9.0
9.0
Riot at the Rite
2005
as Sergei Diaghilev
Alex Jennings
Also known as: Alex Michael Jennings
Acting
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, University of Warwick
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Alex Michael Jennings is an English actor of the stage and screen who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. For his work on the London stage, Jennings has received three Olivier Awards, winning 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. Jennings is known for his film work, in particular for his performance as Prince Charles in Stephen Frears's film The Queen (2006) opposite Helen Mirren. His other film appearances include The Wings of the Dove (1997), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), Babel (2006), Belle (2013), and The Lady in the Van (2015) starring Maggie Smith. Jennings has won acclaim for his performances in television, including for his portrayal of Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, in the Netflix series The Crown opposite Claire Foy. He also starred as Leopold I of Belgium in the ITV series Victoria (2016–2019) opposite Jenna Coleman. His other roles include Stephen Frears's A Very English Scandal (2018) alongside Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw, and in Steve McQueen's Small Axe: Mangrove (2020) starring Letitia Wright.
Filmography (40 movies)
8.7
8.7
National Theatre Live: Hansard
2019
as Robin Hesketh
8.0
8.0
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2010
as Henry / Benjamin Britten
8.0
8.0
Dickens in London
2012
as Middle-aged Dickens(Voice)
7.1
7.1
Belle
2013
as Lord Ashford
7.0
7.0
Hard Times
1994
as Bitzer
7.0
7.0
The Queen
2006
as Prince Charles
6.9
6.9
Munich – The Edge of War
2021
as Sir Horace Wilson
6.8
6.8
Denial
2016
as Sir Charles Gray
6.7
6.7
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Broadcloth
6.6
6.6
The Four Feathers
2002
as Colonel Hamilton
6.6
6.6
The Wings of the Dove
1997
as Lord Mark
6.6
6.6
The 39 Steps
2008
as Captain Kell
6.5
6.5
Operation Mincemeat
2022
as John Masterman
6.4
6.4
The Lady in the Van
2015
as Alan Bennett
6.4
6.4
War Requiem
1989
as Blinded Soldier
6.4
6.4
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
as Humphrey
6.3
6.3
Churchill's Secret
2016
as Anthony Eden
6.3
6.3
The Lady Vanishes
2013
as The Professor
6.2
6.2
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
as Humphrey
6.2
6.2
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Henry Higgins
6.1
6.1
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999
as The Butler
6.1
6.1
The Hunley
1999
as Lt. Alexander
6.1
6.1
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as Alastair Campbell
6.0
6.0
The Making of 'The Queen'
2007
as Self
6.0
6.0
Blitz
2024
as Victor Smythe
5.8
5.8
Ballad of a Small Player
2025
as Adrian Lippett
5.8
5.8
Castles in the Sky
2014
as Henry Tizard
5.8
5.8
The Disappeared
2008
as Adrian Ballan
5.7
5.7
The Forgiven
2022
as Lord Swanthorne
5.6
5.6
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1996
as Theseus / Oberon
5.6
5.6
Five Children and It
2004
as Father
5.5
5.5
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
as Timothy Geithner
5.5
5.5
We'll Take Manhattan
2012
as John Parsons
5.2
5.2
Trap for Cinderella
2013
as Chance
4.1
4.1
Hancock & Joan
2008
as John Le Mesurier
On Expenses
2010
Dread Poets' Society
1992
as Byron
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011
as Mikhail Bulgakov
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
2017
as Self
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