Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

5/10/1957 (69 years old)Essex, England, UK

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.

Filmography (84 titles)

Dirty Business9.2Show

Dirty Business

Sir James Bevsn · 2026

Ballad of a Small Player5.8Movie

Ballad of a Small Player

Adrian Lippett · 2025

The Phoenician Scheme6.5Movie

The Phoenician Scheme

Broadcloth · 2025

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes6.9Show

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

Michael Mansfield KC · 2025

MobLand8.3Show

MobLand

Archie Hammond · 2025

The Agency7.1Show

The Agency

Frank · 2024

Blitz6.0Movie

Blitz

Victor Smythe · 2024

A Very Royal Scandal6.6Show

A Very Royal Scandal

Sir Edward Young · 2024

The New Look7.4Show

The New Look

Raymond Dior · 2024

Mr Bates vs The Post Office8.0Show

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

James Arbuthnot · 2024

Your Christmas or Mine 26.2Movie

Your Christmas or Mine 2

Humphrey · 2023

Your Christmas or Mine?6.4Movie

Your Christmas or Mine?

Humphrey · 2022

The Forgiven5.7Movie

The Forgiven

Lord Swanthorne · 2022

The Undeclared War6.5Show

The Undeclared War

David Neal · 2022

Operation Mincemeat6.5Movie

Operation Mincemeat

John Masterman · 2022

This Is Going to Hurt7.6Show

This Is Going to Hurt

Lockhart · 2022

Munich - The Edge of War6.9Movie

Munich - The Edge of War

Sir Horace Wilson · 2021

Small Axe6.8Show

Small Axe

Judge Clarke · 2020

Gold Digger5.2Show

Gold Digger

Ted Day · 2019

National Theatre Live: Hansard8.7Movie

National Theatre Live: Hansard

Robin Hesketh · 2019

A Very English Scandal7.1Show

A Very English Scandal

Peter Bessell · 2018

Movie

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

Self · 2017

The Crown8.2Show

The Crown

David, Duke of Windsor · 2016

Denial6.8Movie

Denial

Sir Charles Gray · 2016

Victoria7.4Show

Victoria

King Leopold · 2016

Churchill's Secret6.3Movie

Churchill's Secret

Anthony Eden · 2016

The Lady in the Van6.4Movie

The Lady in the Van

Alan Bennett · 2015

Unforgotten7.5Show

Unforgotten

Dr Tim Finch · 2015

Wolf Hall7.5Show

Wolf Hall

Stephen Gardiner · 2015

Castles in the Sky6.0Movie

Castles in the Sky

Henry Tizard · 2014