Jess McLeod

Jess McLeod (born 25 January 1997) is a Canadian actor and writer who played Janae Mathews on both series of Netflix teen television drama One of Us Is Lying and Bernie Simon in the 2023 Christmas slasher film It's a Wonderful Knife.From Victoria, British Columbia, the child of Teresa, they attended Claremont Secondary School.[3] Mcleod started as a child actor, appearing in 2006 comedy Scary Movie 4 as a schoolgirl reading My Pet Duck to Leslie Nielsen as the American president.[1] Their later acting credits include roles in Eve of Destruction, Shall We Play?, and the Van Helsing TV series.[9][10] In November 2023, they won the ACTRA Award for best performance in a short film for their role in A Little Vacation, the script for which they also co-wrote.
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