Alex Jennings

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…

Filmography

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The Siege The Siege 2026 Dirty Business ★ 9.2 Dirty Business 2026 Ballad of a Small Player ★ 5.8 Ballad of a Small Player 2025 The Phoenician Scheme ★ 6.5 The Phoenician Scheme 2025 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes ★ 6.9 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes 2025 MobLand ★ 8.3 MobLand 2025 The Agency ★ 7.1 The Agency 2024 Blitz ★ 6.0 Blitz 2024 A Very Royal Scandal ★ 6.6 A Very Royal Scandal 2024 The New Look ★ 7.4 The New Look 2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office ★ 8.0 Mr Bates vs The Post Office 2024 Your Christmas or Mine 2 ★ 6.2 Your Christmas or Mine 2 2023 Your Christmas or Mine? ★ 6.4 Your Christmas or Mine? 2022 The Forgiven ★ 5.7 The Forgiven 2022 The Undeclared War ★ 6.5 The Undeclared War 2022 Operation Mincemeat ★ 6.5 Operation Mincemeat 2022 This Is Going to Hurt ★ 7.6 This Is Going to Hurt 2022 Munich - The Edge of War ★ 6.9 Munich - The Edge of War 2021 Small Axe ★ 6.9 Small Axe 2020 Gold Digger ★ 5.2 Gold Digger 2019 National Theatre Live: Hansard ★ 8.7 National Theatre Live: Hansard 2019 A Very English Scandal ★ 7.1 A Very English Scandal 2018 The Crown ★ 8.2 The Crown 2016 Denial ★ 6.8 Denial 2016 Victoria ★ 7.4 Victoria 2016 Churchill's Secret ★ 6.3 Churchill's Secret 2016 The Lady in the Van ★ 6.4 The Lady in the Van 2015 Unforgotten ★ 7.5 Unforgotten 2015 Wolf Hall ★ 7.5 Wolf Hall 2015 Castles in the Sky ★ 5.8 Castles in the Sky 2014 National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage ★ 6.2 National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013 Trap for Cinderella ★ 5.2 Trap for Cinderella 2013 Belle ★ 7.1 Belle 2013 The Lady Vanishes ★ 6.4 The Lady Vanishes 2013 Dickens in London ★ 8.0 Dickens in London 2012 We'll Take Manhattan ★ 5.7 We'll Take Manhattan 2012 National Theatre Live: Collaborators National Theatre Live: Collaborators 2011 Silk ★ 7.5 Silk 2011 National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art ★ 8.0 National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art 2010 On Expenses On Expenses 2010 The Last Days of Lehman Brothers ★ 5.5 The Last Days of Lehman Brothers 2009 Whitechapel ★ 7.3 Whitechapel 2009 Being Human ★ 7.1 Being Human 2009 The 39 Steps ★ 6.6 The 39 Steps 2008 The Disappeared ★ 5.7 The Disappeared 2008 Hancock & Joan ★ 4.1 Hancock & Joan 2008 10 Days to War ★ 6.4 10 Days to War 2008 Fairy Tales Fairy Tales 2008 Cranford ★ 8.2 Cranford 2007 Lewis ★ 7.6 Lewis 2007 The State Within ★ 7.4 The State Within 2006 Babel ★ 7.2 Babel 2006 The Queen ★ 7.0 The Queen 2006 Riot at the Rite ★ 8.0 Riot at the Rite 2005 A Very Social Secretary ★ 6.3 A Very Social Secretary 2005 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ★ 6.2 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004 Strings ★ 6.7 Strings 2004 Five Children and It ★ 5.6 Five Children and It 2004 London ★ 10.0 London 2004 New Tricks ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004 Foyle's War ★ 7.8 Foyle's War 2002 The Four Feathers ★ 6.6 The Four Feathers 2002 Spooks ★ 7.7 Spooks 2002 Waking the Dead ★ 7.2 Waking the Dead 2001 Too Much Sun Too Much Sun 2000 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ★ 6.2 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1999 The Hunley ★ 6.2 The Hunley 1999 Liberty! ★ 7.8 Liberty! 1997 The Wings of the Dove ★ 6.6 The Wings of the Dove 1997 A Midsummer Night's Dream ★ 5.9 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1996 Hard Times ★ 7.7 Hard Times 1994 Hard Times Hard Times 1994 Dread Poets' Society Dread Poets' Society 1992 Ashenden ★ 6.0 Ashenden 1991 Alfonso Bonzo ★ 7.0 Alfonso Bonzo 1990 Agatha Christie's Poirot ★ 8.2 Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989 War Requiem ★ 6.3 War Requiem 1989 The Franchise Affair ★ 6.3 The Franchise Affair 1988 Inspector Morse ★ 7.9 Inspector Morse 1987 ScreenPlay ★ 6.0 ScreenPlay 1986