Alex Jennings
Acting Born May 10, 1957 Essex, England, UK 24 credits
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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- The Crown (2016) as David, Duke of Windsor
- The Agency (2024) as Frank
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Dr. Roberts
- MobLand (2025) as Archie Hammond
- New Tricks (2004) as Professor Blake
- Waking the Dead (2001) as James Andrews
- Spooks (2002) as James Allan
- Silk (2011) as Alan Cowdrey QC
- Foyle's War (2002) as Clive Ord-Smith
- Lewis (2007) as Rev. Conor Hawes
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Victor Preece
- Unforgotten (2015) as Dr Tim Finch
- Victoria (2016) as King Leopold
- Being Human (2009) as Griffin
- Wolf Hall (2015) as Stephen Gardiner
- The Phoenician Scheme (2025) as Broadcloth
- The New Look (2024) as Raymond Dior
- Cranford (2007) as Reverend Hutton
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Lord Byron
- Babel (2006) as Ken Clifford
- Small Axe (2020) as Judge Clarke
- Whitechapel (2009) as Anderson
- This Is Going to Hurt (2022) as Lockhart