Jessica McLeod
Biography
Jess McLeod is a Canadian actor and writer who started out as a child actor and became known for playing Janae Mathews across both series of the teen drama One of Us Is Lying. Raised in Victoria, British Columbia, they first appeared on screen in the 2006 comedy Scary Movie 4 and later took roles in the Van Helsing television series and the Canadian comedy drama You Me Her. McLeod shared the screen with Sandra Bullock and Viola Davis in The Unforgivable (2021) and played Bernie Simon in the Christmas slasher film It's a Wonderful Knife (2023). In November 2023 they won an ACTRA Award for their performance in the short film A Little Vacation, which they also co-wrote.
29years old
Turns 30 on January 25in 104 days
- Born British Columbia
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 21 years2005 to 2026
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Behind the award
In November 2023, McLeod won an ACTRA Award for their performance in a short film. The award recognized their role in A Little Vacation, a script they also co-wrote.
First role
McLeod began as a child actor in 2006, playing a schoolgirl who reads My Pet Duck to Leslie Nielsen's president in Scary Movie 4.
Early training
McLeod went to Claremont Secondary School, where they joined Claremont Musical Theatre and played Elle Woods in its staging of the musical Legally Blonde.
About the name
McLeod now works under the professional name Jess, having been credited as Jessica McLeod in earlier roles such as Liz in the 2014 film Preggoland.
Jessica McLeod movies on Netflix
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