Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Born: December 28, 1989
in Killarney, Ireland
Jessie Buckley is an Irish actress and singer. A Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduate, she began her career in 2008 as a contestant on the BBC TV talent show I'd Do Anything, in which she came second. The recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards, she was listed at number 38 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors of all time, in 2020. Her early onscreen appearances include portrayals in BBC television series, such as Marya Bolkonskaya in the 2016 adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, Lorna Bow in Taboo (2017) and Marian Halcombe in The Woman in White (2018). Buckley made her film debut playing the lead role of Moll Huntford in Beast (2017). Her other roles include Rose-Lynn Harlan in Wild Rose (2018), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Lyudmilla Ignatenko in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019), the Young Woman in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Oraetta Mayflower in season four of Fargo (2020) and young Leda in The Lost Daughter (2021). Her performance in the latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2019, she was recognized by Forbes in its annual 30 under 30 list. Buckley starred as Sally Bowles in a West End revival of Cabaret in 2021, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Movies for Jessie Buckley...

The Bride!
Title: The Bride!
Character: The Bride
Released: October 3, 2025
Type: Movie
In the 1930s, Frankenstein’s monster travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement.
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Quintessentially Irish
Title: Quintessentially Irish
Character: Self
Released: March 12, 2024
Type: Movie
A celebration of all things Irish, from sweeping landscapes to traditions and quirky sense of humor.
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Wicked Little Letters
Title: Wicked Little Letters
Character: Rose Gooding
Released: February 23, 2024
Type: Movie
When deeply conservative English local Edith Swan and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, her rowdy, foul-mouthed, Irish migrant neighbor Rose Gooding is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women—led by Police Officer Gladys Moss—begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect something is amiss and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
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Fingernails
Title: Fingernails
Character: Anna
Released: October 27, 2023
Type: Movie
Anna and Ryan have found true love together. It’s been proven by a controversial test. There’s just one problem: Anna still isn’t sure. Then she meets Amir.
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Women Talking
Title: Women Talking
Character: Mariche
Released: December 23, 2022
Type: Movie
A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Title: Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Character: Isabel Fezziwig (voice)
Released: November 18, 2022
Type: Movie
On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.
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Men
Title: Men
Character: Harper
Released: May 20, 2022
Type: Movie
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
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The Lost Daughter
Title: The Lost Daughter
Character: Young Leda Caruso
Released: December 16, 2021
Type: Movie
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.
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Romeo & Juliet
Title: Romeo & Juliet
Character: Juliet
Released: September 28, 2021
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Title: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Character: Young Woman
Released: August 28, 2020
Type: Movie
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
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Misbehaviour
Title: Misbehaviour
Character: Jo Robinson
Released: March 12, 2020
Type: Movie
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.
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The Courier
Title: The Courier
Character: Sheila Wynne
Released: January 24, 2020
Type: Movie
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Dolittle
Title: Dolittle
Character: Queen Victoria
Released: January 2, 2020
Type: Movie
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.
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Judy
Title: Judy
Character: Rosalyn Wilder
Released: September 27, 2019
Type: Movie
Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
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A Battle In Waterloo
Title: A Battle In Waterloo
Character: Ellen
Released: August 12, 2019
Type: Movie
During the Battle of Waterloo, a soldier's wife searches for her missing husband in the nearby forest and must resort to extraordinary measures to survive.
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Title: Chernobyl
Character: Lyudmilla Ignatenko
Released: May 6, 2019
Type: TV
The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
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Wild Rose
Title: Wild Rose
Character: Rose-Lynn Harlan
Released: April 12, 2019
Type: Movie
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
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Pulsar
Title: Pulsar
Character: Cassa
Released: May 2, 2018
Type: Movie
A Peacemaker, who rejects his final mission to save an endangered planet, is believed to be cursed when a solar storm hits his spaceship.
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Title: The Woman in White
Character: Marian Halcombe
Released: April 22, 2018
Type: TV
The lives of two half-sisters and their drawing master get caught up in a deadly conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed all in white.
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Beast
Title: Beast
Character: Moll Huntford
Released: April 18, 2018
Type: Movie
A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.
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Title: The Last Post
Character: Honor Martin
Released: October 1, 2017
Type: TV
Drama series set in the mid-sixties, in which a unit of Royal Military Police officers and their families deal with the challenges of politics, love and war in British-controlled Aden.
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Red Light
Title: Red Light
Character: Prostitute
Released: August 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Having to move away due to his job, a kind man tries to convince his friend, a young prostitute, to stop working and run away with him - But all may not be as it seems.
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Title: Taboo
Character: Lorna Bow
Released: January 7, 2017
Type: TV
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
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The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet
Title: The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet
Character: Juliet
Released: October 3, 2016
Type: Movie
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an all-star cast to make 37 short films – one for each play – and here's the twist: each lavish 10 minute vignette is made on location in the real setting of each plot. The films have been directed by a selection of young directors and blend existing Shakespeare's Globe footage with new material shot in locations that capture the breadth of the Bard's imagination, including the Pyramids of Dahshur in Egypt, the rocks of Elsinore, Denmark, and the historic Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy. “Romeo and Juliet”, which starred Jessie Buckley as Juliet, was filmed at Juliet's Tomb, Verona.
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Title: War and Peace
Character: Marya Bolkonskaya
Released: January 3, 2016
Type: TV
A story that revolves around five aristocratic families, set during the reign of Alexander I, and centered on the love triangle between Natasha Rostova, Pierre Bezukhov, and Andrei Bolkonsky.
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Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Title: Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Character: Perdita
Released: November 30, 2015
Type: Movie
A jealous king jeopardizes his family, friendships and succession.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Title: The Tempest - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Character: Miranda
Released: May 28, 2014
Type: Movie
Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel and his deformed slave Caliban. When Prospero raises a storm to wreck this perfidious brother and his confederates on the island, his long contemplated revenge at last seems within reach. - Shakespeare's Globe
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Title: Fargo
Character: Oraetta Mayflower
Released: April 15, 2014
Type: TV
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: Endeavour
Character: Kitty Batten
Released: April 14, 2013
Type: TV
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
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Crosswinds
Title: Crosswinds
Released: June 2, 2012
Type: Movie
A young woman struggles to adjust after moving to the city.
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret
Title: Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret
Released: December 25, 2010
Type: Movie
American executive Conrad Tucker sees a photograph in a magazine of the wealthy Aird family's youngest daughter, and begins a quest to discover if she is the result of his affair with her mother Virginia. Determined to learn the truth, he sets out to uncover the family's long-kept secrets along the way.
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Title: The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 22, 2007
Type: TV
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.
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Title: Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 2002
Type: TV
A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Juliet
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Hamnet
Title: Hamnet
Character: Agnes Shakespeare
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Warwickshire in the 1580s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settles with her husband in Henley street, Stratford, and has three children: a daughter, Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and Judith. The boy, Hamnet, dies in 1596, aged eleven. Four years or so later, the husband writes a play called Hamlet.