Actor / Actress
Actor / Actress
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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Jessie Buckley is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes The Scarecrows' Wedding (2026), The Bride! (2026), Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (2025), Hamnet (2025), Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (2025), The Cable That Changed the World (2024), Quintessentially Irish (2024), Wicked Little Letters (2024). The recorded credits span 1995 to 2026, including 18 movies and 8 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
MovieThe Scarecrows' Wedding
MovieThe Bride!
TV ShowVariety & CNN Actors on Actors
MovieHamnet
MovieBlue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
MovieThe Cable That Changed the World
MovieQuintessentially Irish
MovieWicked Little Letters
MovieFingernails
MovieWomen Talking
MovieScrooge: A Christmas Carol
MovieMen
MovieThe Lost Daughter
MovieI'm Thinking of Ending Things
MovieMisbehaviour
MovieThe Courier
MovieDolittle
MovieJudy
TV ShowChernobyl
MovieWild Rose
TV ShowThe Last Post
TV ShowTaboo
TV ShowWar and Peace
TV ShowFargo
TV ShowRosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love
TV ShowThe Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA