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Alex Jennings

Born 1957-05-10

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.

Known for

The Queen 2006 · 7.3 Ballad of a Small Player 2025 · 5.6 Blitz 2024 · 6.1 The Lady in the Van 2015 · 6.6 Denial 2016 · 6.8 Operation Mincemeat 2022 · 6.4 Munich: The Edge of War 2021 · 6.8 The Four Feathers 2002 · 6.5 Belle 2013 · 7.3 This Is Going to Hurt 2022 · 8.6 A Very English Scandal 2018 · 7.7 Whitechapel 2009 · 7.8 The Wings of the Dove 1997 · 7.1 The Forgiven 2022 · 6.0 Your Christmas or Mine? 2022 · 5.9 Five Children and It 2004 · 5.5 The Undeclared War 2022 · 7.0 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1999 · 7.2 Your Christmas or Mine 2 2023 · 5.8 A Very Royal Scandal 2024 · 7.2 The Lady Vanishes 2013 · 6.1 The 39 Steps 2008 · 6.4 The Disappeared 2008 · 5.8 Churchill's Secret 2016 · 6.8 We'll Take Manhattan 2012 · 6.6 Castles in the Sky 2014 · 6.8 Dirty Business 2026 · 7.7