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
- 2022 · Dodger as Lucifer
- 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
- 2016 · Shoot the Messenger as Mary Foster
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vlurgen (voice)
- 2013 · Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited as River Song (archive footage)
- 2012 · Arrow as Dinah Lance
- 2011 · Like Crazy as Jackie Gardner
- 2011 · Marchlands as Helen Maynard
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Commander Sloane Thompson
- 2010 · Ben Hur as Ruth
- 2009 · FlashForward as Fiona Banks
- 2009 · Hope Springs as Ellie Lagden
- 2008 · Lost in Austen as Mrs. Bennet
- 2008 · Doctor Who Monster Files as River Song
- 2007 · Private Practice as Dr. Marla Thomkins
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 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
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Lucy Costin
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Patricia Alwick
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Miranda Pond
- 1999 · Loose Women as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders as Moll Flanders
- 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
- 1988 · Hannay as
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1978 · Grange Hill as Jill Harcourt
- Future · Secret Service as
- 2022 · Dodger Special: Train as Lucifer
- 2022 · The Fall as Dr. Greta Portius
- 2022 · The Read as Narrator
- 2019 · Deadpan as Tamara
- 2016 · Happily Ever After as Ria
- 2015 · Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as River Song
- 2014 · Chasing Shadows as Ruth Hattersley
- 2014 · Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as River Song (archive footage)
- 2013 · Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith as Narrator
- 2013 · Ghost Phone as Sheila
- 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, his wife
- 2013 · Bukowski as Katharina Bukowski
- 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
- 2009 · Sordid Things as Eve Manchester
- 2007 · Crashing as Diane Freed
- 2003 · Boudica as Boudica
- 2000 · Essex Boys as Lisa Locke
- 1999 · This Space Between Us as Peternelle
- 1998 · Croupier as Jani De Villiers
- 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 · The Infiltrator as Anna
- 1995 · A Pin for the Butterfly as Mrs. Solomon
- 1994 · Woman of the Wolf as The Woman
- 1993 · Foreign Affairs as Actress
- 1989 · These Foolish Things as Daniella
- 1986 · Henry's Leg as Noreen
- 1980 · The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
- Future · James and Lucia as Harriet Weaver