
Alex Jennings
Born 1957-05-10 in Essex, England, UK
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.
Movies and TV shows

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

The Graham Norton Show
2007

MobLand
2025

The Crown
2016

The Agency
2024

Spooks
2002

Foyle's War
2002

Lewis
2007

Waking the Dead
2001

Inspector Morse
1987

New Tricks
2004

Silk
2011

Victoria
2016

Unforgotten
2015

The Undeclared War
2022

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004

Fairy Tales
2008

The Phoenician Scheme
2025

Wolf Hall
2015

ScreenPlay
1986

Being Human
2009

The New Look
2024

Babel
2006

Ballad of a Small Player
2025

Cranford
2007

This Is Going to Hurt
2022

Whitechapel
2009

The Queen
2006

A Very English Scandal
2018

Operation Mincemeat
2022