Alex Kingston

Acting

1963-03-11 · 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).

Filmography

Secret Service

2026 · Series

The Killer's Game

2024 · Movie

Douglas Is Cancelled

2024 · Series

Treason

2022 · Series

Dodger Special: Train

2022 · Movie

The Fall

2022 · Movie

The Read

2022 · Series

The Chelsea Detective

2022 · Series

Dodger

2022 · Series

Deadpan

2019 · Movie

The Widow

2019 · Series

A Discovery of Witches

2018 · Series

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

2016 · Series

Shoot the Messenger

2016 · Series

Happily Ever After

2016 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

2015 · Movie

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014 · Series

Chasing Shadows

2014 · Series

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

2014 · Movie

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

2013 · Movie

Ghost Phone

2013 · Movie

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

2013 · Movie

Doctor Who: Rain Gods

2013 · Movie

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

2013 · Movie

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

2013 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

2013 · Series

Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night

2012 · Movie

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night

2012 · Movie

Arrow

2012 · Series

The Destinations of Doctor Who

2012 · Movie

The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who

2012 · Movie

The Women of Doctor Who

2012 · Movie

The Science of Doctor Who

2012 · Movie

Like Crazy

2011 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel

2011 · Movie

Marchlands

2011 · Series

Upstairs Downstairs

2010 · Series

Blue Bloods

2010 · Series

Ben Hur

2010 · Series

FlashForward

2009 · Series

Hope Springs

2009 · Series

Sordid Things

2009 · Movie

Lost in Austen

2008 · Series

Doctor Who Monster Files

2008 · Series

Private Practice

2007 · Series

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Series

Crashing

2007 · Movie

Alpha Dog

2006 · Movie

The Poseidon Adventure

2005 · Movie

Sweet Land

2005 · Movie

Doctor Who

2005 · Series

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004 · Series

Strictly Come Dancing

2004 · Series

Boudica

2003 · Movie

NCIS

2003 · Series

Without a Trace

2002 · Series

V Graham Norton

2002 · Series

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002 · Movie

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · Series

Essex Boys

2000 · Movie

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Series

Loose Women

1999 · Series

This Space Between Us

1999 · Movie

Croupier

1998 · Movie

The View

1997 · Series

Weapons of Mass Distraction

1997 · Movie

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996 · Series

Saint-Ex

1996 · Movie

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

1996 · Movie

The Infiltrator

1995 · Movie

Carrington

1995 · Movie

A Pin for the Butterfly

1995 · Movie

Crocodile Shoes

1994 · Series

The Knock

1994 · Series

Woman of the Wolf

1994 · Movie

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Series

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Series

Foreign Affairs

1993 · Movie

Soldier Soldier

1991 · Series

Wanted: Marjory and Oliver

1990 · Movie

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989 · Movie

These Foolish Things

1989 · Movie

The Play on One

1988 · Series

Hannay

1988 · Series

A Killing on the Exchange

1987 · Series

Henry's Leg

1986 · Series

The Bill

1984 · Series

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980 · Movie

Grange Hill

1978 · Series

James and Lucia

Movie