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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Killer's Game
Character: Sharon Rabinowitz
MOVIE • 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled
Character: Sheila
TV • 2024
Treason
Character: Audrey Gratz
TV • 2022
Dodger Special: Train
Character: Lucifer
MOVIE • 2022
The Fall
Character: Dr. Greta Portius
MOVIE • 2022
The Read
Character: Narrator
TV • 2022
The Chelsea Detective
Character: US Ambassador Emily Morgan
TV • 2022
Dodger
Character: Lucifer
TV • 2022
Deadpan
Character: Tamara
MOVIE • 2019
The Widow
Character: Judith Gray
TV • 2019
A Discovery of Witches
Character: Sarah Bishop
TV • 2018
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Character: Naomi Shropshire
TV • 2016
Shoot the Messenger
Character: Mary Foster
TV • 2016
Happily Ever After
Character: Ria
MOVIE • 2016
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Character: River Song
MOVIE • 2015
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Character: Vlurgen (voice)
TV • 2014
Chasing Shadows
Character: Ruth Hattersley
TV • 2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Character: River Song (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2013
Ghost Phone
Character: Sheila
MOVIE • 2013