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Alex Jennings

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1957-05-10 (Age: 69)

Place of Birth

Essex, England, UK

Alex 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.

Filmography (43)

⭐ 5.8 Role: Adrian Lippett

Ballad of a Small Player

2025
⭐ 6.5 Role: Broadcloth

The Phoenician Scheme

2025
⭐ 6.0 Role: Victor Smythe

Blitz

2024
⭐ 6.2 Role: Humphrey

Your Christmas or Mine 2

2023
⭐ 6.4 Role: Humphrey

Your Christmas or Mine?

2022
⭐ 5.7 Role: Lord Swanthorne

The Forgiven

2022
⭐ 6.5 Role: John Masterman

Operation Mincemeat

2022
⭐ 6.9 Role: Sir Horace Wilson

Munich - The Edge of War

2021
⭐ 8.7 Role: Robin Hesketh

National Theatre Live: Hansard

2019
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⭐ 0 Role: Self

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

2017
⭐ 6.8 Role: Sir Charles Gray

Denial

2016
⭐ 6.3 Role: Anthony Eden

Churchill's Secret

2016
⭐ 6.4 Role: Alan Bennett

The Lady in the Van

2015
⭐ 5.8 Role: Henry Tizard

Castles in the Sky

2014
⭐ 6.2 Role: Henry Higgins

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013