
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

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · tv

The Graham Norton Show
2007 · tv

The Crown
2016 · tv

Spooks
2002 · tv

Foyle's War
2002 · tv

MobLand
2025 · tv

Lewis
2007 · tv

New Tricks
2004 · tv

Waking the Dead
2001 · tv

Inspector Morse
1987 · tv

Victoria
2016 · tv

Silk
2011 · tv

Unforgotten
2015 · tv

Wolf Hall
2015 · tv

The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · movie

Being Human
2009 · tv

The Agency: Central Intelligence
2024 · tv

The New Look
2024 · tv

Cranford
2007 · tv

The Undeclared War
2022 · tv

Babel
2006 · movie

Small Axe
2020 · tv

This Is Going to Hurt
2022 · tv

Denial
2016 · movie

Ballad of a Small Player
2025 · movie

Blitz
2024 · movie

Munich – The Edge of War
2021 · movie

Operation Mincemeat
2022 · movie

The Lady in the Van
2015 · movie

The Queen
2006 · movie