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Alex Jennings Biography (1957-)

Born May 10, 1957, in Essex, England (some sources say Upminster, England); son of Michael Thomas and Peggy Patricia (maiden name, Mahoney) Jennings; companion of Lesley Moors, beginning c. 1990; children: Ralph, Georgia. Addresses: Agent: ICM, Oxford House, 76 Oxford St., London W1D 1BS, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

May 10, 1957

Essex, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• The Scarlet Pimpernel, Her Majesty's Theater, 1985
• Lucio, Measure for Measure, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1987-1988
• The Country Wife, Royal Exchange Manchester, 1988
• Gloumov, Too Clever by Half, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1988
• Kittel, Ghetto, Royal National Theatre, London, 1989
• Hjalmar Ekdal, The Wild Duck, Peter Hall Company, 1990
• Dorante, The Liar, Old Vic Theatre, 1990
• Title role, Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990
• Captain Plume, Recruiting Officer, National Theatre, London, 1992
• John Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1993
• Title role, Peer Gynt, Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1994
• Angelo, Measure for Measure, Royal Shakespeare Company, Main HouseTheatre, 1994
• Easter Bonnet Competition, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1996
• (Broadway debut) Theseus/Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, RoyalShakespeare Company, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1996
• Title role, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Kennedy Center forthe Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1996-1998
• Albert Speer, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 2000
• The Winter's Tale, Royal National Theatre, New York City, 2001
• The Relapse, Royal National Theatre, New York City, 2001
• Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, 2002
• Brand, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, 2003
• Also appeared in Hyde Park, Royal Shakespeare Company; The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company; Much Ado about Nothing.
• Major Tours
• Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, U.S. cities, c. 1996
• Film Appearances
• Blind soldier, War Requiem, Anglo International, 1988
• Theseus/Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1996
• Lord Mark, The Wings of the Dove, Miramax, 1997
• Solo Shuttle, 1998
• Colonel Hamilton, The Four Feathers, Paramount, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Julian Edgbaston-Bowles, Too Much Sun, BBC, 2000
• Movies
• King Ferdinand, Bye Bye Columbus, BBC, 1991
• Alexander, The Hunley, TNT, 1999
• Joe Harker, Bad Blood, 1999
• Miniseries
• PC Hall, Smiley's People, syndicated, 1982
• John Ashenden, Ashenden, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• Specials
• Victor Preece, The Sins of the Fathers (also known as InspectorMorse: The Sins of the Fathers), PBS, 1992
• Sebastian Parish, "Death at the Bar," The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (also known as Mystery!), PBS, 1995
• Bitzer, Hard Times, 1995
• King George III, Liberty! The American Revolution, PBS, 1997-1998
• Reader, The Noel Coward Story, PBS, 1999
• Butler, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, PBS, 2000
• Himself, The Laurence Olivier Awards 2003, 2003
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, 1997
• Frances Fyfield's Undercurrents, Chivers Audiobooks, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Interview, May, 1990, pp. 44