Jessica Reynolds

Jessica Reynolds (born 25 March 1998) 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). Early life Reynolds was born to a Protestant father and an English Cath...

Jessica Reynolds (born 25 March 1998) 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). 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. Reynolds attended Rockport School, where her parents worked as teachers, and then Sullivan Upper School. She graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in 2019. 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 the postponement of her graduation from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Reynolds said the film is "about a woman in society just trying to find her place the best she can in that moment." In 2020, Reynolds starred as Rachael in the comedy series My Left Nut, which aired on BBC Three. The series was well-received by critics, with The Guardian calling it "equal parts charmingly funny and strangely sincere". 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. 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." On the stage, Reynolds has portrayed Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Rachel in Second Person Narrative and Alais in The Lion in Winter. In 2024, Reynolds appeared in the Irish comedy-drama Kneecap. In 2026, she played the younger Emma Harte in a Channel 4 reboot of Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel A Woman of Substance. Personal life Reynolds lives near Belfast. Filmography Film Television References External links Jessica Reynolds at IMDb Jessica Reynolds at Rotten Tomatoes