Name
Alex Kingston
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-03-11 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Epsom, England, UK
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
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- 2005 Sweet Land as Brownie
- 1989 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover as Adele
- 2012 The Women of Doctor Who as River Song (archive footage)
- 2012 The Science of Doctor Who as River Song (archive footage)
- 2013 Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor as River Song (archive footage)
- 2012 The Destinations of Doctor Who as River Song (archive footage)
- 2014 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as River Song (archive footage)
- 2012 The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who as River Song (archive footage)
- 1998 Croupier as Jani De Villiers
- 1994 Woman of the Wolf as The Woman
- 1997 Weapons of Mass Distraction as Verity Graham
- 2009 Sordid Things as Eve Manchester
- 2013 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
- 2011 Like Crazy as Jackie Gardner
- 2003 Boudica as Boudica
- 1989 These Foolish Things as Daniella
- 2000 Essex Boys as Lisa Locke
- 2007 Crashing as Diane Freed
- 2019 Deadpan as Tamara
- 1999 This Space Between Us as Peternelle
- 1996 The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders as Moll Flanders
- 2013 National Theatre Live: Macbeth as Lady Macbeth
- Soon James and Lucia as Harriet Weaver
- 1996 Saint-Ex as Chic Party Guest
- 2022 The Fall as Dr. Greta Portius
- 2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2012 Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night as River Song
- 2012 Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night as River Song
- 2011 Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel as River Song
- 2013 Doctor Who: Rain Gods as River Song
- 2022 Dodger Special: Train as Lucifer
- 1995 The Infiltrator as Anna
- 1995 A Pin for the Butterfly as Mrs. Solomon
- 2013 Ghost Phone as Sheila
- 2015 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as River Song
- 2006 Alpha Dog as Tiffany Hartunian
- 1995 Carrington as Frances Partridge
- 1980 The Wildcats of St Trinian's as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
- 2016 Happily Ever After as Ria
- 2005 The Poseidon Adventure as Suzanne Harrison
- 2013 Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as Narrator
- 1993 Foreign Affairs as Actress
- 2024 The Killer's Game as Sharon Rabinowitz
- 1990 Wanted: Marjory and Oliver
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Patricia Alwick
- 1984 The Bill ( 2 episodes )
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Without a Trace ( 1 episode ) as Lucy Costin
- 2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life ( 2 episodes ) as Naomi Shropshire
- 1988 Hannay ( 1 episode )
- 1994 ER ( 160 episodes ) as Elizabeth Corday
- 1994 Crocodile Shoes ( 13 episodes ) as Caroline Carrison
- 2008 Lost in Austen ( 4 episodes ) as Mrs Bennet
- 2009 FlashForward ( 3 episodes ) as Fiona Banks
- 2009 Hope Springs ( 8 episodes ) as Ellie Lagden
- 2002 V Graham Norton ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2011 Marchlands ( 5 episodes ) as Helen Maynard
- 2010 Ben Hur ( 2 episodes ) as Ruth
- 2005 Doctor Who ( 12 episodes ) as River Song
- 1996 The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders ( 4 episodes ) as Moll Flanders
- 2014 Chasing Shadows ( 4 episodes ) as Ruth Hattersley
- 2012 Arrow ( 7 episodes ) as Dinah Lance
- 2004 Who Do You Think You Are? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Doctor Who ( 2 episodes ) as River Song / Professor River Song
- 2016 Shoot the Messenger ( 8 episodes ) as Mary Foster
- 2010 Blue Bloods ( 1 episode ) as Commander Sloane Thompson
- 1978 Grange Hill ( 3 episodes ) as Jill Harcourt
- 2014 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero ( 1 episode ) as Vlurgen (voice)
- 1986 Henry's Leg ( 1 episode ) as Noreen
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 4 episodes ) as Miranda Pond
- 2018 A Discovery of Witches ( 20 episodes ) as Sarah Bishop
- 2019 The Widow ( 8 episodes ) as Judith Gray
- 1999 Loose Women ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 The Read ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 2008 Doctor Who Monster Files ( 3 episodes ) as River Song
- 2022 Treason ( 5 episodes ) as Audrey Gratz
- 1991 Soldier Soldier ( 1 episode ) as Ursula Kröhling
- 2022 Dodger ( 1 episode ) as Lucifer
- 2013 Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ( 1 episode ) as River Song (archive footage)
- 2024 Douglas Is Cancelled ( 4 episodes ) as Sheila
- 2007 Private Practice ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Marla Thomkins
- 2022 The Chelsea Detective ( 1 episode ) as US Ambassador Emily Morgan
- 2026 Secret Service ( 5 episodes ) as Rose Trewen
- 2003 NCIS ( 1 episode ) as Miranda Pennebaker
- 2004 Strictly Come Dancing ( 21 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
- 1994 The Knock ( 13 episodes ) as Katherine Roberts
- 1987 A Killing on the Exchange ( 2 episodes ) as Ellen
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1988 The Play on One ( 1 episode ) as Daniella
- 2010 Upstairs Downstairs ( 5 episodes ) as Dr Blanche Mottershead
