Jessica Reynolds
Irish actress (born 1998)
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Jessica Reynolds (born 25 March 1998[1]) is an Irish actress. On television. She is known for her roles in the BBC Three series My Left Nut (2020), the Starz series Outlander (2022–2023) and the Channel 4 series A Woman of Substance (2026). Her films include The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020), Kneecap (2024) and LifeHack (2026).
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Jessica Reynolds | |
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Reynolds at the 2026 Ostend Film Festival | |
| Born | 25 March 1998 |
| Alma mater | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Family | Ben Reynolds (brother) |
Early life
Reynolds was born to a Protestant father and an English Catholic mother from Exeter and grew up in Seahill, County Down. Her brother Ben is a hurdler.[2] Reynolds attended Rockport School, where her parents worked as teachers, and then Sullivan Upper School.[3] She graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in 2019.[4][5]
Career
In 2019, Reynolds was cast as Audrey Earnshaw in the 2020 Canadian film The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw. Filming took place in Canada, resulting in her graduation from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts being postponed. Reynolds described the film as being "about a woman in society just trying to find her place the best she can in that moment."[4]
In 2020, Reynolds starred as Rachael in the comedy series My Left Nut, which aired on BBC Three.[4][5] The series was well-received by critics, with The Guardian saying that it was "equal parts charmingly funny and strangely sincere".[6]
In March 2021, Reynolds was cast as Malva Christie in the sixth season of Outlander, alongside Mark Lewis Jones and Alexander Vlahos as Tom and Allan Christie, respectively.[7][5] Reynolds said that Malva was "at the end of the day just a scared little girl who's been brought up by men and not been able to find her place."[5]
On the stage, Reynolds has portrayed Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Rachel in Second Person Narrative and Alais in The Lion in Winter.[5]
In 2024, she could be seen in musical comedy biography Kneecap. In 2026, she played the younger Emma Harte joining Brenda Blethyn and Emmett J. Scanlan in a Channel 4 reboot of the Barbara Taylor Bradford bestselling novel, A Woman of Substance.[8]
Personal life
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw | Audrey Earnshaw | aka: Blood Harvest |
| 2024 | Kneecap | Georgia | |
| 2025 | LifeHack | Lindsey Heard | |
| The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard | Wolf, One, Alice | ||
| Nostalgie | Delphine | Short film | |
| Underscore | Laoise | ||
| TBA | Ancestors † | Shell | Post-production[9] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | My Left Nut | Rachael | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Derry Girls | Wee Deirdre | Episode: "The Reunion" |
| 2022–2023 | Outlander | Malva Christie | 8 episodes |
| 2025 | House of Guinness | Lady Christine O'Madden | 6 episodes |
| 2026 | A Woman of Substance | Young Emma Harte | Mini-series; 8 episodes |
| TBA | Close to Home † | Mairéad | Mini-series; 4 episodes[10] |