Actor profile

Alex Jennings

10th May 1957 Essex, England, UK 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.

43 Movies 40 TV Shows 1 In Production 84 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ballad of a Small Player poster

Ballad of a Small Player 15th October 2025 as Adrian Lippett

The Phoenician Scheme poster

The Phoenician Scheme 23rd May 2025 as Broadcloth

Blitz poster

Blitz 1st November 2024 as Victor Smythe

Your Christmas or Mine 2 poster

Your Christmas or Mine 2 7th December 2023 as Humphrey

Your Christmas or Mine? poster

Your Christmas or Mine? 2nd December 2022 as Humphrey

The Forgiven poster

The Forgiven 1st July 2022 as Lord Swanthorne

Operation Mincemeat poster

Operation Mincemeat 1st April 2022 as John Masterman

Munich - The Edge of War poster

Munich - The Edge of War 31st December 2021 as Sir Horace Wilson

National Theatre Live: Hansard poster

National Theatre Live: Hansard 7th November 2019 as Robin Hesketh

Il était une fois... « The Queen » 23rd July 2017 as Self

Denial poster

Denial 30th September 2016 as Sir Charles Gray

Churchill's Secret poster

Churchill's Secret 29th February 2016 as Anthony Eden

The Lady in the Van poster

The Lady in the Van 30th October 2015 as Alan Bennett

Castles in the Sky poster

Castles in the Sky 7th October 2014 as Henry Tizard

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage poster

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2nd November 2013 as Henry Higgins

Trap for Cinderella poster

Trap for Cinderella 12th July 2013 as Chance

Belle poster

Belle 1st May 2013 as Lord Ashford

The Lady Vanishes poster

The Lady Vanishes 17th March 2013 as Professor Hastings

Dickens in London poster

Dickens in London 7th February 2012 as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)

We'll Take Manhattan poster

We'll Take Manhattan 26th January 2012 as John Parsons

National Theatre Live: Collaborators poster

National Theatre Live: Collaborators 1st December 2011 as Mikhail Bulgakov

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art poster

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art 22nd April 2010 as Henry / Benjamin Britten

On Expenses poster

On Expenses 23rd February 2010

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers poster

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers 9th September 2009 as Timothy Geithner

The 39 Steps poster

The 39 Steps 28th December 2008 as Captain Kell

The Disappeared poster

The Disappeared 25th August 2008 as Adrian Ballan

Hancock & Joan poster

Hancock & Joan 26th March 2008 as John Le Mesurier

The Making of 'The Queen' 14th January 2007 as Self

Babel poster

Babel 26th October 2006 as Ken Clifford

The Queen poster

The Queen 15th September 2006 as Prince Charles

Riot at the Rite poster

Riot at the Rite 18th October 2005 as Sergei Diaghilev

A Very Social Secretary poster

A Very Social Secretary 10th October 2005 as Alastair Campbell

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 10th November 2004 as Horatio

Strings poster

Strings 24th October 2004 as Utay

Five Children and It poster

Five Children and It 15th October 2004 as Father

The Four Feathers poster

The Four Feathers 8th September 2002 as Colonel Hamilton

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 26th November 1999 as The Butler

The Hunley poster

The Hunley 11th July 1999 as Lt. Alexander

The Wings of the Dove poster

The Wings of the Dove 4th September 1997 as Lord Mark

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream 29th November 1996 as Theseus / Oberon

Hard Times poster

Hard Times 29th April 1994 as Bitzer

Dread Poets' Society poster

Dread Poets' Society 23rd September 1992 as Byron

War Requiem poster

War Requiem 6th January 1989 as Blinded Soldier

Dirty Business poster

Dirty Business 23rd February 2026 as Sir James Bevsn

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes poster

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes 30th April 2025 as Michael Mansfield KC

MobLand poster

MobLand 30th March 2025 as Archie Hammond

The Agency: Central Intelligence poster

The Agency: Central Intelligence 1st December 2024 as Frank

A Very Royal Scandal poster

A Very Royal Scandal 19th September 2024 as Sir Edward Young

The New Look poster

The New Look 13th February 2024 as Raymond Dior

Mr Bates vs The Post Office poster

Mr Bates vs The Post Office 1st January 2024 as James Arbuthnot

The Undeclared War poster

The Undeclared War 30th June 2022 as David Neal

This Is Going to Hurt poster

This Is Going to Hurt 8th February 2022 as Lockhart

Small Axe poster

Small Axe 15th November 2020 as Judge Clarke

Gold Digger poster

Gold Digger 12th November 2019 as Ted Day

A Very English Scandal poster

A Very English Scandal 20th May 2018 as Peter Bessell

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as David, Duke of Windsor

Victoria poster

Victoria 28th August 2016 as King Leopold

Unforgotten poster

Unforgotten 8th October 2015 as Dr Tim Finch

Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall 21st January 2015 as Stephen Gardiner

Silk poster

Silk 22nd February 2011 as Alan Cowdrey QC

Whitechapel poster

Whitechapel 2nd February 2009 as Anderson

Being Human poster

Being Human 25th January 2009 as Griffin

10 Days to War poster

10 Days to War 10th March 2008 as Vincent

Fairy Tales poster

Fairy Tales 10th January 2008 as Roger Bateman

Cranford poster

Cranford 18th November 2007 as Reverend Hutton

The Restaurant poster

The Restaurant 29th August 2007

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Rev. Conor Hawes

The State Within poster

The State Within 2nd November 2006 as James Sinclair

London 7th May 2004 as Stephen Spender

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Professor Blake

Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War 27th October 2002 as Clive Ord-Smith

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as James Allan

Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead 18th June 2001 as James Andrews

Too Much Sun 20th October 2000 as Julian Edgbaston-Bowles

Liberty! poster

Liberty! 23rd November 1997 as King George III

Hard Times poster

Hard Times 29th April 1994 as Bitzer

Ashenden 17th November 1991

Alfonso Bonzo poster

Alfonso Bonzo 4th January 1990 as Alfonso Bonzo

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Dr. Roberts

The Franchise Affair poster

The Franchise Affair 25th September 1988 as Nevil Bennet

Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse 6th January 1987 as Victor Preece

Smiley's People poster

Smiley's People 20th September 1982 as PC Hall

Coming soon

The Siege 31st December 2026