Alex Kingston
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1963-03-11 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Epsom, England, UK
Alex Kingston
Biography
Alex Kingston (born 11 March 1963) is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama ER (1997–2004) and her title role in the ITV miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996), which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.
Kingston's later credits include the recurring role of River Song in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2008–2015), Mrs. Bennet in the ITV period-drama fantasy Lost in Austen (2008), Dinah Lance in The CW's superhero fiction drama series Arrow (2013–2016), and Sarah Bishop in A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022).
Known For
Acting
James and Lucia
as Harriet Weaver
(2024)
The Killer's Game
as Sharon Rabinowitz
(2022)
The Fall
as Dr. Greta Portius
(2022)
Dodger Special: Train
as Lucifer
(2019)
Deadpan
as Tamara
(2016)
Happily Ever After
as Ria
(2015)
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as River Song
(2014)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as River Song (archive footage)
(2013)
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth, his wife
(2013)
(2013)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as River Song (archive footage)
(2013)
Ghost Phone
as Sheila
(2013)
Bukowski
as Katharina Bukowski
(2013)
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
as Narrator
(2013)
Doctor Who: Rain Gods
as River Song
(2012)
The Science of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
(2012)
The Women of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
(2012)
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
as River Song
(2012)
The Destinations of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
(2012)
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
(2012)
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
as River Song
(2011)
Like Crazy
as Jackie Gardner
(2011)
Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
as River Song
(2009)
Sordid Things
as Eve Manchester
(2007)
Crashing
as Diane Freed
(2006)
Alpha Dog
as Tiffany Hartunian
(2005)
The Poseidon Adventure
as Suzanne Harrison
(2005)
Sweet Land
as Brownie
(2003)
Boudica
as Boudica
(2002)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2000)
Essex Boys
as Lisa Locke
(1999)
This Space Between Us
as Peternelle
(1998)
Croupier
as Jani De Villiers
(1997)
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Verity Graham
(1996)
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
as Moll Flanders
(1996)
Saint-Ex
as Chic Party Guest
(1995)
The Infiltrator
as Anna
(1995)
Carrington
as Frances Partridge
(1995)
A Pin for the Butterfly
as Mrs. Solomon
(1994)
Woman of the Wolf
as The Woman
(1993)
Foreign Affairs
as Actress
(1989)
(1989)
These Foolish Things
as Daniella
(1980)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)