Alex Kingston was raised in Surrey in England. Her father, Tony Kingston, was a butcher; her German-born mother came to the UK as an au pair and stayed there as a housewife. Alex has two younger sisters, Nicola and Susannah. At an early age, Alex was intrigued by the theatre after seeing her uncle on the stage. Alex got her own taste of the stage at the age of five when she played the angel Gabriel in a Nativity play. Alex continued to pursue acting and made her first television appearance at the age of fifteen on the British children's series Grange Hill.

Later, Alex attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. This led to an impressive career in the theatre, including membership in the Royal Shakespeare Company. Alex appeared in dozens of productions on the stage ..[Full version]