Alex Jennings
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Crown
David, Duke of Windsor
2016
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Dr. Roberts
1989
Series
Foyle's War
Clive Ord-Smith
2002
Series
Spooks
James Allan
2002
Series
MobLand
Archie Hammond
2025
Series
Waking the Dead
James Andrews
2001
Series
New Tricks
Professor Blake
2004
Series
Lewis
Rev. Conor Hawes
2007
Series
Inspector Morse
Victor Preece
1987
Series
The Agency
Frank
2024
Series
Victoria
King Leopold
2016
Series
Unforgotten
Dr Tim Finch
2015
Series
Silk
Alan Cowdrey QC
2011
Series
ScreenPlay
Lord Byron
1986
Series
Being Human
Griffin
2009
Series
Wolf Hall
Stephen Gardiner
2015
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
Broadcloth
2025
Series
The New Look
Raymond Dior
2024
Series
Cranford
Reverend Hutton
2007
Film
Babel
Ken Clifford
2006
Series
Small Axe
Judge Clarke
2020
Series
Whitechapel
Anderson
2009
Series
This Is Going to Hurt
Lockhart
2022
Film
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Horatio
2004
Series
Liberty!
King George III
1997
Series
The Undeclared War
David Neal
2022
Series
A Very English Scandal
Peter Bessell
2018
Series
Smiley's People
PC Hall
1982
Series
The State Within
James Sinclair
2006
Series
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
James Arbuthnot
2024
Film
Operation Mincemeat
John Masterman
2022
Series
A Very Royal Scandal
Sir Edward Young
2024
Film
The Queen
Prince Charles
2006
Film
Belle
Lord Ashford
2013
Film
The Four Feathers
Colonel Hamilton
2002
Series
Gold Digger
Ted Day
2019
Series
10 Days to War
Vincent
2008
Film
The Forgiven
Lord Swanthorne
2022
Series
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Michael Mansfield KC
2025
Film
Ballad of a Small Player
Adrian Lippett
2025
Film
Blitz
Victor Smythe
2024
Film
Denial
Sir Charles Gray
2016
Film
The Lady in the Van
Alan Bennett
2015
Too Much Sun
Julian Edgbaston-Bowles
2000
Series
Hard Times
Bitzer
1994
Series
Fairy Tales
Roger Bateman
2008
Series
Dirty Business
Sir James Bevsn
2026
Film
Munich - The Edge of War
Sir Horace Wilson
2021
Ashenden
1991
Film
Five Children and It
Father
2004
Film
The Wings of the Dove
Lord Mark
1997
London
Stephen Spender
2004
Series
The Restaurant
2007
Film
On Expenses
Andrew Walker
2010
Series
The Franchise Affair
Nevil Bennet
1988
Film
Hard Times
Bitzer
1994
Film
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Henry Higgins
2013
Film
We'll Take Manhattan
John Parsons
2012
Film
Strings
Utay
2004
Film
Churchill's Secret
Anthony Eden
2016
Film
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Butler
1999
Film
Your Christmas or Mine?
Humphrey
2022
Film
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Timothy Geithner
2009
Film
The Lady Vanishes
Professor Hastings
2013
The Siege
2026
Film
Castles in the Sky
Henry Tizard
2014
Film
Trap for Cinderella
Chance
2013
Film
Dread Poets' Society
Byron
1992
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Self
2017
Film
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Humphrey
2023
Film
War Requiem
Blinded Soldier
1989
Film
The Disappeared
Adrian Ballan
2008
Series
Alfonso Bonzo
Alfonso Bonzo
1990
Film
The 39 Steps
Captain Kell
2008
Film
Riot at the Rite
Sergei Diaghilev
2005
Film
The Hunley
Lt. Alexander
1999
Film
Hancock & Joan
John Le Mesurier
2008
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus / Oberon
1996
Film
A Very Social Secretary
Alastair Campbell
2005
Film
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Henry / Benjamin Britten
2010
Film
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Mikhail Bulgakov
2011
Film
National Theatre Live: Hansard
Robin Hesketh
2019
The Making of 'The Queen'
Self
2007
Film
Dickens in London
Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
2012