Actor
· Acting
Alex Kingston
Born 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 83
Secret Service
as Rose Trewen
2026
The Killer's Game
as Sharon Rabinowitz
2024
Douglas Is Cancelled
as Sheila
2024
Treason
as Audrey Gratz
2022
Dodger Special: Train
as Lucifer
2022
The Fall
as Dr. Greta Portius
2022
The Read
as Narrator
2022
The Chelsea Detective
as US Ambassador Emily Morgan
2022
Dodger
as Lucifer
2022
Deadpan
as Tamara
2019
The Widow
as Judith Gray
2019
A Discovery of Witches
as Sarah Bishop
2018
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Naomi Shropshire
2016
Shoot the Messenger
as Mary Foster
2016
Happily Ever After
as Ria
2016
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as River Song
2015
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Vlurgen (voice)
2014
Chasing Shadows
as Ruth Hattersley
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as River Song (archive footage)
2014
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
2013
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
as River Song (archive footage)
2013
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
as River Song
2012
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
as River Song
2012
Arrow
as Dinah Lance
2012
The Destinations of Doctor Who
as River Song (archive footage)
2012
Like Crazy
as Jackie Gardner
2011
Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
as River Song
2011
Marchlands
as Helen Maynard
2011
Upstairs Downstairs
as Dr. Blanche Mottershead
2010
Blue Bloods
as Commander Sloane Thompson
2010
Ben Hur
as Ruth
2010
FlashForward
as Fiona Banks
2009
Hope Springs
as Ellie Lagden
2009
Sordid Things
as Eve Manchester
2009
Lost in Austen
as Mrs Bennet
2008
Doctor Who Monster Files
as River Song
2008
Private Practice
as Dr. Marla Thomkins
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Crashing
as Diane Freed
2007
Alpha Dog
as Tiffany Hartunian
2006
The Poseidon Adventure
as Suzanne Harrison
2005
Sweet Land
as Brownie
2005
Doctor Who
as River Song
2005
Doctor Who
as River Song / Professor River Song
2005
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
Strictly Come Dancing
as Self - Contestant
2004
Boudica
as Boudica
2003
NCIS
as Miranda Pennebaker
2003
Without a Trace
as Lucy Costin
2002
V Graham Norton
as Self
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Patricia Alwick
2000
Essex Boys
as Lisa Locke
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Miranda Pond
1999
Loose Women
as Self
1999
This Space Between Us
as Peternelle
1999
Croupier
as Jani De Villiers
1998
The View
as Self
1997
Weapons of Mass Distraction
as Verity Graham
1997
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
as Moll Flanders
1996
Saint-Ex
as Chic Party Guest
1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
as Moll Flanders
1996
The Infiltrator
as Anna
1995
Carrington
as Frances Partridge
1995
Crocodile Shoes
as Caroline Carrison
1994
ER
as Elizabeth Corday
1994
The Knock
as Katherine Roberts
1994
Woman of the Wolf
as The Woman
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Foreign Affairs
as Actress
1993
Soldier Soldier
as Ursula Kröhling
1991
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
as Adele
1989
These Foolish Things
as Daniella
1989
Hannay
1988
A Killing on the Exchange
as Ellen
1987
The Bill
1984
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
1980
Grange Hill
as Jill Harcourt
1978