Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
10 maggio 1957 (69)
Place of birth
Essex, England, UK
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.
Conosciuto per
7.5
Series
Silk
Alan Cowdrey QC
2011–2014
6.5
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
Broadcloth
2025
5.8
Film
Ballad of a Small Player
Adrian Lippett
2025
6.6
Film
The Four Feathers
Colonel Hamilton
2002
8.1
Series
Cranford
Reverend Hutton
2007–2009
7.3
Series
Whitechapel
Anderson
2009–2013
6.4
Film
The Lady in the Van
Alan Bennett
2015
7.6
Series
This Is Going to Hurt
Lockhart
2022
7.9
Series
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
James Arbuthnot
2024
7.8
Series
Liberty!
King George III
1997
7.1
Series
A Very English Scandal
Peter Bessell
2018
7.1
Film
Belle
Lord Ashford
2013
6.6
Series
A Very Royal Scandal
Sir Edward Young
2024
9.1
Series
Dirty Business
Sir James Bevsn
2026
7.0
Film
The Queen
Prince Charles
2006
0.0
Series
The Siege
5.2
Series
Gold Digger
Ted Day
2019
7.4
Series
The State Within
James Sinclair
2006
5.7
Film
The Forgiven
Lord Swanthorne
2022
6.5
Film
Operation Mincemeat
John Masterman
2022
6.8
Film
Denial
Sir Charles Gray
2016
10.0
Series
London
Stephen Spender
2004
6.0
Series
Ashenden
1991
6.0
Film
Blitz
Victor Smythe
2024
6.9
Film
Munich - The Edge of War
Sir Horace Wilson
2021
6.3
Series
The Franchise Affair
Nevil Bennet
1988
6.4
Film
Your Christmas or Mine?
Humphrey
2022
7.0
Series
Alfonso Bonzo
Alfonso Bonzo
1990
6.2
Film
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Humphrey
2023
7.8
Series
The Restaurant
2007–2009
6.3
Film
Churchill's Secret
Anthony Eden
2016
Acting credits 31 titles
Dirty Business
as Sir James Bevsn
9.1
2026
Ballad of a Small Player
as Adrian Lippett
5.8
2025
The Phoenician Scheme
as Broadcloth
6.5
2025
A Very Royal Scandal
as Sir Edward Young
6.6
2024
Blitz
as Victor Smythe
6.0
2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
as James Arbuthnot
7.9
2024
Your Christmas or Mine 2
as Humphrey
6.2
2023
This Is Going to Hurt
as Lockhart
7.6
2022
Your Christmas or Mine?
as Humphrey
6.4
2022
The Forgiven
as Lord Swanthorne
5.7
2022
Operation Mincemeat
as John Masterman
6.5
2022
Munich - The Edge of War
as Sir Horace Wilson
6.9
2021
Gold Digger
as Ted Day
5.2
2019
A Very English Scandal
as Peter Bessell
7.1
2018
Denial
as Sir Charles Gray
6.8
2016
Churchill's Secret
as Anthony Eden
6.3
2016
The Lady in the Van
as Alan Bennett
6.4
2015
Belle
as Lord Ashford
7.1
2013
Silk
as Alan Cowdrey QC
7.5
2011–2014
Whitechapel
as Anderson
7.3
2009–2013
The Restaurant
7.8
2007–2009
Cranford
as Reverend Hutton
8.1
2007–2009
The Queen
as Prince Charles
7.0
2006
The State Within
as James Sinclair
7.4
2006
London
as Stephen Spender
10.0
2004
The Four Feathers
as Colonel Hamilton
6.6
2002
Liberty!
as King George III
7.8
1997
Ashenden
6.0
1991
Alfonso Bonzo
as Alfonso Bonzo
7.0
1990
The Franchise Affair
as Nevil Bennet
6.3
1988
The Siege
0.0