Birth Name: Jessie Noelle Buckley
Birth Date: 1989-12-28
Birth Place: Killarney, Killarney-Turtle Mountain, Canada
Details
Alternate Names: 제시 버클리, ジェシー・バックレイ, 潔西·伯克利, جسی باکلی
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret (2010) as
Most Important Roles: - Crosswinds (2012) as
- Fingernails (2023) as Anna
- Wicked Little Letters (2024) as Rose Gooding
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) as Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
- The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet (2016) as Juliet
- The Bride! (2026) as The Bride
- Quintessentially Irish (2024) as Self
- The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2014) as Miranda
- Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (2025) as Self
Career Highlights: - Crosswinds (2012)
- Fingernails (2023)
- Wicked Little Letters (2024)
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
- The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet (2016)
- The Bride! (2026)
- Quintessentially Irish (2024)
- The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2014)
- Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (2025)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (2022)
- Won BSFC Award - Best Ensemble Cast (2022)
- Won BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress (2022)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress (2020)
- Nominated for 1 EE Rising Star Award (2019)
- Won BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Film (2019)
- Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best Joint Lead Performance (2022)
- Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best Actress (2019)
- Won British Independent Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer (2018)
- Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best Actress (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress (2023)
- Won Chopard Trophy - Female Revelation (2021)
- Won New Visions Award - Special Mention (2018)
- Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Best Actress (2020)
- Nominated for 1 DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress (2018)
- Won FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (2021)
Full Biography
Jessie Buckley (born December 28, 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. The accolades she has received include a Laurence Olivier Award and nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards.
Buckley began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC TV 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 playing the lead role in Beast (2017) and had her breakthrough starring in the musical film Wild Rose (2018). Her performance as an aspiring country music singer in 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 the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), season four of Fargo (2020), The Lost Daughter (2021), Men (2022) and Women Talking (2022). Her performance in The Lost Daughter earned her nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. 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