
Alex Jennings
Acting
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

2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · tv

2016
The Crown
2016 · tv

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · tv

2002
Foyle's War
2002 · tv

2002
Spooks
2002 · tv

2025
MobLand
2025 · tv

2001
Waking the Dead
2001 · tv

2004
New Tricks
2004 · tv

2007
Lewis
2007 · tv

1987
Inspector Morse
1987 · tv

2024
The Agency
2024 · tv

2016
Victoria
2016 · tv

2015
Unforgotten
2015 · tv

2011
Silk
2011 · tv

1986
ScreenPlay
1986 · tv

2009
Being Human
2009 · tv

2015
Wolf Hall
2015 · tv

2025
The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · movie

2024
The New Look
2024 · tv

2007
Cranford
2007 · tv

2006
Babel
2006 · movie

2020
Small Axe
2020 · tv

2009
Whitechapel
2009 · tv

2022
This Is Going to Hurt
2022 · tv

2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004 · movie

1997
Liberty!
1997 · tv

2022
The Undeclared War
2022 · tv

2018
A Very English Scandal
2018 · tv

1982
Smiley's People
1982 · tv

2006
The State Within
2006 · tv