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Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

AKA: Alexander Jennings

Acting

Born: 1957 Essex, England, UK 30 Global Credits 🔥 1.4 Popularity
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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.

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Show / Title Year Credit / Role
Dirty Business 2026 Sir James Bevsn
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes 2025 Michael Mansfield KC
MobLand 2025 Archie Hammond
A Very Royal Scandal 2024 Sir Edward Young
The New Look 2024 Raymond Dior
Mr Bates vs The Post Office 2024 James Arbuthnot
The Undeclared War 2022 David Neal
This Is Going to Hurt 2022 Lockhart
Small Axe 2020 Judge Clarke
Gold Digger 2019 Ted Day
A Very English Scandal 2018 Peter Bessell
The Crown 2016 David, Duke of Windsor
Victoria 2016 King Leopold
Unforgotten 2015 Dr Tim Finch
Wolf Hall 2015 Stephen Gardiner
Silk 2011 Alan Cowdrey QC
Whitechapel 2009 Anderson
10 Days to War 2008 Vincent
Fairy Tales 2008 Roger Bateman
Cranford 2007 Reverend Hutton
The Graham Norton Show 2007 Self
Lewis 2007 Rev. Conor Hawes
New Tricks 2004 Professor Blake
Foyle's War 2002 Clive Ord-Smith
Spooks 2002 James Allan
Waking the Dead 2001 James Andrews
Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989 Dr. Roberts
Inspector Morse 1987 Victor Preece
ScreenPlay 1986 Lord Byron
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