Quick Facts
Born:
1989-12-28
Birthplace:
Killarney, Ireland
Credits:
51 Total Roles
Jessie Buckley
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Biography
Jessie Buckley (born 28 December 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. Her accolades include the Academy Award for Best Actress (becoming the first Irish woman to win the award), a British Academy Film Award, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Scottish BAFTA, in addition to an additional nomination for an Academy Award.
Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, in which she came second. A RADA graduate, her early onscreen appearances were in BBC television series such as War & Peace (2016) and Taboo (2017). Buckley made her film debut with the lead role in Beast (2017), followed by her breakout role as an aspiring country music singer in the musical film Wild Rose (2018); the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Buckley's career progressed with starring roles in films such as I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Men (2022), Women Talking (2022) and Wicked Little Letters (2023). For her performance as a troubled mother in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), she received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She gained further recognition for her portrayal of Agnes Shakespeare in the period drama Hamnet (2025), receiving a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, an Actor Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
On television, Buckley has starred in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and season four of Fargo (2020). On stage, Buckley's portrayal of Sally Bowles in a 2021 West End theatre revival of Cabaret won her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2022, she released the collaborative album For All Our Days That Tear the Heart with Bernard Butler, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize.
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Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, in which she came second. A RADA graduate, her early onscreen appearances were in BBC television series such as War & Peace (2016) and Taboo (2017). Buckley made her film debut with the lead role in Beast (2017), followed by her breakout role as an aspiring country music singer in the musical film Wild Rose (2018); the latter earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Buckley's career progressed with starring roles in films such as I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Men (2022), Women Talking (2022) and Wicked Little Letters (2023). For her performance as a troubled mother in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), she received nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She gained further recognition for her portrayal of Agnes Shakespeare in the period drama Hamnet (2025), receiving a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, an Actor Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
On television, Buckley has starred in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and season four of Fargo (2020). On stage, Buckley's portrayal of Sally Bowles in a 2021 West End theatre revival of Cabaret won her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2022, she released the collaborative album For All Our Days That Tear the Heart with Bernard Butler, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Buckley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Chernobyl
Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Dolittle
Queen Victoria
Fargo
Oraetta Mayflower
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Young Woman
Taboo
Lorna Bow
Men
Harper
The Courier
Sheila Wynne
Judy
Rosalyn Wilder
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Scarecrows' Wedding MOVIE | Betty O'Barley (voice) |
| 2026 | The Bride! MOVIE | Ida Bolinski / The Bride / Mary Shelley |
| 2025 | Variety & CNN Actors on Actors TV | Self |
| 2025 | Hamnet MOVIE | Agnes |
| 2025 | How to Shoot a Ghost MOVIE | Anthi |
| 2025 | Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Three Hares MOVIE | Narrator |
| 2024 | The Cable That Changed the World MOVIE | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Quintessentially Irish MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Wicked Little Letters MOVIE | Rose Gooding |