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Home/People/Alex Jennings
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Born
May 10, 1957
Age 68
Place of Birth
Essex, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

42
Movies
40
TV Shows
Also Known As
Alexander Jennings
IMDb Profile

Alex Jennings

Acting

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.
Ballad of a Small Player poster

Ballad of a Small Player

as Adrian Lippett
2025
The Phoenician Scheme poster

The Phoenician Scheme

as Broadcloth
2025
Blitz poster

Blitz

as Victor Smythe
2024
Your Christmas or Mine 2 poster

Your Christmas or Mine 2

as Humphrey
2023
Your Christmas or Mine? poster

Your Christmas or Mine?

as Humphrey
2022
The Forgiven poster

The Forgiven

as Lord Swanthorne
2022
Operation Mincemeat poster

Operation Mincemeat

as John Masterman
2022
Munich – The Edge of War poster

Munich – The Edge of War

as Sir Horace Wilson
2021
National Theatre Live: Hansard poster

National Theatre Live: Hansard

as Robin Hesketh
2019
Il était une fois... « The Queen » poster

Il était une fois... « The Queen »

as Self
2017
Denial poster

Denial

as Sir Charles Gray
2016
Churchill's Secret poster

Churchill's Secret

as Anthony Eden
2016
The Lady in the Van poster

The Lady in the Van

as Alan Bennett
2015
Castles in the Sky poster

Castles in the Sky

as Henry Tizard
2014
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage poster

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

as Henry Higgins
2013
Trap for Cinderella poster

Trap for Cinderella

as Chance
2013
Belle poster

Belle

as Lord Ashford
2013
The Lady Vanishes poster

The Lady Vanishes

as Professor Hastings
2013
Dickens in London poster

Dickens in London

as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
2012
We'll Take Manhattan poster

We'll Take Manhattan

as John Parsons
2012