Watch Apple TV+ Movies
TV Shows and more
Try 7-Day Free
Home >

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Birthday: 1963-03-11 | Place of Birth: Epsom, England, UK

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

Year
Title

Role

2024
The Killer's Game

as    Sharon Rabinowitz

2024
Douglas Is Cancelled

as    Sheila

2022
The Fall

as    Dr. Greta Portius

2022
Dodger Special: Train

as    Lucifer

2019
The Widow

as    Judith Gray

2018
A Discovery of Witches

as    Sarah Bishop

2016
Shoot the Messenger

as    Mary Foster

2016
Happily Ever After

as    Ria

2015
2014
Chasing Shadows

as    Ruth Hattersley

2013
Bukowski

as    Katharina Bukowski

2013
National Theatre Live: Macbeth

as    Lady Macbeth

2013
Doctor Who: Rain Gods

as    River Song

2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

as    River Song (archive footage)

2013
Ghost Phone

as    Sheila

2012
2012
The Destinations of Doctor Who

as    River Song (archive footage)

2011
Marchlands

as    Helen Maynard

2011
Like Crazy

as    Jackie Gardner

2010
Ben Hur

as    Ruth

2009
Hope Springs

as    Ellie Lagden

2008
Doctor Who Monster Files

as    River Song

2007
Crashing

as    Diane Freed