Alex Jennings
Known for 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.
Filmography
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Broadcloth
Babel
2006
as Ken Clifford
Belle
2013
as Lord Ashford
Blitz
2024
as Victor Smythe
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
as Horatio
The Queen
2006
as Prince Charles
Denial
2016
as Sir Charles Gray
Ballad of a Small Player
2025
as Adrian Lippett
The Forgiven
2022
as Lord Swanthorne
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Alan Bennett
Operation Mincemeat
2022
as John Masterman
The Four Feathers
2002
as Colonel Hamilton
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
as Humphrey
The Wings of the Dove
1997
as Lord Mark
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999
as The Butler
We'll Take Manhattan
2012
as John Parsons
Munich – The Edge of War
2021
as Sir Horace Wilson
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Henry Higgins
Five Children and It
2004
as Father
The Hunley
1999
as Lt. Alexander