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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-10 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Essex, England, UK

Also Known As

Alexander Jennings

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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

The Queen

2006

The Queen

as

Charles III of the United Kingdom

Riot at the Rite

2005

Riot at the Rite

as

Sergei Diaghilev

The Disappeared

2008

The Disappeared

as

Adrian Ballan

The Wings of the Dove

1997

The Wings of the Dove

as

Lord Mark

The 39 Steps

2008

The 39 Steps

as

Captain Kell

The Forgiven

2022

The Forgiven

as

Lord Swanthorne

Munich – The Edge of War

2021

Munich – The Edge of War

as

Sir Horace Wilson

Dickens in London

2012

Dickens in London

as

Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1996

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Theseus / Oberon

Operation Mincemeat

2022

Operation Mincemeat

as

John Masterman

Hancock & Joan

2008

Hancock & Joan

as

John Le Mesurier

The Lady Vanishes

2013

The Lady Vanishes

as

The Professor

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

as

Henry / Benjamin Britten

A Very Social Secretary

2005

A Very Social Secretary

as

Alastair Campbell

War Requiem

1989

War Requiem

as

Blinded Soldier

Castles in the Sky

2014

Castles in the Sky

as

Henry Tizard

The Four Feathers

2002

The Four Feathers

as

Colonel Hamilton

The Lady in the Van

2015

The Lady in the Van

as

Alan Bennett

Churchill's Secret

2016

Churchill's Secret

as

Anthony Eden

Denial

2016

Denial

as

Sir Charles Gray

Blitz

2024

Blitz

as

Victor Smythe

Babel

2006

Babel

as

Ken Clifford

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

2009

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

as

Timothy Geithner

We'll Take Manhattan

2012

We'll Take Manhattan

as

John Parsons

Belle

2013

Belle

as

Lord Ashford

The Hunley

1999

The Hunley

as

Lt. Alexander

Hard Times

1994

Hard Times

as

Bitzer

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Victor Preece

Spooks

Spooks

as

James Allan

Cranford

Cranford

as

Reverend Hutton

Victoria

Victoria

as

King Leopold

Whitechapel

Whitechapel

as

Anderson

Too Much Sun

Too Much Sun

as

Julian Edgbaston-Bowles

London

London

as

Stephen Spender

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Professor Blake

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

James Andrews

Hard Times

Hard Times

as

Bitzer

Liberty!

Liberty!

as

King George III

The Crown

The Crown

as

David, Duke of Windsor

The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair

as

Nevil Bennet

A Very English Scandal

A Very English Scandal

as

Peter Bessell

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

as

Dr Tim Finch

A Very Royal Scandal

A Very Royal Scandal

as

Sir Edward Young

Silk

Silk

as

Alan Cowdrey

The Undeclared War

The Undeclared War

as

David Neal

Lewis

Lewis

as

Rev. Conor Hawes

The New Look

The New Look

as

Raymond Dior

Gold Digger

Gold Digger

as

Ted Day

Small Axe

Small Axe

as

Judge Clarke

Being Human

Being Human

as

Griffin

The Agency

The Agency

as

Frank

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

as

Stephen Gardiner

MobLand

MobLand

as

Archie Hammond

Production

Crew

Directing