Portrait of Alex Jennings

Acting

Alex Jennings

Career

Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 2008 and 2022 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Is Going to Hurt
This Is Going to Hurt
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alex Jennings Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Intriguing Mystery 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • Biographical 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Historical Documentary 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

81
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Siege
The Siege

TV show

2020s

18 titles · average score 69
Dirty Business
Dirty Business (2026)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Sir James Bevsn

Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
GoodWatch score 51

as Adrian Lippett

MobLand
MobLand (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Archie Hammond

The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Broadcloth

A Very Royal Scandal
A Very Royal Scandal (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Sir Edward Young

The Agency
The Agency (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Frank

The New Look
The New Look (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Raymond Dior

Your Christmas or Mine 2
Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
GoodWatch score 45

as Humphrey

This Is Going to Hurt
This Is Going to Hurt (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Lockhart

The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as David Neal

Your Christmas or Mine?
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

as Humphrey

Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat (2022)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Masterman

2010s

21 titles · average score 68
Gold Digger
Gold Digger (2019)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Ted Day

National Theatre Live: Hansard
National Theatre Live: Hansard (2019)

as Robin Hesketh

A Very English Scandal
A Very English Scandal (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Peter Bessell

Denial
Denial (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sir Charles Gray

The Crown
The Crown (2016)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as David, Duke of Windsor

Victoria
Victoria (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as King Leopold

The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

as Alan Bennett

Unforgotten
Unforgotten (2015)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Dr Tim Finch

Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

as Henry Tizard

Silk
Silk (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Alan Cowdrey QC

National Theatre Live: Collaborators
National Theatre Live: Collaborators (2011)

as Mikhail Bulgakov

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art (2010)

as Henry / Benjamin Britten

2000s

26 titles · average score 68
Whitechapel
Whitechapel (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Anderson

The Disappeared
The Disappeared (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

as Adrian Ballan

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

as Captain Kell

The Restaurant
The Restaurant (2007)

TV show

Lewis
Lewis (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Rev. Conor Hawes

The Queen
The Queen (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

as Prince Charles

Riot at the Rite
Riot at the Rite (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sergei Diaghilev

Five Children and It
Five Children and It (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Father

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Professor Blake

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Colonel Hamilton

Spooks
Spooks (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as James Allan

Foyle's War
Foyle's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Clive Ord-Smith

1990s

9 titles · average score 70
The Hunley
The Hunley (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lt. Alexander

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

as The Butler

Liberty!
Liberty! (1997)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as King George III

The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lord Mark

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as Theseus / Oberon

Hard Times
Hard Times (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Bitzer

Dread Poets' Society
Dread Poets' Society (1992)

as Byron

Ashenden
Ashenden (1991)

TV show

Alfonso Bonzo
Alfonso Bonzo (1990)

TV show · as Alfonso Bonzo

1980s

6 titles · average score 82
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Dr. Roberts

War Requiem
War Requiem (1989)
GoodWatch score 81

as Blinded Soldier

The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair (1988)

TV show · as Nevil Bennet

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Victor Preece

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show · as Lord Byron

Smiley's People
Smiley's People (1982)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as PC Hall