Alex Kingston

Birthday: 1963-03-11
Birthplace: Epsom, England, UK
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

Year Title Character
James and Lucia Harriet Weaver
2024-09-12 The Killer's Game Sharon Rabinowitz
2022-11-27 Dodger Special: Train Lucifer
2022-07-21 The Fall Dr. Greta Portius
2019-05-24 Deadpan Tamara
2016-03-18 Happily Ever After Ria
2015-12-25 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song River Song
2013-12-19 Ghost Phone Sheila
2013-09-24 Doctor Who: Rain Gods River Song
2013-07-19 National Theatre Live: Macbeth Lady Macbeth, his wife
2013-06-19 Bukowski Katharina Bukowski
2012-11-21 Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night River Song
2012-11-21 Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night River Song
2011-10-28 Like Crazy Jackie Gardner
2011-09-24 Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel River Song
2009-04-18 Sordid Things Eve Manchester
2007-01-23 Crashing Diane Freed
2006-01-27 Alpha Dog Tiffany Hartunian
2005-11-20 The Poseidon Adventure Suzanne Harrison
2005-10-21 Sweet Land Brownie
2003-10-12 Boudica Boudica
2000-07-14 Essex Boys Lisa Locke
1999-05-15 This Space Between Us Peternelle
1998-06-25 Croupier Jani De Villiers
1997-05-17 Weapons of Mass Distraction Verity Graham
1996-11-17 Saint-Ex Chic Party Guest
1996-10-13 The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders Moll Flanders
1995-06-24 The Infiltrator Anna
1995-05-25 Carrington Frances Partridge
1995-02-16 A Pin for the Butterfly Mrs. Solomon
1994-01-01 Woman of the Wolf The Woman
1993-01-01 Foreign Affairs Actress
1989-10-13 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Adele
1989-02-28 These Foolish Things Daniella
1980-09-10 The Wildcats of St. Trinian's Schoolgirl (Uncredited)