My name is Jessica Irvine Drake, and I’ve spent over twenty years working as an actor, learning firsthand how much courage, vulnerability, and persistence it takes to tell a story on screen. Film has shaped my life in more ways than I can count, not just as an art form, but as a way of understanding myself and the world around me. In 2025, I stepped into a new chapter of my creative journey when I released my very first short film, Bald...a project I wrote, produced, and star