Portrait of Alex Kingston

Acting

Alex Kingston

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alex Kingston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Investigative Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Family Betrayal 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Roman Empire 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
James and Lucia
James and Lucia

as Harriet Weaver

2020s

9 titles Β· average score 60
Secret Service
Secret Service (2026)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show Β· as Rose Trewen

Douglas Is Cancelled
Douglas Is Cancelled (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Sheila

The Killer's Game
The Killer's Game (2024)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sharon Rabinowitz

The Chelsea Detective
The Chelsea Detective (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as US Ambassador Emily Morgan

Treason
Treason (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Audrey Gratz

Dodger
Dodger (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show Β· as Lucifer

The Fall
The Fall (2022)

as Dr. Greta Portius

The Read
The Read (2022)

TV show Β· as Narrator

Dodger Special: Train
Dodger Special: Train (2022)

as Lucifer

2010s

29 titles Β· average score 71
The Widow
The Widow (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Judith Gray

A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Sarah Bishop

Shoot the Messenger
Shoot the Messenger (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show Β· as Mary Foster

Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ria

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

as River Song

Chasing Shadows
Chasing Shadows (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Ruth Hattersley

National Theatre Live: Macbeth
National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2013)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lady Macbeth

Doctor Who: Rain Gods
Doctor Who: Rain Gods (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

as River Song

Arrow
Arrow (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Dinah Lance

Marchlands
Marchlands (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Helen Maynard

Like Crazy
Like Crazy (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jackie Gardner

Ben Hur
Ben Hur (2010)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show Β· as Ruth

2000s

16 titles Β· average score 59
Hope Springs
Hope Springs (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show Β· as Ellie Lagden

Sordid Things
Sordid Things (2009)

as Eve Manchester

Lost in Austen
Lost in Austen (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show Β· as Mrs Bennet

Crashing
Crashing (2007)
GoodWatch score 43

as Diane Freed

Private Practice
Private Practice (2007)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show Β· as Dr. Marla Thomkins

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as River Song / Professor River Song / River Song

The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

as Suzanne Harrison

Boudica
Boudica (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

as Boudica

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as Miranda Pennebaker

Without a Trace
Without a Trace (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Lucy Costin

Essex Boys
Essex Boys (2000)
GoodWatch score 38

as Lisa Locke

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Patricia Alwick

1990s

16 titles Β· average score 66
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Miranda Pond

This Space Between Us
This Space Between Us (1999)
GoodWatch score 53

as Peternelle

Croupier
Croupier (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jani De Villiers

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Moll Flanders

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Moll Flanders

The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Anna

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Elizabeth Corday

Crocodile Shoes
Crocodile Shoes (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Caroline Carrison

Woman of the Wolf
Woman of the Wolf (1994)

as The Woman

The Knock
The Knock (1994)

TV show Β· as Katherine Roberts

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs (1993)

as Actress

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Ursula KrΓΆhling

1980s

8 titles Β· average score 65
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Adele

These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things (1989)

as Daniella

The Play on One
The Play on One (1988)

TV show Β· as Daniella

Hannay
Hannay (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

A Killing on the Exchange
A Killing on the Exchange (1987)

TV show Β· as Ellen

Henry's Leg
Henry's Leg (1986)

TV show Β· as Noreen

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

The Wildcats of St Trinian's
The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)

1970s

1 title Β· average score 69
Grange Hill
Grange Hill (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Jill Harcourt