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 Fall as Dr. Greta Portius
- 2022 · The Read as Narrator
- 2022 · The Chelsea Detective as US Ambassador Emily Morgan
- 2022 · Dodger as Lucifer
- 2019 · Deadpan as Tamara
- 2018 · A Discovery of Witches as Sarah Bishop
- 2016 · Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life as Naomi Shropshire
- 2016 · Happily Ever After as Ria
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as River Song
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vlurgen (voice)
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as Narrator
- 2013 · Ghost Phone as Sheila
- 2013 · National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
- 2013 · Bukowski as Katharina Bukowski
- 2012 · Arrow as Dinah Lance
- 2011 · Like Crazy as Jackie Gardner
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Commander Sloane Thompson
- 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 · The Poseidon Adventure as Suzanne Harrison
- 2005 · Sweet Land as Brownie
- 2005 · Doctor Who as River Song
- 2005 · Doctor Who as 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 · Saint-Ex as Chic Party Guest
- 1995 · Carrington as Frances Partridge
- 1995 · A Pin for the Butterfly as Mrs. Solomon
- 1994 · ER as Elizabeth Corday
- 1993 · Foreign Affairs as Actress
- 1991 · Soldier Soldier as Ursula Kröhling
- 1989 · The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Adele
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1978 · Grange Hill as Jill Harcourt
- Future · James and Lucia as Harriet Weaver
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Train as Lucifer
- 2019 · The Widow as Judith Gray
- 2016 · Shoot the Messenger as Mary Foster
- 2014 · Chasing Shadows as Ruth Hattersley
- 2014 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as River Song (archive footage)
- 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 · 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 · Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel as River Song
- 2011 · Marchlands as Helen Maynard
- 2010 · Ben Hur as Ruth
- 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
- 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 · The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders as Moll Flanders
- 1996 · The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders as Moll Flanders
- 1995 · The Infiltrator as Anna
- 1994 · Crocodile Shoes as Caroline Carrison
- 1994 · Woman of the Wolf as The Woman
- 1989 · These Foolish Things as Daniella
- 1988 · Hannay as
- 1986 · Henry's Leg as Noreen
- 1980 · The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
- Future · Secret Service as