hur TV | Ruth (2 ep) |
| 2009 | FlashForward TV | Fiona Banks (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Hope Springs TV | Ellie Lagden (8 ep) |
| 2009 | Sordid Things Film | Eve Manchester |
| 2008 | Lost in Austen TV | Mrs Bennet (4 ep) |
| 2008 | Doctor Who Monster Files TV | River Song (3 ep) |
| 2007 | Private Practice TV | Dr. Marla Thomkins (2 ep) |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2007 | Crashing Film | Diane Freed |
| 2006 | Alpha Dog Film | Tiffany Hartunian |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure Film | Suzanne Harrison |
| 2005 | Sweet Land Film | Brownie |
| 2005 | Doctor Who TV | River Song, River Song / Professor River Song (12 ep) |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing TV | Self - Contestant (21 ep) |
| 2003 | Boudica Film | Boudica |
| 2003 | NCIS TV | Miranda Pennebaker (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Without a Trace TV | Lucy Costin (1 ep) |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special Film | Self |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV | Patricia Alwick (1 ep) |