Facts About Kelly Reilly’s Career 🎭

Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly was born on 18 July 1977 and is an English actress. Her television work includes starring roles in Above Suspicion, Black Box, True Detective, and Britannia.

From 2018 to 2024, she played Beth Dutton on Yellowstone, opposite Kevin Costner. In 2026, she reprised her role on the spin-off Dutton Ranch.

🎬 Film Career

Reilly’s film work began in 2000 in the English comedy film Maybe Baby. She had a supporting role in Pride & Prejudice (2005) and a leading role in the horror thriller Eden Lake (2008).

She played Mary Morstan in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and its 2011 sequel. She also had a leading role in Flight with Denzel Washington (2012) and the thriller 10×10 with Luke Evans (2018).

🏆 Awards and Nominations

Reilly was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse (2003–2004). In 2005, she won Best Newcomer Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Russian Dolls.

In 2006, she won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer for Mrs Henderson Presents. She was nominated again for an Olivier Award for Othello in 2009 and for Best Actress at the British Independent Film Awards for Eden Lake in 2010.

🎭 Stage and Early Career

Reilly first appeared on screen in 1995 on the series The Biz. She wrote to the producers of Prime Suspect to ask for work and later auditioned for Prime Suspect 4: Inner Circle.

Her first professional role was followed by parts on the English stage. She worked with Terry Johnson in four productions, and Johnson wrote Piano/Forte for her.

👤 Personal 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.

Reilly was engaged to actor Jonah Lotan in 2007. She met Kyle Baugher, a financier, in Marfa, Texas, in 2010, and they married in Somerset in 2012.

Year	Production	Role	Notes
2003–2004	After Miss Julie	Miss Julie	Nominated for Laurence Olivier Award
2008	Eden Lake	Lead role	Nominated for British Independent Film Award
2009–2012	Above Suspicion	Starring role	British crime drama
2018–2024	Yellowstone	Beth Dutton	Paramount Network drama

🎬 Kelly Reilly is an English actress with a career spanning film, television, and stage since 1995. She is best known for playing Beth Dutton on Yellowstone and has received multiple award nominations, including two Laurence Olivier Awards. Her film work includes major roles in Sherlock Holmes, Flight, and Pride & Prejudice.