Acting

Alex Jennings

born 1957 · Acting

63.1avg grm
15titles
#1,320best rank
1honors
Qbest title · #1,320 on siteThe Queen2006 · as Prince Charles73.5

Honors

1
—Laurence Olivier Awards

Bio

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.

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

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2020s4 titlesDDirty Business2026 · as Sir James Bevsn · series64.0DDirty Business2026 · as Sir James Bevan · series64.0TThis Is Going to Hurt2022 · as Mr. Lockhart · series66.0UThe Undeclared War2022 · as David Neal · series62.1
2010s6 titlesGGold Digger2019 · as Ted · series63.0NNational Theatre Live: Hansard2019 · as Robin59.1AA Very English Scandal2018 · as Peter Bessell · series64.2SSilk2011 · as Alan Cowdrey QC · series64.0NNational Theatre Live: The Habit of Art2010 · as Benjamin Britten59.0NNational Theatre Live: The Habit of Art2010 · as Henry59.0
2000s3 titlesCCranford2007 · as Reverend Hutton · series65.8CCranford2007 · as The Rev Hutton · series65.8QThe Queen2006 · as Prince Charles73.5
1990s2 titlesLLiberty! The American Revolution1997 · as King George III · series64.1WThe Wings of the Dove1997 · as Lord Mark53.0

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Alex Jennings

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born1957
known forActing
titles on site15
best title rank#1,320 · The Queen (2006)
avg GRM63.1
honors1 · Laurence Olivier Awards
Honors
  • —Laurence Olivier Awards
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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