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Jessie Buckley

Acting Born Dec 28, 1989 Killarney, Ireland 24 credits

Biography

Jessie Buckley is an Irish actress and singer, born on December 28, 1989. She gained early recognition as a contestant on the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything in 2008. A graduate of RADA, Buckley made her onscreen debut in BBC series such as War & Peace (2016) and Taboo (2017). Her film debut came with the lead role in Beast (2017), followed by critical acclaim for her performance as an aspiring country music singer in subsequent films. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Agnes Hathaway in Hamnet (2025), becoming the first Irish woman to receive the honor. Her accolades also include a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Scottish BAFTA.

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Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Fargo (2014) as Oraetta Mayflower
  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
  • Chernobyl (2019) as Lyudmilla Ignatenko
  • Great Performances (1971) as Juliet
  • Endeavour (2013) as Kitty Batten
  • Hamnet (2025) as Agnes
  • The Bride! (2026) as Ida / The Bride / Mary Shelley
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Taboo (2017) as Lorna Bow
  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) as Self
  • War and Peace (2016) as Marya Bolkonskaya
  • Dolittle (2020) as Queen Victoria
  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
  • Men (2022) as Harper
  • The Courier (2020) as Sheila Wynne
  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) as Young Woman
  • Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (2025) as Self
  • Women Talking (2022) as Mariche
  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) as Isabel Fezziwig (voice)