Alex Kingston
Acting
Born: March 11, 1963 (age 63) · Epsom, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Arrow
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Doctor Who
2005
NCIS
2003
Alpha Dog
2006
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Like Crazy
2011
Blue Bloods
2010
ER
1994
A Discovery of Witches
2018
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
The Killer's Game
2024
Photos (7)
Movies (37)
The Killer's Game
Sharon Rabinowitz
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Adele
Alpha Dog
Tiffany Hartunian
The Poseidon Adventure
Suzanne Harrison
Croupier
Jani De Villiers
Like Crazy
Jackie Gardner
Essex Boys
Lisa Locke
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
River Song
Boudica
Boudica
The Infiltrator
Anna
Crashing
Diane Freed
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Verity Graham
Deadpan
Tamara
Sweet Land
Brownie
This Space Between Us
Peternelle
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Carrington
Frances Partridge
A Pin for the Butterfly
Mrs. Solomon
Woman of the Wolf
The Woman
Happily Ever After
Ria
Saint-Ex
Chic Party Guest
These Foolish Things
Daniella
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
Ghost Phone
Sheila
Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
River Song
The Fall
Dr. Greta Portius
Foreign Affairs
Actress
Sordid Things
Eve Manchester
Dodger Special: Train
Lucifer
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
River Song
Wanted: Marjory and Oliver
1990
Doctor Who: Rain Gods
River Song
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
River Song (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
River Song (archive footage)
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
River Song
The Destinations of Doctor Who
River Song (archive footage)
TV Shows (39)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Miranda Pond · 4 eps
NCIS
Miranda Pennebaker · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Patricia Alwick · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Commander Sloane Thompson · 1 eps
Doctor Who
River Song · 12 eps
Doctor Who
River Song / Professor River Song · 2 eps
Arrow
Dinah Lance · 7 eps
Without a Trace
Lucy Costin · 1 eps
ER
Elizabeth Corday · 160 eps
Private Practice
Dr. Marla Thomkins · 2 eps
The Chelsea Detective
US Ambassador Emily Morgan · 1 eps
Grange Hill
Jill Harcourt · 3 eps
The Bill
2 eps
A Discovery of Witches
Sarah Bishop · 20 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Vlurgen (voice) · 1 eps
FlashForward
Fiona Banks · 3 eps
Soldier Soldier
Ursula Kröhling · 1 eps
Upstairs Downstairs
Dr Blanche Mottershead · 5 eps
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Naomi Shropshire · 2 eps
The Play on One
Daniella · 1 eps
Secret Service
Rose Trewen · 5 eps
The Knock
Katherine Roberts · 13 eps
Treason
Audrey Gratz · 5 eps
The Widow
Judith Gray · 8 eps
Ben Hur
Ruth · 2 eps
Dodger
Lucifer · 1 eps
Chasing Shadows
Ruth Hattersley · 4 eps
Lost in Austen
Mrs Bennet · 4 eps
Hannay
1 eps
Douglas Is Cancelled
Sheila · 4 eps
Crocodile Shoes
Caroline Carrison · 13 eps
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
River Song (archive footage) · 1 eps
Marchlands
Helen Maynard · 5 eps
The Read
Narrator · 1 eps
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders · 4 eps
Shoot the Messenger
Mary Foster · 8 eps
Hope Springs
Ellie Lagden · 8 eps
Doctor Who Monster Files
River Song · 3 eps
A Killing on the Exchange
Ellen · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Loose Women
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Strictly Come Dancing
Self - Contestant · 21 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 2 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self