Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings
Born
Alexander Michael Jennings

(1957-05-10) 10 May 1957 (age 67)
Romford, Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Known forThe Queen (2006)
The Crown (2016–2017)
Victoria (2016–2019)
A Very English Scandal (2018)
The Lady in the Van (2015)
SpouseLesley Moors (m. 2012)
Children2

Alexander Michael Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor. He won the Olivier Award three times 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.[1][2][3]

He played Prince Charles in the 2006 movie The Queen. He also played Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, in the critically acclaimed Netflix series The Crown.[4]

He also starred as Leopold I of Belgium in the ITV series Victoria (2016–2019) and as Stephen Frears' A Very English Scandal (2018).

Jennings was born in Romford, Essex. He studied English and Theatre studies at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1978. He said he saw his first theatre while in high school and went to the Old Vic Theatre, which inspired him to be an actor.[5]

He trained as an actor for two years at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Costa, Maddy (19 September 2007). "'I wanted to be Fred Astaire'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alex Jennings takes on Willy Wonka role". BBC News. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Shenton, Mark (7 February 2014). "Bold casting choices and versatile actors". The Stage. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Lawson, Richard (7 December 2017). "The Crown Season 2 Review: A Stately Soap Opera We Just Can't Resist". Vanity Fair.
  5. ↑ Rosenthal, Daniel (2 October 2013). "National Histories: Nancy Carroll and Alex Jennings". Royal National Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Evans, Lloyd (21 June 2014). "Alex Jennings interview: the new Willy Wonka on Roald Dahl's 'child killer'". The Spectator. Retrieved 31 October 2015.[permanent dead link]