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.Jennings was born in Essex, the son
of Peggy Patricia (née Mahoney) and Michael Thomas Jennings. He
attended Abbs Cross Technical High School in Hornchurch and then
studied English and Theatre studies at the University of Warwick,
graduating in 1978. He said he saw his first theatre when he was in
high school and went to the Old Vic Theatre, which led him to be
inspired to be an actor.He trained as an actor for two years at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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.Jennings was born in Essex, the son
of Peggy Patricia (née Mahoney) and Michael Thomas Jennings. He
attended Abbs Cross Technical High School in Hornchurch and then
studied English and Theatre studies at the University of Warwick,
graduating in 1978. He said he saw his first theatre when he was in
high school and went to the Old Vic Theatre, which led him to be
inspired to be an actor.He trained as an actor for two years at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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