Acting credits
75
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Alex Jennings
Acting
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Movies: 40Series: 35
TMDB ID: 15739
IMDb ID: nm0421105
Known for: Acting
Born: May 10, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Essex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2025
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q1260893
Also known as
Alexander Jennings
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Alex Jennings.
5.8
Ballad of a Small Player
as Adrian Lippett
2025 Movie
6.5
The Phoenician Scheme
as Broadcloth
2025 Movie
6.0
Blitz
as Victor Smythe
2024 Movie
6.2
Your Christmas or Mine 2
as Humphrey
2023 Movie
6.4
Your Christmas or Mine?
as Humphrey
2022 Movie
5.7
The Forgiven
as Lord Swanthorne
2022 Movie
6.5
Operation Mincemeat
as John Masterman
2022 Movie
6.9
Munich – The Edge of War
as Sir Horace Wilson
2021 Movie
8.7
National Theatre Live: Hansard
as Robin Hesketh
2019 Movie
6.8
Denial
as Sir Charles Gray
2016 Movie
6.3
Churchill's Secret
as Anthony Eden
2016 Movie
6.4
The Lady in the Van
as Alan Bennett
2015 Movie
5.8
Castles in the Sky
as Henry Tizard
2014 Movie
6.2
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Henry Higgins
2013 Movie
5.2
Trap for Cinderella
as Chance
2013 Movie
7.1
Belle
as Lord Ashford
2013 Movie
6.4
The Lady Vanishes
as Professor Hastings
2013 Movie
8.0
Dickens in London
as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
2012 Movie
5.5
We'll Take Manhattan
as John Parsons
2012 Movie
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Mikhail Bulgakov
2011 Movie
8.0
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
as Henry / Benjamin Britten
2010 Movie
On Expenses
2010 Movie
5.5
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
as Timothy Geithner
2009 Movie
6.6
The 39 Steps
as Captain Kell
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Alex Jennings.
6.9
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
as Michael Mansfield KC • 4 eps
2025 Series
8.3
MobLand
as Archie Hammond • 3 eps
2025 Series
7.1
The Agency: Central Intelligence
as Frank • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.6
A Very Royal Scandal
as Sir Edward Young • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.5
The New Look
as Raymond Dior • 2 eps
2024 Series
8.0
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
as James Arbuthnot • 4 eps
2024 Series
6.4
The Undeclared War
as David Neal • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.6
This Is Going to Hurt
as Lockhart • 7 eps
2022 Series
6.9
Small Axe
as Judge Clarke • 1 eps
2020 Series
4.9
Gold Digger
as Ted Day • 6 eps
2019 Series
7.1
A Very English Scandal
as Peter Bessell • 3 eps
2018 Series
8.2
The Crown
as David, Duke of Windsor • 7 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Victoria
as King Leopold • 9 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Unforgotten
as Dr Tim Finch • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Wolf Hall
as Stephen Gardiner • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Silk
as Alan Cowdrey QC • 13 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Whitechapel
as Anderson • 18 eps
2009 Series
7.1
Being Human
as Griffin • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
10 Days to War
as Vincent • 1 eps
2008 Series
Fairy Tales
as Roger Bateman • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.2
Cranford
as Reverend Hutton • 7 eps
2007 Series
7.8
The Restaurant
38 eps
2007 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.6
Lewis
as Rev. Conor Hawes • 1 eps
2007 Series