Alex Kingston

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

NCIS

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Private Practice

Arrow

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Blue Bloods

All Movies (44)

• The Killer's Game2024 · as Sharon Rabinowitz
• Dodger Special: Train2022 · as Lucifer
• The Fall2022 · as Dr. Greta Portius
• Deadpan2019 · as Tamara
• Happily Ever After2016 · as Ria
• Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song2015 · as River Song
• Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion2014 · as River Song (archive footage)
• Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith2013 · as Narrator
• Ghost Phone2013 · as Sheila
• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty2013 · as Self
• Doctor Who: Rain Gods2013 · as River Song
• Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor2013 · as River Song (archive footage)
• National Theatre Live: Macbeth2013 · as Lady Macbeth
• Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night2012 · as River Song
• Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night2012 · as River Song
• The Destinations of Doctor Who2012 · as River Song (archive footage)
• The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who2012 · as River Song (archive footage)
• The Women of Doctor Who2012 · as River Song (archive footage)
• The Science of Doctor Who2012 · as River Song (archive footage)
• Like Crazy2011 · as Jackie Gardner
• Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel2011 · as River Song
• Sordid Things2009 · as Eve Manchester
• Crashing2007 · as Diane Freed
• Alpha Dog2006 · as Tiffany Hartunian
• The Poseidon Adventure2005 · as Suzanne Harrison
• Sweet Land2005 · as Brownie
• Boudica2003 · as Boudica
• NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
• Essex Boys2000 · as Lisa Locke
• This Space Between Us1999 · as Peternelle
• Croupier1998 · as Jani De Villiers
• Weapons of Mass Distraction1997 · as Verity Graham
• Saint-Ex1996 · as Chic Party Guest
• The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders1996 · as Moll Flanders
• The Infiltrator1995 · as Anna
• Carrington1995 · as Frances Partridge
• A Pin for the Butterfly1995 · as Mrs. Solomon
• Woman of the Wolf1994 · as The Woman
• Foreign Affairs1993 · as Actress
• Wanted: Marjory and Oliver1990
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover1989 · as Adele
• These Foolish Things1989 · as Daniella
• The Wildcats of St Trinian's1980 · as Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
• James and Lucia— · as Harriet Weaver

All TV Shows (48)

• Secret Service2026 · as Rose Trewen
• Douglas Is Cancelled2024 · as Sheila
• Treason2022 · as Audrey Gratz
• The Read2022 · as Narrator
• The Chelsea Detective2022 · as US Ambassador Emily Morgan
• Dodger2022 · as Lucifer
• The Widow2019 · as Judith Gray
• A Discovery of Witches2018 · as Sarah Bishop
• Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life2016 · as Naomi Shropshire
• Shoot the Messenger2016 · as Mary Foster
• Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero2014 · as Vlurgen (voice)
• Chasing Shadows2014 · as Ruth Hattersley
• Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited2013 · as River Song (archive footage)
• Arrow2012 · as Dinah Lance
• Marchlands2011 · as Helen Maynard
• Upstairs Downstairs2010 · as Dr Blanche Mottershead
• Blue Bloods2010 · as Commander Sloane Thompson
• Ben Hur2010 · as Ruth
• FlashForward2009 · as Fiona Banks
• Hope Springs2009 · as Ellie Lagden
• Lost in Austen2008 · as Mrs Bennet
• Doctor Who Monster Files2008 · as River Song
• Private Practice2007 · as Dr. Marla Thomkins
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Doctor Who2005 · as River Song
• Doctor Who2005 · as River Song / Professor River Song
• Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · as Self
• Strictly Come Dancing2004 · as Self - Contestant
• NCIS2003 · as Miranda Pennebaker
• Without a Trace2002 · as Lucy Costin
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Patricia Alwick
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Miranda Pond
• Loose Women1999 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders1996 · as Moll Flanders
• Crocodile Shoes1994 · as Caroline Carrison
• ER1994 · as Elizabeth Corday
• The Knock1994 · as Katherine Roberts
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• Soldier Soldier1991 · as Ursula Kröhling
• The Play on One1988 · as Daniella
• Hannay1988
• A Killing on the Exchange1987 · as Ellen
• Henry's Leg1986 · as Noreen
• The Bill1984
• Grange Hill1978 · as Jill Harcourt