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Jessie Buckley
Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter (2021). International breakthrough with Beast (2017) and Wild Rose (2018). Starred in HBO's Chernobyl (2019), Judy (2019), Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), The Lost Daughter (2021) and Women Talking (2022), Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay. Irish actress and singer with a career spanning auteur cinema and prestige drama, recognized for her interpretive intensity and range of emotionally complex characters in acclaimed international productions.
Jessie Buckley
25 Movies
9 Series
Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter (2021). International breakthrough with Beast (2017) and Wild Rose (2018). Starred in HBO's Chernobyl (2019), Judy (2019), Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), The Lost Daughter (2021) and Women Talking (2022), Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay. Irish actress and singer with a career spanning auteur cinema and prestige drama, recognized for her interpretive intensity and range of emotionally complex characters in acclaimed international productions.
Movies
Plays Agnes
Hamnet
2025
Plays Ida / The Bride / Mary Shelley
The Bride!
2026
Plays Queen Victoria
Dolittle
2020
Plays Sheila Wynne
The Courier
2020
Plays Mariche
Women Talking
2022
Plays Harper
Men
2022
Plays Young Leda Caruso
The Lost Daughter
2021
Plays Young Woman
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020
Plays Anna
Fingernails
2023
Plays Jo Robinson
Misbehaviour
2020
Plays Rose Gooding
Wicked Little Letters
2024
Plays Moll Huntford
Beast
2018
Plays Rosalyn Wilder
Judy
2019
Plays Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
Plays Rose-Lynn Harlan
Wild Rose
2019
Plays Juliet
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021
Plays Kelly
Red Light
2017
Plays Perdita
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
2015
Plays Cassa
Pulsar
2018
Plays Miranda
The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2014
Plays Anthi
How to Shoot a Ghost
2025
Plays Juliet
The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet
2016
Plays Ellen
A Battle in Waterloo
2019
TV Shows
Plays Oraetta Mayflower
Fargo
2014
Plays Lorna Bow
Taboo
2017
Plays Marya Bolkonskaya
War and Peace
2016
Plays Honor Martin
The Last Post
2017
Plays Marian Halcombe
The Woman in White
2018
Plays Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Chernobyl
2019
Plays Emily Strong
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love
2011
Plays Juliet
Great Performances
1971
Plays Kitty Batten
Endeavour
2013
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The Scarecrows' Wedding
Full Filmography
The Bride!
Ida / The Bride / Mary Shelley
2026
Film
Hamnet
Agnes
2025
Film
How to Shoot a Ghost
Anthi
2025
Film
Three Hares
Narrator
2024
Film
Wicked Little Letters
Rose Gooding
2024
Film
Fingernails
Anna
2023
Film
Women Talking
Mariche
2022
Film
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
2022
Film
Men
Harper
2022
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jessie Buckley and where are they from?
Jessie Buckley is 36 years old, born on December 28, 1989 in Killarney, Ireland.
What are the most famous roles of Jessie Buckley?
Jessie Buckley is best known for roles in Dolittle, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Hamnet.
How many movies has Jessie Buckley been in?
Over a 14-year career (since 2012), Jessie Buckley has appeared in 24 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Jessie Buckley's first movie?
The career of Jessie Buckley began with Join My Band (2012).
What is Jessie Buckley's most recent movie or series?
Jessie Buckley's most recent release is The Scarecrows' Wedding, which premiered on March 13, 2026.
What TV shows has Jessie Buckley appeared in?
On television, Jessie Buckley has appeared in Chernobyl, Fargo, Taboo, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Jessie Buckley
1989-12-28 · Killarney, Ireland
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.Jessie Buckley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.