From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Essex, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957-05-10 |
Movies
Your Christmas or Mine 2
as Humphrey
2023
Your Christmas or Mine?
as Humphrey
2022
The Forgiven
as Lord Swanthorne
2022
Operation Mincemeat
as John Masterman
2022
Munich: The Edge of War
as Sir Horace Wilson
2022
National Theatre Live: Hansard
as Robin Hesketh
2019
Denial
as Sir Charles Gray
2016
Churchill's Secret
as Anthony Eden
2016
The Lady in the Van
as Alan Bennett
2015
Castles in the Sky
as Henry Tizard
2014
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Henry Higgins
2013
Trap for Cinderella
as Chance
2013
Belle
as Lord Ashford
2013
The Lady Vanishes
as The Professor
2013
Dickens in London
as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
2012
We'll Take Manhattan
as John Parsons
2012
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Mikhail Bulgakov
2011
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
as Henry / Benjamin Britten
2010
2010
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
as Timothy Geithner
2009
The 39 Steps
as Captain Kell
2008
The Disappeared
as Adrian Ballan
2008
Hancock & Joan
as John Le Mesurier
2008
Babel
as Ken Clifford
2006
The Queen
as Charles III of the United Kingdom
2006
Riot at the Rite
as Sergei Diaghilev
2005
A Very Social Secretary
as Alastair Campbell
2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Horatio
2004
Five Children and It
as Father
2004
The Four Feathers
as Colonel Hamilton
2002
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
as The Butler
2000
The Hunley
as Lt. Alexander
1999
The Wings of the Dove
as Lord Mark
1997
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus / Oberon
1996
Hard Times
as Bitzer
1994
Dread Poets' Society
as Byron
1992
War Requiem
as Blinded Soldier
1989
Alex Jennings hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
