Alex Jennings
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| Alex Jennings | |
| Born | May 10, 1957 (age 49) Essex, England |
Alex Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an award-winning English actor. To date, he is best known for his appearance in The Queen (2006), playing the role of HRH The Prince of Wales.
He began his career in regional repertory theatre, playing a range of roles including Robespierre in The Scarlet Pimpernel. For his performance as Gloumov in Too Clever by Half at the Old Vic, he won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance in 1988. He was nominated in the same category the following year for portraying Dorante in The Liar. He has performed for the Royal National Theatre in a number of plays.
His Royal Shakespeare Company roles include the title role in Peer Gynt, (for which he won an Olivier Award 1995/6 for Best Actor), the title role in Richard II, Theseus/Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (UK, American tour and Broadway), Angelo in Measure for Measure, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and the title role in Hamlet. In 2002 he appeared in the Cameron Mackintosh/Trevor Nunn revival of My Fair Lady at Theatre Royal Drury Lane and won an Olivier Award as Best Actor in a Musical.
His film appearances include War Requiem, the RSC's film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lord Mark in the Oscar-nominated movie The Wings of the Dove, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and The Four Feathers. His television appearances include Smiley's People, The Franchise Affair, Inspector Morse, Alfonso Bonzo, the title role in Ashenden, Dead Poets Society, Inspector Alleyn, Hard Times, Bad Blood, and Peter Ackroyd's London. His many radio credits include Casino Royale, The Way of the World and The Old Curiosity Shop. He has also narrated the book The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis.
[edit] Background
Jennings was born in Essex, and attended Abbs Cross Technical High School in Hornchurch and then studied English and Theatre studies at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1978. He trained as an actor for two years at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
He was awarded an honorary degree (an Honorary Doctor of Letters - Hon DLitt) by the University of Warwick.
