Discover more about the talented actors who will be starring in seven brand-new original movies, such as Jocelyn Hudon, Jake Manley, Brendan Penny and others. Make sure to mark your calendar for the premieres Saturday nights at 8/7c!
Rhiannon Fish stars as Beth in A Picture of Her.
Rhiannon's first work came as a child actor when she had the series regular role of Lisa Jefferies on the Australian TV series, “Neighbours.”
For Hallmark Channel, Fish has appeared in the original movies “A Splash of Love,” “Journey of My Heart, “The 27-Hour Day” and “You’re Bacon Me Crazy.” For Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, she has been seen in “Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made,” “Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con,” and most recently, starred in “Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths.”
Tyler Hynes stars as Jake in A Picture of Her.
After getting his start in theater, he moved in front of the camera with his first feature film Little Men starring Mariel Hemingway. He then went on to star in various television and film productions, alongside the likes of Tim Roth, Andie MacDowell, James Franco, Sienna Miller, Henry Cavil, Elliot Page, Billy Bob Thornton and more.
As an adult he further cultivated his acting craft as a regular on such TV series “Saving Hope,” “The Firm” based on the John Grisham's novel, critically acclaimed Police drama “19-2” and the Emmy winning Lifetime series “Unreal,” He also enjoyed guest starring roles on “NCIS,” “Flashpoint,” Rookie Blue,” “Transporter” and “Star Trek: Discovery.” Hynes has starred in multiple Hallmark Channel original movies such as “An Unexpected Christmas,” “Roadhouse Romance” and “Sweet Carolina” to name a few.
Jocelyn Hudon stars as Rae in Love in the Maldives.
Jocelyn Hudon's trained at the National Ballet School of Canada. She is married to co-star Jake Manley.
She is known for her memorable role of Abby on Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s FX Original Series “The Strain” she has also made an impact as a heavy recur alongside Cam Gigandet in “Ice” and Jake Manley in the Netflix series “The Order.”
Jake Manley stars as Jared in Love in the Maldives.
Jake has played roles in a myriad of genres including comedy, action and thriller/syfy. He is married to co-star Jocelyn Hudon.
Jake played the lead role of “Jack Morton”, in the hit Netflix series, The Order. The horror fantasy series ran for 2 successful seasons and thrust Manley’s character into a world of magic and monsters while uncovering dark family secrets. He was also a part of the star studded Netflix Christmas comedy, Holidate, where he played opposite Emma Roberts.
Hunter King stars as Maggie in The Professional Bridesmaid.
Hunter won two Daytime Emmys for her role as Summer Newman in the “The Young and the Restless."
King was cast as the lead in ABC’s 2020 comedy pilot “Prospect.” Most recently, King wrapped shooting the lead in the indie feature "Give Me Your Eyes" and the lead in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Hidden Gems,” followed by a starring role in “Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths” for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Chandler Massey stars as Henry in The Professional Bridesmaid.
Chandler is the son of Lewis Massey (former Secretary of State of Georgia.)
He auditioned for the role of Will Horton on NBC’s daytime drama, “Days of Our Lives” and won the role. During Massey’s first four years on the show, he garnered four Daytime Emmy nominations and three wins for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.
Other credits include "Next Stop, Christmas," "Bad Judge" and the thriller "Hide in the Light". He is an accomplished singer and plays guitar, piano and ukulele.
Erin Krakow stars as Vanessa in The Wedding Cottage.
Erin is best known for her starring role as Elizabeth Thornton in Hallmark Channel's “When Calls the Heart.”
Krakow has transitioned from stage to screen, earning series regular, recurring and guest-starring roles on top television series. On Lifetime’s “Army Wives,” Krakow played the recurring role of Specialist Tanya Gabriel. She also earned the recurring role of Molly on CBS’s hit daytime soap “Guiding Light.” Krakow guest-starred on “Castle” for ABC, “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “NCIS” for CBS and “Good Girls Revolt” for Amazon/Sony.
Brendan Penny stars as Evan in The Wedding Cottage.
Brendan Penny co-starred on Hallmark Channel’s family drama “Chesapeake Shores” for six seasons.
After a string of guest starring roles on shows like Showtime’s “The L Word,” ABC Family’s “Kyle XY” and The WB’s “Smallville,” Penny landed his first series regular role on CTV’s “Whistler,” which aired in the United States on Nickelodeon’s teen channel The N Network. Shortly after “Whistler” came to an end in 2009, Penny landed a series regular role on The N’s “The Assistants” opposite Michael B. Jordan.
Heather Hemmens stars as Anna in A Pinch of Portugal.
She recently starred in Jamie Foxx’s series “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” and the OWN series “If Loving You is Wrong,”
Heather starred in “Christmas in My Heart” for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and the Hallmark Channel original movie “Love, Take Two.”
Luke Mitchell stars as Russ in A Pinch of Portugal.
In 2010, Luke won the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie Award for his portrayal of Romeo Smith. Most recently, Mitchell appeared in the third season of ABC’s “Big Sky.”
He began his acting career in Melbourne, Australia, where he trained at the Film & Television Studio International and traveled around the country with international entertainment company, Sudden Impact Entertainment. In his first professional acting role Mitchell played the part of Chris Knight in the long-running soap, “Neighbours.”
Erin Cahill stars as Hazel in Hearts in the Game.
Erin Cahill’s career launched in 2001 when she was cast as Jen, the Pink Ranger in the series “Power Rangers: Time Force.”
Cahill has starred in seven Hallmark original movies, including last year’s “Christmas Bedtime Stories” for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. In 2021 she launched her Hallmark producing career with “Every Time a Bell Rings” for Hallmark+, the first original movie premiere for the standalone streaming service, in which she also starred.
Marco Grazzini stars as Diego in Hearts in the Game.
Grazzini is originally from Toronto, Canada.
Grazzini starred in the Netflix feature Good Sam with Tiya Sircar, and has lead roles in other television movies such as Hallmark Channel’s “Right in Front of Me” and Lifetime’s “Christmas Unwrapped.” Grazzini is also the original voice of Alejandro in Cartoon Network's “Total Drama World Tour.” His other passions include cooking and photography.
James O'Halloran stars as Noah in When Love Springs.
In 2019 he was reported to be the most watched Australian actor
on American TV.
His films include Deadly Crush with William Sadler, Suburban Swingers Club. O’Halloran has recently wrapped principal photography on The Deliverance starring Glenn Close, and Rebel Moon, directed by Zack Snyder, which will both be available on Netflix following cinema releases.
