'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley looks for the 'shadowy bits' of her characters

Buckley has been nominated for a best actress Oscar for her portrayal of William Shakespeare's wife in Hamnet. The film "brought me into this next chapter of my life as a mother," Buckley says.

Will Jessie Buckley's winning streak continue at the Oscars?

At the Actor Awards on Sunday Buckley won the female actor in a leading role prize for Hamnet.

Jessie Buckley Says She Felt 'Scared of Love for a Lot of My Life' Before Marrying Husband

The 'Hamnet' star has been married to her husband, Freddie, since 2023; the couple welcomed a daughter in the fall of 2025

The five greatest actors of all time, according to Jessie Buckley: “What they play is so full”

It’s no coincidence that she feels like the type of generational star who only pops up once in a while, as she has cited actors like Frances McDormand, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, and Laura Dern as her biggest inspirations.
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Jessie Buckley Thanks ‘Hamnet’ Costar Emily Watson While Accepting Trophy at SAG’s 2026 Actor Awards

Jessie Buckley thanked 'Hamnet' costar Emily Watson in her SAG Actor Awards acceptance speech after winning for lead actress

Jessie Buckley Reveals Why a Stranger 'Very Kindly' Helped Pay for Her Acting School

The 'Hamnet' star and Oscar nominee graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2013

The Bride first reactions say Jessie Buckley's new Frankenstein movie is "what Joker: Folie a Deux desperately wished it was"

The first reactions are in for The Bride!, and Maggie Gyllenhaal's latest turn behind the camera is garnering rave reviews – particularly for leading lady Jessie Buckley, who's currently on the awards circuit for her standout role in historical tearjerker Hamnet.