Alex Jennings
Acting
Born 1957-05-10 · Essex, England, UK
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
Ballad of a Small Player
Oct 15, 2025
The Phoenician Scheme
May 23, 2025
Blitz
Nov 1, 2024
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Dec 7, 2023
Your Christmas or Mine?
Dec 2, 2022
The Forgiven
Jul 1, 2022
Operation Mincemeat
Apr 1, 2022
Munich – The Edge of War
Dec 31, 2021
National Theatre Live: Hansard
Nov 7, 2019
Denial
Sep 30, 2016
Churchill's Secret
Feb 29, 2016
The Lady in the Van
Oct 30, 2015
Castles in the Sky
Oct 7, 2014
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Nov 2, 2013
Trap for Cinderella
Jul 12, 2013
Belle
May 1, 2013
The Lady Vanishes
Mar 17, 2013
Dickens in London
Feb 7, 2012
We'll Take Manhattan
Jan 26, 2012
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Dec 1, 2011
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Apr 22, 2010
On Expenses
Feb 23, 2010
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Sep 9, 2009
The 39 Steps
Dec 28, 2008
The Disappeared
Aug 25, 2008
Hancock & Joan
Mar 26, 2008
Babel
Oct 26, 2006
The Queen
Sep 15, 2006
Riot at the Rite
Oct 18, 2005
A Very Social Secretary
Oct 10, 2005