
Alex Jennings
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1957-05-10 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Essex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Alexander Jennings
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.
Known For
TV Shows (42)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Dr. Roberts

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

The Crown
2016
as David, Duke of Windsor

MobLand
2025
as Archie Hammond

The Agency
2024
as Frank

Spooks
2002
as James Allan

Foyle's War
2002
as Clive Ord-Smith

New Tricks
2004
as Professor Blake

Lewis
2007
as Rev. Conor Hawes

Waking the Dead
2001
as James Andrews

Inspector Morse
1987
as Victor Preece

Silk
2011
as Alan Cowdrey QC

Victoria
2016
as King Leopold

Unforgotten
2015
as Dr Tim Finch

Being Human
2009
as Griffin

ScreenPlay
1986
as Lord Byron

Wolf Hall
2015
as Stephen Gardiner

The New Look
2024
as Raymond Dior

The Undeclared War
2022
as David Neal

Small Axe
2020
as Judge Clarke

Cranford
2007
as Reverend Hutton

Whitechapel
2009
as Anderson

A Very English Scandal
2018
as Peter Bessell

This Is Going to Hurt
2022
as Lockhart

Smiley's People
1982
as PC Hall

Liberty!
1997
as King George III

Fairy Tales
2008
as Roger Bateman

A Very Royal Scandal
2024
as Sir Edward Young

Gold Digger
2019
as Ted Day

Alfonso Bonzo
1990
as Alfonso Bonzo

The State Within
2006
as James Sinclair

Dirty Business
2026
as Sir James Bevsn
The Siege

Mr Bates vs The Post Office
2024
as James Arbuthnot

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025
as Michael Mansfield KC

10 Days to War
2008
as Vincent
Ashenden
1991

The Franchise Affair
1988
as Nevil Bennet
London
2004
as Stephen Spender

Hard Times
1994
as Bitzer

The Restaurant
2007
Too Much Sun
2000
as Julian Edgbaston-Bowles
Movies (43)

Babel
2006
as Ken Clifford

The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Broadcloth

Ballad of a Small Player
2025
as Adrian Lippett

Operation Mincemeat
2022
as John Masterman

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Horatio

Belle
2013
as Lord Ashford

Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
as Humphrey

The Queen
2006
as Prince Charles

The Wings of the Dove
1997
as Lord Mark

The Forgiven
2022
as Lord Swanthorne

The Four Feathers
2002
as Colonel Hamilton

Blitz
2024
as Victor Smythe

Denial
2016
as Sir Charles Gray

The Lady in the Van
2015
as Alan Bennett

Munich - The Edge of War
2021
as Sir Horace Wilson

Five Children and It
2004
as Father

We'll Take Manhattan
2012
as John Parsons

The Lady Vanishes
2013
as Professor Hastings

Trap for Cinderella
2013
as Chance

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
as Timothy Geithner

Churchill's Secret
2016
as Anthony Eden

The Hunley
1999
as Lt. Alexander

Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
as Humphrey

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1996
as Theseus / Oberon

Strings
2004
as Utay

Castles in the Sky
2014
as Henry Tizard

On Expenses
2010
as Andrew Walker

The 39 Steps
2008
as Captain Kell

The Disappeared
2008
as Adrian Ballan

Riot at the Rite
2005
as Sergei Diaghilev

A Very Social Secretary
2005
as Alastair Campbell

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Henry Higgins

Dread Poets' Society
1992
as Byron

Hancock & Joan
2008
as John Le Mesurier

War Requiem
1989
as Blinded Soldier
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
2017
as Self
The Making of 'The Queen'
2007
as Self

Hard Times
1994
as Bitzer

National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011
as Mikhail Bulgakov

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010
as Henry / Benjamin Britten

National Theatre Live: Hansard
2019
as Robin Hesketh

Dickens in London
2012
as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999
as The Butler
About Alex Jennings
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… With 85 credits spanning from 1982 to 2026, Alex Jennings has appeared in 43 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alex Jennings Movies
- Babel (2006) — as Ken Clifford
- The Phoenician Scheme (2025) — as Broadcloth
- Ballad of a Small Player (2025) — as Adrian Lippett
- Operation Mincemeat (2022) — as John Masterman
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) — as Horatio
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