Known For
Acting
Known Credits
92
Gender
Female
Birthday
March 11, 1963 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 2026 | Secret Serviceas Rose Trewen | |
| 2024 | The Killer's Gameas Sharon Rabinowitz | |
| 2024 | Douglas Is Cancelledas Sheila | |
| 2022 | Treasonas Audrey Gratz | |
| 2022 | Dodger Special: Trainas Lucifer | |
| 2022 | The Fallas Dr. Greta Portius | |
| 2022 | The Readas Narrator | |
| 2022 | The Chelsea Detectiveas US Ambassador Emily Morgan | |
| 2022 | Dodgeras Lucifer | |
| 2019 | Deadpanas Tamara | |
| 2019 | The Widowas Judith Gray | |
| 2018 | A Discovery of Witchesas Sarah Bishop | |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Lifeas Naomi Shropshire | |
| 2016 | Shoot the Messengeras Mary Foster | |
| 2016 | Happily Ever Afteras Ria | |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas River Song | |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Heroas Vlurgen (voice) | |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadowsas Ruth Hattersley | |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companionas River Song (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smithas Narrator | |
| 2013 | Ghost Phoneas Sheila | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Afterpartyas Self | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Rain Godsas River Song | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctoras River Song (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: Macbethas Lady Macbeth | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisitedas River Song (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Nightas River Song | |
| 2012 | Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Nightas River Song | |
| 2012 | Arrowas Dinah Lance | |
| 2012 | The Destinations of Doctor Whoas River Song (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Whoas River Song (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | The Women of Doctor Whoas River Song (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | The Science of Doctor Whoas River Song (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Like Crazyas Jackie Gardner | |
| 2011 | Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequelas River Song | |
| 2011 | Marchlandsas Helen Maynard | |
| 2010 | Upstairs Downstairsas Dr Blanche Mottershead | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloodsas Commander Sloane Thompson | |
| 2010 | Ben Huras Ruth | |
| 2009 | FlashForwardas Fiona Banks | |
| 2009 | Hope Springsas Ellie Lagden | |
| 2009 | Sordid Thingsas Eve Manchester | |
| 2008 | Lost in Austenas Mrs Bennet | |
| 2008 | Doctor Who Monster Filesas River Song | |
| 2007 | Private Practiceas Dr. Marla Thomkins | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Showas Self | |
| 2007 | Crashingas Diane Freed | |
| 2006 | Alpha Dogas Tiffany Hartunian | |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventureas Suzanne Harrison | |
| 2005 | Sweet Landas Brownie | |
| 2005 | Doctor Whoas River Song | |
| 2005 | Doctor Whoas River Song / Professor River Song | |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are?as Self | |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancingas Self - Contestant | |
| 2003 | Boudicaas Boudica | |
| 2003 | NCISas Miranda Pennebaker | |
| 2002 | Without a Traceas Lucy Costin | |
| 2002 | V Graham Nortonas Self | |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Specialas Self | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Patricia Alwick | |
| 2000 | Essex Boysas Lisa Locke | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Miranda Pond | |
| 1999 | Loose Womenas Self | |
| 1999 | This Space Between Usas Peternelle | |
| 1998 | Croupieras Jani De Villiers | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distractionas Verity Graham | |
| 1996 | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flandersas Moll Flanders | |
| 1996 | Saint-Exas Chic Party Guest | |
| 1996 | The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flandersas Moll Flanders | |
| 1995 | The Infiltratoras Anna | |
| 1995 | Carringtonas Frances Partridge | |
| 1995 | A Pin for the Butterflyas Mrs. Solomon | |
| 1994 | Crocodile Shoesas Caroline Carrison | |
| 1994 | ERas Elizabeth Corday | |
| 1994 | The Knockas Katherine Roberts | |
| 1994 | Woman of the Wolfas The Woman | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Guest | |
| 1993 | Foreign Affairsas Actress | |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldieras Ursula Kröhling | |
| 1990 | Wanted: Marjory and Oliveras | |
| 1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Loveras Adele | |
| 1989 | These Foolish Thingsas Daniella | |
| 1988 | The Play on Oneas Daniella | |
| 1988 | Hannayas | |
| 1987 | A Killing on the Exchangeas Ellen | |
| 1986 | Henry's Legas Noreen | |
| 1984 | The Billas | |
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St Trinian'sas Schoolgirl (Uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Grange Hillas Jill Harcourt | |
| James and Luciaas Harriet Weaver |
