Nicolette Pearse

Acting

Nicolette Pearse

Born 1970-05-17 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Nicolette Pearse is a Canadian-American actress, photographer, writer, and producer. She is known for her work in feature films such as We Forgot to Break Up, which premiered at BFI Flare 2024, the romantic comedy Maybe It's You, and the Tubi thriller Billion Dollar Bluff; she is also known for recurring roles on Kim's Convenience (Netflix) , Burden of Truth (CW), and the hit web series Mind Fudge (CBC Gem). Nicolette grew up on Vancouver Island in BC, attended Queen's University, and now divides her time between Toronto and LA. She is also known for her skills as a boxer, photographer, and visual artist. She co-wrote and produced the short Pink Light in 2024, and co-wrote and directed the short Old Friends for Toronto's 48 Hour Film Project.

Acting credits

V/H/S/94 poster
6.1

After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.

V/H/S/94

2021

Maya & Samar poster
7.9

In contemporary Athens, two young women from conflicting cultures embark on a brief yet torrid affair that endangers the life of one, while propelling the other to instant online fame.

Maya & Samar

2026

Pink Light poster
NR

Inspired by his real life, Harrison Browne’s self-assured directorial debut follows an ex-pro hockey player who time travels back to his pre-transitioned self, when he was waiting for life to begin — only to realize that he has always been the person he was waiting to become.

Pink Light

2025

Man Eating Pussy poster
NR

A dying man seeks comfort in a mysterious sex worker whose monstrous anatomy offers not just pleasure—but the ultimate release.

Man Eating Pussy

2026

Everything & the Universe poster
8.0

Jane and Henry meet on their way to the wedding of their friend Sam and close professor of Brian. When they arrive duo discover they are both in love with the same woman.

Everything & the Universe

2025

Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story poster
4.9

When a teenager reveals that she is gay to her devout Mormon parents, they decide to send her to a conversion therapy home in Utah.

Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story

2019

Maybe It's You poster
6.0

Best friends Peter and Lexa decide to try the one thing they’ve never tried: dating each other.

Maybe It's You

2023

Let's Get Merried poster
4.0

A hard-partying, down-on-her-luck, holiday-hater decides to get married at a Christmas-themed adventure park to a man she hasn't met.

Let's Get Merried

2021

We Forgot to Break Up poster
NR

A trans musician is caught in a love triangle with his bandmates as they rise to fame, in this love letter to Toronto’s 2000s music scene.

We Forgot to Break Up

2024

Billion Dollar Bluff poster
2.0

When a popular influencer gets kidnapped and held for ransom, she grips the media's attention by helping the criminals rob luxurious mansions.

Billion Dollar Bluff

2024

Behind the camera