Kelly Reilly

Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly (born 18 July 1977) is an English actress. Her television work includes starring roles in the British crime drama Above Suspicion (2009–2012), the American psychological medical drama Black Box, the American anthology crime drama True Detective (2015) and the historical fantasy drama Britannia (2018). From 2018 to 2024, she played Beth Dutton on American neo-Western dramas Yellowstone, opposite Kevin Costner, and its spin-off Dutton Ranch (2026–present).

Reilly's film work began in 2000 in the English comedy Maybe Baby. She went on to have a supporting role in the romantic drama Pride & Prejudice (2005), a leading role in the horror thriller Eden Lake (2008), the role of Mary Morstan in the mystery action films Sherlock Holmes (2009) and its 2011 sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, a leading role in the American drama Flight with Denzel Washington (2012), and the psychological thriller 10x10 with Luke Evans (2018).

She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse (2003–2004).

Early life Reilly was born and raised in Chessington, the daughter of a hospital receptionist and Jack Reilly, a police officer. She attended Tolworth Girls' School in Tolworth, where she studied drama to obtain a GCSE. Her grandparents are Irish.

Career She first appeared on screen in 1995 on the series The Biz. Reilly wrote to the producers of the television drama Prime Suspect, starring Helen Mirren, to ask for work. Six months later she auditioned for a role in Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle, which was broadcast on ITV on 7 May 1995. The following year, she appeared in an episode of the Carlton UK television period drama series Bramwell playing a disturbed young woman. She also played Tina, a tearaway, in Pie in the Sky. Six years later, she appeared alongside Mirren in the film Last Orders.

Her first professional role was followed by a series of parts on the English stage. She worked with Terry Johnson in four productions: Elton John's Glasses (1997), The London Cuckolds (1998), The Graduate (2000) and Piano/Forte (2006). Johnson wrote Piano/Forte for her and said, "Kelly is possibly the most natural, dyed-in-the-wool, deep-in-the-bone actress I've ever worked with." Reilly has stated that she learned the most as an actor from Karel Reisz, who directed her in The Yalta Game in Dublin in 2001. She said, "He was my masterclass. There is no way I would have been able to do Miss Julie if I hadn't done that play."

By 2000, Reilly felt she was being typecast in comedy roles, and put herself forward for the role of young Amy in Last Orders, directed by Fred Schepisi. In 2002, Reilly starred alongside Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris as Wendy, an English Erasmus student, in the French comedy L'Auberge espagnole (The Spanish Apartment). Following its box office success, she reprised her role as Wendy in the 2005 sequel, Les Poupées russes (Russian Dolls) and again in the 2013 follow-up, Casse-tête chinois (Chinese Puzzle). In 2003 she played Mary Gerrard in Sad Cypress, an episode of ITV's Poirot series, then in 2005 roles in Mrs Henderson Presents and Pride & Prejudice.

Reilly's first lead role came in 2008 in the horror film Eden Lake and, in 2009, she had a high-profile role on prime-time British television in Above Suspicion. Reilly also appeared in three major films: Sherlock Holmes, Triage, and Me and Orson Welles.

In 2011, Reilly reprised her role as Mary Watson (née Morstan) in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. In 2012, Reilly appeared opposite Sam Rockwell in A Single Shot and had a leading role in Robert Zemeckis' Flight opposite Denzel Washington. In 2014, Reilly starred with Greg Kinnear in the film Heaven is for Real and in the John Michael McDonagh film Calvary. The same year, Reilly starred in the short-lived ABC series, Black Box, as Catherine Black, a famed neuroscientist who explores and solves the mysteries of the brain (the black box) while hiding her own bipolar disorder from the world.

In 2015, Reilly starred in the second season of the television series True Detective as Jordan Semyon, the wife of Vince Vaughn's character, Frank Semyon. The same year, Reilly made her Broadway debut opposite Clive Owen and Eve Best in Harold Pinter's play Old Times at the American Airlines Theatre.

In 2016, she had a supporting role in Bastille Day. In 2017, Reilly played the Celtic Queen Kerra, confronting the Roman invasion of Britain in Sky TV's Britannia.

She was cast in the leading female role in the American series Yellowstone, a Paramount Network drama that debuted on 20 June 2018. Reilly plays Beth Dutton, the daughter of John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner. Reilly's and Costner's characters are constantly at war with several outside parties who want to gain control of the Duttons' family land. The series concluded in 2024, but in 2026 she reprised her role as a main character in the spin-off Dutton Ranch.

Personal life Reilly was engaged to actor Jonah Lotan in 2007. The following year, she dated director Guy Ritchie. In 2010, Kelly met Kyle Baugher, a financier, in Marfa, Texas. They married in Somerset in 2012.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Maybe Baby Nimnh Peaches Cherry 2001 Last Orders Young Amy Starched Maid Short film 2002 The Spanish Apartment Wendy First film in Klapisch's trilogy 2003 Dead Bodies Viv McCormack 2004 The Libertine Jane 2005 Russian Dolls Wendy Second film in Klapisch's trilogy - same role Pride & Prejudice Caroline Bingley 2005 Mrs Henderson Presents Maureen 2007 Puffball Liffey 2008 Eden Lake Jenny Me and Orson Welles Muriel Brassler 2009 Sherlock Holmes Mary Morstan Triage Diane 2010 Meant to Be Amanda Ti presento un amico Sarah 2011 Citizen Gangster Doreen Boyd Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Mary Watson 2012 Flight Nicole Maggen 2013 A Single Shot Jess Chinese Puzzle Wendy Third film in Klapisch's trilogy - same role Innocence Pamela Hamilton 2014 Calvary Fiona Lavelle Heaven Is for Real Sonja Burpo Set Fire to the Stars Caitlin 2016 Bastille Day Karen Dacre as known as The Take 2018 10x10 Cathy Noland/Natalie-Ann Stevens 2019 Eli Rose 2021 The Cursed Isabelle Laurent Promises Laura 2023 A Haunting in Venice Rowena Drake 2024 Little Wing Maddie HereRose Young

Television

Awards and nominations Reilly's performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse made her a star of the London stage and earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2003. Aged 26, she was the youngest person ever nominated for that award. In 2005, she won Best Newcomer Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as Wendy in Russian Dolls (Les Poupées Russes). In 2006, Reilly won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer for her role in the British comedy film, Mrs Henderson Presents. She was nominated once again for an Olivier Award for her performance as Desdemona in the acclaimed production of Othello at the Donmar Warehouse in 2009. Reilly was nominated for Best Actress at the British Independent Film Awards for Eden Lake in 2010. She won the Spotlight Award at the 2012 Hollywood Film Festival for her performance as Nicole in Flight.

Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2005 Cannes Film Festival Trophée Chopard César Awards Best Supporting Actress Russian Dolls Empire Awards Empire Award for Best Newcomer Mrs Henderson Presents British Independent Film Awards Best Actress Mrs Henderson Presents London Film Critics' Circle London Film Critics' Circle for British Newcomer of the Year Mrs Henderson Presents National Board of Review National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Mrs Henderson Presents 2008 British Independent Film Awards Best Actress Eden Lake Fright Meter Awards Best Actress Eden Lake 2021 Hollywood Critics Association Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Yellowstone 2022 Hollywood Critics Association Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Yellowstone Gold Derby Awards Best Drama Actress Yellowstone MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Performance in a Show Yellowstone Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Yellowstone