Alex Kingston
March 11, 1963 (62 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2024 · The Killer's Game as Sharon Rabinowitz
- 2024 · Douglas Is Cancelled as Sheila
- 2022 · Treason as Audrey Gratz
- 2022 · The Chelsea Detective as US Ambassador Emily Morgan
- 2019 · The Widow as Judith Gray
- 2018 · A Discovery of Witches as Sarah Bishop
- 2016 · Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Naomi Shropshire
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vlurgen (voice)
- 2014 · Chasing Shadows as Ruth Hattersley
- 2013 · Ghost Phone as Sheila
- 2013 · Bukowski as Katharina Bukowski
- 2012 · Arrow as Dinah Lance
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Commander Sloane Thompson
- 2010 · Ben Hur as Ruth
- 2009 · FlashForward as Fiona Banks
- 2007 · Private Practice as Dr. Marla Thomkins
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Crashing as Diane Freed
- 2006 · Alpha Dog as Tiffany Hartunian
- 2005 · Sweet Land as Brownie
- 2005 · Doctor Who as River Song
- 2005 · Doctor Who as River Song / Professor River Song
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · Strictly Come Dancing as Self - Contestant
- 2003 · NCIS as Miranda Pennebaker
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Lucy Costin
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Patricia Alwick
- 2000 · Essex Boys as Lisa Locke
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Miranda Pond
- 1999 · Loose Women as Self
- 1998 · Croupier as Jani De Villiers
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders as Moll Flanders
- 1995 · The Infiltrator as Anna
- 1995 · Carrington as Frances Partridge
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Caroline Carrison
- 1994 · ER as Elizabeth Corday
- 1991 · Soldier Soldier as Ursula Kröhling
- 1989 · The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Adele
- 1989 · These Foolish Things as Daniella
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1978 · Grange Hill as Jill Harcourt
- Future · James and Lucia as Harriet Weaver
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Train as Lucifer
- 2022 · The Fall as Dr. Greta Portius
- 2022 · The Read as Narrator
- 2022 · Dodger as Lucifer
- 2019 · Deadpan as Tamara
- 2016 · Shoot the Messenger as Mary Foster
- 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 · Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as Narrator
- 2013 · Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Rain Gods as River Song
- 2013 · Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor as River Song (archive footage)
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as River Song (archive footage)
- 2012 · Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night as River Song
- 2012 · Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First 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 · The Women of Doctor Who as River Song (archive footage)
- 2012 · The Science of Doctor Who as River Song (archive footage)
- 2011 · Like Crazy as Jackie Gardner
- 2011 · Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel as River Song
- 2011 · Marchlands as Helen Maynard
- 2009 · Hope Springs as Ellie Lagden
- 2009 · Sordid Things as Eve Manchester
- 2008 · Lost in Austen as Mrs. Bennet
- 2008 · Doctor Who Monster Files as River Song
- 2005 · The Poseidon Adventure as Suzanne Harrison
- 2003 · Boudica as Boudica
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1999 · This Space Between Us as Peternelle
- 1997 · Weapons of Mass Distraction as Verity Graham
- 1996 · Saint-Ex as Chic Party Guest
- 1996 · The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders as Moll Flanders
- 1995 · A Pin for the Butterfly as Mrs. Solomon
- 1994 · The Knock as Katherine Roberts
- 1994 · Woman of the Wolf as The Woman
- Future · Secret Service as
- 1993 · Foreign Affairs as Actress
- 1988 · Hannay as
- 1986 · Henry's Leg as Noreen
- 1980 · The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)