Actress Jessie Buckley | Breakthrough Brits 2017

As a talented singer and daughter of a harpist, Jessie grew up around performance. Moving to London when she was 17, she honed her craft by appearing in musicals and singing at jazz clubs before eventually getting into one of the world’s leading drama schools - RADA. When she graduated, Jessie made sure she remained curious about the stories that she personally wanted to explore. For Jessie, it’s important that you keep doing the things that you enjoy while still telling human stories connected to the world around you.
Jessie remembers receiving the script for her breakthrough feature role in Beast while she was on-set shooting BBC’s War & Peace. She remembers reading 20 pages and thinking, “Blimey, I have to be a part of this.” For Jessie, it’s rare to have such a reaction on reading a script, which makes it all more important to pursue those opportunities when they arise.
As Jessie’s career on-screen develops, she looks forward to the opportunity to grow as an actress, knowing that she can’t go wrong as long as she feels out of her depth, and as long as the stories she’s telling say something about the world around her.
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[@PalmurcioWorld]

She's insanely talented. Her performances in Beast, Wild Rose and I'm Thinking of Ending Things blew my mind.

[@AriadneRimbaud2]

Love her! She's so lovely and talented,

[@Hussein_Nur]

What a movie Beast was. Such an Oscar worthy performance from Jessie. Looking forward to her other projects.

[@supertramp9333]

very talented and gorgeous actress

[@matthewdevereux1288]

Jessie is gorgeous.

[@hokulealinda]

She's so good !!!

[@Dreyno]

If they make a biopic about Christie Hynde, Jessie Buckley has to get the lead role. Can even sing.

[@mydigicraftscrafts8649]

YESSS WOW soooo yes David

[@GrahamDayFortressofGeek]

Breakthrough Brits is such a cool title... Except she's from Kerry in Ireland.

[@123malichi]

and how lucky is she

[@GrahamDayFortressofGeek]

How lucky is anyone Peter? lol

[@austeneliax6054]

How awful is it that I only heard her natural accent here for the first time?! 😍

[@hansnores787]

What a lovely lady! ❤

[@invernessfan3017]

She is a good actress and singer.

I don´t know why, but I like her so much!!!

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Britain never changes .... claiming Irish as being British.

[@thestrengthwithin4249]

🤷🤷🤷

[@greatone7314]

And the Irish claim some British as Irish

[@michaelmuldowney8]

@@greatone7314 can you site some examples ? Northern Irish doesnt count , as they can claim dual citizenship if they desire.

[@greatone7314]

@@michaelmuldowney8 The Irish soccer & rugby teams down through the years. Anyone in Britain or America with an Irish name who are famous the Irish claim them as their own!! Phil Lynnot, Shane MacGowan as well.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

@@greatone7314 The sports stars who choose to play for Ireland are making this choice for themselves. Phil and Shane both embraced and traded on their "Irishness". Jessie Buckley has never claimed to be British - so any news organisation that identifies her that way is incorrect.

[@carlosavila60]

Is veryyyýyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy prety . The most beautiful smile of universe

[@deirdecoleman6795]

British??? Irish, not British.

[@Karl-bw8rp]

Brit? Might as well call her Korean.

[@ctally8361]

v

[@garygoggin]

A breakthrough Brit from kerry in the Republic of Ireland! So not British at all!