Jessie Buckley
Actress and singer

Irish Killarney, Ireland

Quick Info

Profession	Actress and singer
Nationality	Irish
Date of Birth	28/12/1989
Age	36 years
Birthplace	Killarney, Ireland

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Bio/Wiki

Early Life	Eldest of five children, born to Tim Buckley (hotel bar manager and poet) and Marina Cassidy (vocal coach, music psychotherapist, singer, harpist). Grew up without television, acted in school musicals including male lead in West Side Story. Studied music (harp, piano, saxophone, clarinet) at Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM), received RIAM High Achiever Award in 2001.
Career Start	Runner-up on BBC talent show I'd Do Anything (2008). West End debut in A Little Night Music (2008). Graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2013.
Breakthrough	Film debut in Beast (2017). Breakthrough in Wild Rose (2018), BAFTA nomination. Notable roles in Chernobyl (2019), The Lost Daughter (2021, Oscar nomination), Hamnet (2025, Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA).

Family

Father	Tim Buckley
Mother	Marina Cassidy
Siblings	Three younger sisters and one younger brother

Career

Film Debut	Beast (2017) as Moll Huntford
Key Films	Wild Rose (2018) Chernobyl (2019) Judy (2019) I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) The Lost Daughter (2021) Women Talking (2022) Men (2022) Wicked Little Letters (2023) Hamnet (2025) The Bride! (2026)
Theatre	A Little Night Music (2008) The Tempest (2013) Henry V (2013) The Winter's Tale (2015) Cabaret (2021, Olivier Award)
Awards	Academy Award (Hamnet, 2026), Golden Globe (Hamnet), two BAFTA Awards, Critics' Choice Award, Laurence Olivier Award

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Family had no television growing up.
2. Played male lead in school production of West Side Story.
3. Received RIAM High Achiever Award in 2001.
4. Forbes 30 Under 30 (2019).
5. Ranked 38th on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors (2020).

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