Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley, a renowned Irish actress and singer, has made her mark in the entertainment industry with a range of roles in film, television, and theatre. She made her film debut in "Beast" and gained recognition for her role in the musical film "Wild Rose," which earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards. Buckley's other notable film roles include performances in "I'm Thinking of Ending Things," "The Lost Daughter," "Men," and "Women Talking". Her portrayal in "The Lost Daughter" was particularly noteworthy, earning her nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Buckley's talent extends beyond the silver screen to the theatre stage and the music industry. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in the 2021 West End theatre revival of "Cabaret". Her theatre resume also includes performances in "Romeo & Juliet," "A Little Night Music," "The Tempest," "Gabriel," "Henry V," "The Winter's Tale," among others. In 2022, Buckley released the collaborative album "For All Our Days That Tear the Heart" with Bernard Butler, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize. She also featured on the soundtrack album for "Wild Rose" in 2019.

Her achievements in television are equally remarkable, with roles in HBO's miniseries "Chernobyl" and season four of "Fargo". Buckley's voice and motion-capture work appears in the video game "The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me". She voiced Betty O'Barley in the television film "The Scarecrows' Wedding" and is part of the cast of the Netflix animated feature "Scrooge: A Christmas Carol". In 2025, she starred in "Hamnet," which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama. Buckley's multifaceted career and significant contributions to the entertainment industry were recognized when she was included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2019 and ranked 38th on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors of all time in 2020.