Cast & creator
Alex Kingston
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Late Show with David Letterman
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).
Also known as: Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston, Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston, 알렉스 킹스턴, الکس کینگستون
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film credits
48
television credits
92
1978–2026 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (92)
Showing 92 of 92 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Miranda Pond
1999
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Patricia Alwick
2000
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
NCIS
Miranda Pennebaker
2003
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
Blue Bloods
Commander Sloane Thompson
2010
Arrow
Dinah Lance
2012
Doctor Who
River Song
2005Doctor Who
River Song / Professor River Song
2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Without a Trace
Lucy Costin
2002
ER
Elizabeth Corday
1994
Private Practice
Dr. Marla Thomkins
2007
Loose Women
Self
1999
The Bill
1984
Grange Hill
Jill Harcourt
1978
Strictly Come Dancing
Self - Contestant
2004
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
A Discovery of Witches
Sarah Bishop
2018
The Chelsea Detective
US Ambassador Emily Morgan
2022
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Vlurgen (voice)
2014
FlashForward
Fiona Banks
2009
Soldier Soldier
Ursula Kröhling
1991
The Killer's Game
Sharon Rabinowitz
2024
The Play on One
Daniella
1988
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Naomi Shropshire
2016
Upstairs Downstairs
Dr Blanche Mottershead
2010
Secret Service
Rose Trewen
2026
Treason
Audrey Gratz
2022
The Widow
Judith Gray
2019
The Knock
Katherine Roberts
1994
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Adele
1989
Alpha Dog
Tiffany Hartunian
2006
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
1996
Crocodile Shoes
Caroline Carrison
1994
Ben Hur
Ruth
2010
Douglas Is Cancelled
Sheila
2024
Chasing Shadows
Ruth Hattersley
2014
Hannay
1988
Like Crazy
Jackie Gardner
2011
Lost in Austen
Mrs Bennet
2008
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
River Song (archive footage)
2013
Dodger
Lucifer
2022
The Poseidon Adventure
Suzanne Harrison
2005
Shoot the Messenger
Mary Foster
2016
Marchlands
Helen Maynard
2011
Croupier
Jani De Villiers
1998
The Read
Narrator
2022
Hope Springs
Ellie Lagden
2009
A Killing on the Exchange
Ellen
1987
The Infiltrator
Anna
1995
Doctor Who Monster Files
River Song
2008
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Crashing
Diane Freed
2007
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
River Song
2015
Essex Boys
Lisa Locke
2000
Sweet Land
Brownie
2005
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
River Song (archive footage)
2014
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
2013
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
1996
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Verity Graham
1997
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Schoolgirl (Uncredited)
1980
This Space Between Us
Peternelle
1999
A Pin for the Butterfly
Mrs. Solomon
1995
Boudica
Boudica
2003The Women of Doctor Who
River Song (archive footage)
2012
Foreign Affairs
Actress
1993
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
River Song (archive footage)
2013
Carrington
Frances Partridge
1995
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
2013
The Destinations of Doctor Who
River Song (archive footage)
2012
Doctor Who: Rain Gods
River Song
2013
Happily Ever After
Ria
2016The Science of Doctor Who
River Song (archive footage)
2012
Deadpan
Tamara
2019Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Narrator
2013
Woman of the Wolf
The Woman
1994
Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel
River Song
2011Henry's Leg
Noreen
1986
Wanted: Marjory and Oliver
1990
Saint-Ex
Chic Party Guest
1996The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
River Song (archive footage)
2012
Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night
River Song
2012
Sordid Things
Eve Manchester
2009
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night
River Song
2012
Ghost Phone
Sheila
2013
The Fall
Dr. Greta Portius
2022
These Foolish Things
Daniella
1989James and Lucia
Harriet Weaver
Dodger Special: Train
Lucifer
2022