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Alex Jennings
Born	May 10, 1957 (1957-05-10) (age 50) Essex, England
Notable roles	HRH The Prince of Wales in The Queen (2006)

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. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... The eldest son of the reigning monarch of Great Britain is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales. ... The Queen is an Academy Award-winning British 2006 film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The Queen is an Academy Award-winning British 2006 film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The eldest son of the reigning monarch of Great Britain is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales. ...

Biography

Personal

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. Hornchurch is a town in the London Borough of Havering in East London. ... The University of Warwick coat of arms The University of Warwick is one of the leading universities in the United Kingdom. ... The Coopers Hall (right) became the theatre foyer in the 1970s The Bristol Old Vic is a theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. ...

Career

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. The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ...

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. Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company. ... Richard II may refer to: King Richard II of England Richard II, a play by William Shakespeare about the king Richard II of Normandy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

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. Dead Poets Society is an Academy Award winning 1989 film, directed by Peter Weir. ... Peter Ackroyd (born October 5, 1949, London) is an English author. ... Cover of a recent edition of The Horse and His Boy The Horse and His Boy is a novel by C.S. Lewis. ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ...

Awards

He was awarded an honorary degree (an Honorary Doctor of Letters - Hon DLitt) by the University of Warwick. The University of Warwick coat of arms The University of Warwick is one of the leading universities in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Alex Jennings at the Internet Movie Database