Alex Jennings
Actor
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
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Horatio 2004
The Queen
as Prince Charles 2006
The Lady in the Van
as Alan Bennett 2015
Operation Mincemeat
as John Masterman 2022
The Phoenician Scheme
as Broadcloth 2025
Belle
as Lord Ashford 2013
Denial
as Sir Charles Gray 2016
Munich – The Edge of War
as Sir Horace Wilson 2021
The Four Feathers
as Colonel Hamilton 2002
Ballad of a Small Player
as Adrian Lippett 2025
The Forgiven
as Lord Swanthorne 2022
Blitz
as Victor Smythe 2024
Five Children and It
as Father 2004
Your Christmas or Mine?
as Humphrey 2022
The Wings of the Dove
as Lord Mark 1997
Your Christmas or Mine 2
as Humphrey 2023