2025Nominee
Best Performance
The Phoenician Scheme
Alex Jennings
Actor
Essex, England, UK
May 10, 1957
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2010Winner
Best Performance
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2006Nominee
Best Performance
Babel
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Ballad of a Small Player
2004Highlight
Best Performance
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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The Phoenician Scheme
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Babel