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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-10 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Essex, England, UK

Alex Jennings

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Acting

2025

MobLand as Archie Hammond

2024

Blitz as Victor Smythe
Mr Bates vs The Post Office as James Arbuthnot
A Very Royal Scandal as Sir Edward Young
The New Look as Raymond Dior

2023

2022

The Forgiven as Lord Swanthorne
Operation Mincemeat as John Masterman
The Undeclared War as David Neal

2021

Munich – The Edge of War as Sir Horace Wilson

2020

Small Axe as Judge Clarke

2019

Gold Digger as Ted Day

2018

A Very English Scandal as Peter Bessell

2017

2016

Churchill's Secret as Anthony Eden
Denial as Sir Charles Gray
Victoria as King Leopold
The Crown as David, Duke of Windsor

2015

The Lady in the Van as Alan Bennett
Unforgotten as Dr Tim Finch
Wolf Hall as Stephen Gardiner

2014

Castles in the Sky as Henry Tizard

2013

The Lady Vanishes as The Professor
Belle as Lord Ashford

2012

Dickens in London as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
We'll Take Manhattan as John Parsons

2011

Silk as Alan Cowdrey

2010

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

2009

Whitechapel as Anderson
Being Human as Griffin

2008

The Disappeared as Adrian Ballan
The 39 Steps as Captain Kell
Hancock & Joan as John Le Mesurier
10 Days to War as Vincent

2007

Cranford as Reverend Hutton
Lewis as Rev. Conor Hawes

2006

The Queen as Charles III of the United Kingdom
Babel as Ken Clifford

2005

Riot at the Rite as Sergei Diaghilev
A Very Social Secretary as Alastair Campbell

2004

London as Stephen Spender
New Tricks as Professor Blake

2002

The Four Feathers as Colonel Hamilton
Spooks as James Allan

2001

Waking the Dead as James Andrews

2000

Too Much Sun as Julian Edgbaston-Bowles

1999

The Hunley as Lt. Alexander

1997

Liberty! as King George III

1996

A Midsummer Night's Dream as Theseus / Oberon

1994

Hard Times as Bitzer
Hard Times as Bitzer

1992

1991

1989

War Requiem as Blinded Soldier

1988

The Franchise Affair as Nevil Bennet

1987

Inspector Morse as Victor Preece

1982