Jess Salgueiro

Acting

Jess Salgueiro

Born 1987-11-19 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Jess Salgueiro (born November 19th, 1987) is a Canadian actress.

Acting credits

American Hangman poster
6.0

An unidentified man posts a live feed on social media showing that he has kidnapped two strangers and intends to kill one before the day is out. His intention is to hold a capital 'trial' online. As the authorities recognize what's happening, it becomes apparent that the online public is going to act as judge and jury.

American Hangman

2019

Dark Web: Cicada 3301 poster
5.9

Genius hacker Connor discovers Cicada 3301, an online treasure hunt that could be a recruiting tool for a secret society. Soon Conner, art-expert friend Avi, and secretive librarian Gwen are dashing from graffiti sites to ancient libraries to uncover real-world clues. But they must outrun aggressive NSA agents, also hot on the trail of Cicada, who want the glory for themselves.

Dark Web: Cicada 3301

2021

Serialized poster
5.3

After getting dropped by her publisher, celebrated novelist Hannah Ryan uses the negative forces in her life to inspire the creation of a pulp crime serial that posts new chapters to subscriber's devices every week. The initial release is a modest success but the work becomes a massive hit after a real life murder takes place that bears a striking similarity to Hannah's story. Is it really just a coincidence or is it possible that a copycat serial killer is acting out the fictitious murders in real life? And is he going to strike again once Hannah releases her next chapter?

Serialized

2017

Pick One poster
NR

It’s Danny’s wedding day, and he has a big choice to make. Cue the insanity. Pick One is a chaotic bisexual Italian wedding rom-com... with a porchetta.

Pick One

2025

Sugar Daddy poster
6.4

When a struggling musician can't afford her rent, she signs up for a website where rich older men pay to date younger women. Her new money-making venture sends her down a dark rabbit hole that forces her to grow up fast, shaping her music, and how she sees the world.

Sugar Daddy

2021

Drifting Snow poster
4.0

Two strangers, Joanne and Chris share a winter road trip through rural eastern Ontario. After losing her husband John, Joanne faces the rituals of remote rural life on her own, while Chris is processing his failing eyesight and the loss of his mother and the new responsibility of taking over her old home in the country. As their journey together unfolds, their drifting memories reveal parallel experiences, helping each of them shift the focus of their destination.

Drifting Snow

2021

I'll Take Your Dead poster
6.4

William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. His daughter Gloria has become used to rough-looking men dropping off corpses, and is even convinced that some of them are haunting their house.

I'll Take Your Dead

2018

No Sleep 'Til Christmas poster
6.7

Lizzie, a high-end event planner, lies awake nightly while her devoted fiancé Josh rests peacefully. When a sleep-deprived incident causes her to run into Billy, a low-key bartender who is just as sleepless and frustrated as she is, they discover that they can only fall asleep while next to each other.

No Sleep 'Til Christmas

2018

Mary Goes Round poster
6.3

When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.

Mary Goes Round

2018

Little Bird poster
NR

When her mother’s depression spirals out of control, Fionna, a scrappy 7-year-old, lands in the foster care system again. A year later, her now beloved foster mom's health has taken a turn for the worse, and her caseworker’s arrival looms with the promise of yet another upheaval. Across town, having recently survived an interrupted adoption, her soon-to-be new moms struggle with their own fears that history will repeat itself. In the end, Fionna will be left to make a decision, as a family’s fate hangs in the balance.

Little Bird

2022

A Date with Miss Fortune poster
5.4

When a struggling writer meets a superstitious Portuguese beauty, he has no idea that his life and luck are both about to change. A romantic comedy about cross-cultural relationships.

A Date with Miss Fortune

2015

A Sunday Kind of Love poster
5.8

A struggling writer meets death and falls in love. He must decide if his true love is in this world or the next, and if his dreams of success are worth dying for.

A Sunday Kind of Love

2016

Canadian Strain poster
5.1

When cannabis becomes legal in Canada, boutique weed dealer Anne Banting is swiftly run out of business by the biggest gangsters in town - the government.

Canadian Strain

2019

Two Deaths of Henry Baker poster
4.2

When the famous outlaw Henry Baker is released from prison after 25 years, old friends and enemies are waiting for him. The son he left behind, entrusted to watch over his ill-gotten riches. A bearded vagrant with a pistol and a decades-old bullet scar in his stomach. An alcohol soaked deputy with half an ear on one side. And a burned out street hustler with a sick mother and a festering vendetta. They trail Henry to a dilapidated hotel where he plans to reunite with his son and the secret bag of gold he left behind.

Two Deaths of Henry Baker

2020

Racewalkers poster
NR

Will could never compete in the sport he’s always loved: racewalking. While struggling to find respect as a coach, Will’s fortunes change when he spots a burnout pitcher with the most impeccable racewalking stride he’s ever seen. Together, Will and Matt team up, face the challenges of a sport that doesn’t want them, and to try to take down the best walker in the country.

Racewalkers

2025

Volcano poster
3.0

Hannah and Jess meet up at a tiki bar, seeing each other for the first time since Hannah's romantic Mexico trip. Hannah has a lot to say about it, except what really happened.

Volcano

2019

In Between poster
NR

A woman happy with her heteronormative life gets a visitor from her colorful past.

In Between

2023

Mouthpiece poster
5.2

Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra, who is portrayed by the two women, expressing the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman's head, during a 48-hour period as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother's funeral.

Mouthpiece

2019

The Players poster
8.7

Summer. 1994. Emily is cast as the youngest member of an avant garde theatre production. She is immediately entranced by the bohemian lives of her fellow actors and feels like she has found a surrogate family, but as the lines between artistic and personal relationships blur, Emily becomes trapped in the complex power dynamics within the group.

The Players

2025

Who's Yer Father? poster
5.2

A small-town private investigator is hired to investigate the sale of black-market lobster in Prince Edward Island along with a scrappy convenience store owner.

Who's Yer Father?

2023

Melaleuca poster
NR

A couple heads to a remote cabin during a pandemic but a new variant throws the world into chaos, leaving them to reconcile their marriage and themselves, all while trying to outrun a survivalist intent on being the last man standing.

Melaleuca

2026

Two to Look, One to See poster
NR

Unsatisfied and anxious about the state of her career, an actress finds solace in a recurring dream that promises otherworldly salvation - if only she can make it last.

Two to Look, One to See

2021

Unlicensed poster
NR

In a near-future where everyone must pass a test to get their Adult License, an unlicensed 28-year-old, forced to live in a dorm, regains his self-worth when he comes to the aid of his younger brother who gets into trouble after getting his license at 16.

Unlicensed

2020