Ranking 10 Hallmark Movie Actors

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Hallmark movies are known and loved for being easy-going, feel-good, and usually heartwarming movies. Either romcoms, mysteries, or dramas, people flock back to the Hallmark Channel for a sense of comfort because viewers always know what they are going to get when they turn on a Hallmark movie. The channel also has many returning actors and actresses that are beloved by fans. Here are the 10 best Hallmark movie actors you should keep your eye out for.

10. Wes Brown

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As a fan favorite, Wes Brown has starred in over 10 Hallmark movies such as Under the Autumn Moon and Check Inn to Christmas.

Wes Brown has even written music for a Hallmark movie and served as an executive producer for another, making him one of the best Hallmark movie actors.

9. Laura Osnes

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Fans of musical theater have been thrilled to see well-known Broadway actress Laura Osnes take the screen in multiple Hallmark movies. Getting her Hallmark start in One Royal Holiday alongside fellow Broadway actor Aaron Tveit, Osnes has now appeared in 3 Hallmark movies.

Osnes not only offers her skills as an actor on screen, but also utilizes her skills as a masterful singer, singing a Christmas carol in One Royal Holiday, making her one of the best Hallmark movie actors.

8. Kevin McGarry

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Kevin McGarry is known for his role in the popular Hallmark series When Calls the Heart. However, he has also been in a number of movies such as Winter Love Story and My Grown-Up Christmas List. Mcgary has done so many projects with the Hallmark Channel, fans joke that he is taking over it.

McGary has even taken his acting skills beyond Hallmark as well, appearing in an episode of the hit sitcom, Schitt’s Creek.

7. Alison Sweeney

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Alison Sweeney is an actress and reality TV personality, known for role on the soap opera, Days of Our Lives.

Alison Sweeney has appeared in five different Hallmark movies such as A Magical Christmas Village and Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts. Sweeney is able to use the drama, mystery and romance she partook in on Days of Our Lives and translates into the different genres of Hallmark movies she is in, making her one of the best Hallmark movie actors.

6. Brooks Darnell

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Brooks Darnell started acting when he was 16, scouted by a talent agent at a local fair. Acting was not his highest priority though because he was pursuing a pre-med education while on a football scholarship at Indiana University. However, when he was injured, his football career ended and he began to act again.

Darnell has been in a handful of Hallmark movies such as A Winter Getaway and Holiday Heritage.

5. Bethany Joy Lenz

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Bethany Joy Lenz is known for her role in the teen drama One Tree Hill and the crime show Dexter. However, in recent years, she has made a name for herself as a Hallmark movie leading lady.

Starring in eight different Hallmark movies such as Royal Matchmaker and An Unexpected Christmas, Bethany Joy Lenz has earned herself the title of one of the best Hallmark movie actors.

4. Ryan Paevey

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Paevey started his acting career in music videos but then moved to the television screen when appearing on General Hospital as Nathan West. Paevey made his Hallmark debut in 2016 alongside Cindy Busby in Unleashing Mr. Darcy.

3. Candace Cameron Bure

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Candace Cameron Bure is known for her role as DJ Tanner in the hit TV series Full House. However, she is now known as a queen of the Hallmark Channel.

Starring in over 20 Hallmark movies, Bure is a fan favorite and one of the best Hallmark movie actors.

2. Andrew Walker

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Andrew Walker is known as Hallmark Royalty, starring in over 20 Hallmark movies. A fan favorite of his is Three Wise Men and a Baby, a 2022 Christmas comedy film.

Walker is in fact not only an actor but an entrepreneur as well. He and his wife co-own a juice company called Little West. So, Andrew Walker really has done it all.

1. Lacey Chabert

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Lacey Chabert, mostly commonly known for her role as Gretchen Wieners in the 2004 hit film Mean Girls, is one of the most popular Hallmark movie actors right now.

Starring in an astounding over 35 Hallmark movies, Lacey Chabert reigns as one of the queens of the Hallmark Channel. She has starred in movies of every genre and every season of the year, making her the best Hallmark movie actor currently.