Alex Jennings

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 10, 1957 (69 yrs)

place of birth

Essex, England, UK

also known as

Alexander Jennings

total credits

41 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

2025as Broadcloth
Babel
7.2

Babel

2006as Ken Clifford
Blitz
6.0

Blitz

2024as Victor Smythe
The Queen
7.0

The Queen

2006as Prince Charles
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
6.2

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

2004as Horatio
Ballad of a Small Player
5.8

Ballad of a Small Player

2025as Adrian Lippett
The Four Feathers
6.6

The Four Feathers

2002as Colonel Hamilton
Belle
7.1

Belle

2013as Lord Ashford
Operation Mincemeat
6.5

Operation Mincemeat

2022as John Masterman
Denial
6.8

Denial

2016as Sir Charles Gray
The Forgiven
5.7

The Forgiven

2022as Lord Swanthorne
Munich - The Edge of War
6.9

Munich - The Edge of War

2021as Sir Horace Wilson
The Lady in the Van
6.4

The Lady in the Van

2015as Alan Bennett
Strings
6.7

Strings

2004as Utay
The Wings of the Dove
6.6

The Wings of the Dove

1997as Lord Mark
Five Children and It
5.6

Five Children and It

2004as Father
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
6.2

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1999as The Butler
The Lady Vanishes
6.4

The Lady Vanishes

2013as Professor Hastings
Your Christmas or Mine 2
6.2

Your Christmas or Mine 2

2023as Humphrey
The Hunley
6.2

The Hunley

1999as Lt. Alexander
Churchill's Secret
6.3

Churchill's Secret

2016as Anthony Eden
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
6.2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013as Henry Higgins
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
5.5

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

2009as Timothy Geithner
War Requiem
6.3

War Requiem

1989as Blinded Soldier
Your Christmas or Mine?
6.4

Your Christmas or Mine?

2022as Humphrey
The 39 Steps
6.6

The 39 Steps

2008as Captain Kell
Hard Times
7.7

Hard Times

1994as Bitzer
Hancock & Joan
4.1

Hancock & Joan

2008as John Le Mesurier
Castles in the Sky
5.8

Castles in the Sky

2014as Henry Tizard
The Disappeared
5.7

The Disappeared

2008as Adrian Ballan
Riot at the Rite
8.0

Riot at the Rite

2005as Sergei Diaghilev
Trap for Cinderella
5.2

Trap for Cinderella

2013as Chance
A Midsummer Night's Dream
5.9

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1996as Theseus / Oberon
A Very Social Secretary
6.3

A Very Social Secretary

2005as Alastair Campbell
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
8.0

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010as Henry / Benjamin Britten
We'll Take Manhattan
5.7

We'll Take Manhattan

2012as John Parsons
On Expenses

On Expenses

2010as Andrew Walker
Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society

1992as Byron
National Theatre Live: Collaborators

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

2011as Mikhail Bulgakov
Dickens in London
8.0

Dickens in London

2012as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
National Theatre Live: Hansard
8.7

National Theatre Live: Hansard

2019as Robin Hesketh