Alex Jennings
Acting
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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tvDirty Business
2026
Sir James Bevsn
movieBallad of a Small Player
2025
Adrian Lippett
movieThe Phoenician Scheme
2025
Broadcloth
tvSuspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025
Michael Mansfield KC
tvMobLand
2025
Archie Hammond
tvThe Agency
2024
Frank
movieBlitz
2024
Victor Smythe
tvA Very Royal Scandal
2024
Sir Edward Young
tvThe New Look
2024
Raymond Dior
tvMr Bates vs The Post Office
2024
James Arbuthnot
movieYour Christmas or Mine?
2022
Humphrey
movieThe Forgiven
2022
Lord Swanthorne
tvThe Undeclared War
2022
David Neal
movieOperation Mincemeat
2022
John Masterman
tvThis Is Going to Hurt
2022
Lockhart
movieMunich - The Edge of War
2021
Sir Horace Wilson
tvSmall Axe
2020
Judge Clarke
tvGold Digger
2019
Ted Day
movieNational Theatre Live: Hansard
2019
Robin Hesketh
tvA Very English Scandal
2018
Peter Bessell
tvThe Crown
2016
David, Duke of Windsor
movieDenial
2016
Sir Charles Gray
tvVictoria
2016
King Leopold
movieChurchill's Secret
2016
Anthony Eden
movieThe Lady in the Van
2015
Alan Bennett
tvUnforgotten
2015
Dr Tim Finch
tvWolf Hall
2015
Stephen Gardiner
movieCastles in the Sky
2014
Henry Tizard
movieNational Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Henry Higgins
movieBelle
2013
Lord Ashford
movieThe Lady Vanishes
2013
Professor Hastings
movieDickens in London
2012
Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
movieWe'll Take Manhattan
2012
John Parsons
movieNational Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011
Mikhail Bulgakov
tvSilk
2011
Alan Cowdrey QC
movieNational Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010
Henry / Benjamin Britten
movieOn Expenses
2010
Andrew Walker
movieThe Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
Timothy Geithner
tvWhitechapel
2009
Anderson
tvBeing Human
2009
Griffin
movieThe 39 Steps
2008
Captain Kell
movieThe Disappeared
2008
Adrian Ballan
movieHancock & Joan
2008
John Le Mesurier
tv10 Days to War
2008
Vincent
tvFairy Tales
2008
Roger Bateman
tvCranford
2007
Reverend Hutton
tvLewis
2007
Rev. Conor Hawes
tvThe State Within
2006
James Sinclair
movieBabel
2006
Ken Clifford
movieThe Queen
2006
Prince Charles
movieRiot at the Rite
2005
Sergei Diaghilev
movieA Very Social Secretary
2005
Alastair Campbell
movieStrings
2004
Utay
London
2004
Stephen Spender
tvNew Tricks
2004
Professor Blake
tvFoyle's War
2002
Clive Ord-Smith
movieThe Four Feathers
2002
Colonel Hamilton
tvSpooks
2002
James Allan
tvWaking the Dead
2001
James Andrews
Too Much Sun
2000
Julian Edgbaston-Bowles
movieThe Hunley
1999
Lt. Alexander
tvLiberty!
1997
King George III
movieThe Wings of the Dove
1997
Lord Mark
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1996
Theseus / Oberon
movieHard Times
1994
Bitzer
tvHard Times
1994
Bitzer
tvAlfonso Bonzo
1990
Alfonso Bonzo
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Dr. Roberts
movieWar Requiem
1989
Blinded Soldier
tvThe Franchise Affair
1988
Nevil Bennet
tvInspector Morse
1987
Victor Preece
tvScreenPlay
1986
Lord Byron
tvSmiley's People
1982
PC Hall