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Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Acting·1957·41 films

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

Filmography

Babel
Babel (2006)Ken Clifford
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)Horatio
The Queen
The Queen (2006)Prince Charles
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)Broadcloth
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat (2022)John Masterman
The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van (2015)Alan Bennett
Belle
Belle (2013)Lord Ashford
Denial
Denial (2016)Sir Charles Gray
Munich - The Edge of War
Munich - The Edge of War (2021)Sir Horace Wilson
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (2002)Colonel Hamilton
Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player (2025)Adrian Lippett
The Forgiven
The Forgiven (2022)Lord Swanthorne
Blitz
Blitz (2024)Victor Smythe
Five Children and It
Five Children and It (2004)Father
Your Christmas or Mine?
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)Humphrey
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove (1997)Lord Mark
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)Humphrey
Strings
Strings (2004)Utay
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)The Butler
The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (2013)Professor Hastings
Trap for Cinderella
Trap for Cinderella (2013)Chance
The Disappeared
The Disappeared (2008)Adrian Ballan
We'll Take Manhattan
We'll Take Manhattan (2012)John Parsons
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret (2016)Anthony Eden
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (2008)Captain Kell
War Requiem
War Requiem (1989)Blinded Soldier
The Hunley
The Hunley (1999)Lt. Alexander
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009)Timothy Geithner
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky (2014)Henry Tizard
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)Theseus / Oberon
A Very Social Secretary
A Very Social Secretary (2005)Alastair Campbell
Hancock & Joan
Hancock & Joan (2008)John Le Mesurier
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)Henry Higgins
Hard Times
Hard Times (1994)Bitzer
National Theatre Live: Hansard
National Theatre Live: Hansard (2019)Robin Hesketh
Riot at the Rite
Riot at the Rite (2005)Sergei Diaghilev
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art (2010)Henry / Benjamin Britten
Dickens in London
Dickens in London (2012)Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
Dread Poets' Society
Dread Poets' Society (1992)Byron
On Expenses
On Expenses (2010)Andrew Walker
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
National Theatre Live: Collaborators (2011)Mikhail Bulgakov