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    Agnes Bristow

    Director · Writer·Active 2017–2025
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    Career at a glance

    18Hallmark films

    6 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.5 / 10

    across 12 rated films

    Weirdness4.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    A Veteran's Christmas7.0

    Most recent

    Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway2025

    Agnes Bristow is the steady hand behind the camera that the network keeps sending abroad. She has directed 21 films since 2017, and nine of them carry that passport-stamp setting, a Hallmark romance unfolding somewhere that is not the usual small American town. Christmas is still her bread and butter, seven of the 21 land in the holidays, and she shoots them straight, no irony, no winking at the genre. Her best-reviewed picture is A Veteran's Christmas from 2018 at 7.0, with The Royal Nanny in 2022 and Love, Romance, & Chocolate in 2019 close behind, both at 6.8. The numbers cluster comfortably around a 6.5 average, which is to say she delivers exactly the warm, well-made afternoon you tuned in for. If you like your Hallmark with a foreign postcard backdrop, you have been watching her work for years.

    Agnes’s signature

    Across 18 films, Agnes often leans into Christmas and is often set in far-flung places.

    • Christmas6 films
    • far-flung places8 films
    • a marketing2 films
    • mistaken identity4 films
    • a love triangle9 films
    • enemies-to-lovers6 films

    8 hours

    8 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 6 festive titles.

    Known for

    Christmas Next Door poster
    Christmas Next Door6.5

    Producer · 2017

    Weirdness 4/10

    A Veteran's Christmas poster
    A Veteran's Christmas7.0

    Producer · 2018

    Weirdness 5/10

    Love on Safari poster
    Love on Safari6.6

    Producer · 2018

    Weirdness 4/10

    Love, Romance, & Chocolate poster
    Love, Romance, & Chocolate6.8

    Producer · 2019

    Weirdness 6/10

    Certified weirdThe Royal Nanny poster
    The Royal Nanny6.8

    Producer · 2022

    Weirdness 9/10

    Love Blossoms poster
    Love Blossoms6.6

    Producer · 2017

    Weirdness 4/10

    On-screen partners

    Brittany Bristow headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Agnes’s most frequent on-screen partner is Brittany Bristow, with 7 films together.

    • My Sweet Austrian Holiday (2024)·
    • A Safari Romance (2023)·
    • A Tail of Love (2022)·
    • Love, Romance, & Chocolate (2019)·
    • Love on Safari (2018)·
    • Love Blossoms (2017)·
    • Christmas Next Door (2017)
    • Catherine Disher4
    • Will Kemp4
    • Callum Blue3
    • Jenna Weir3
    • Kathryn Drysdale3

    Recurring roles

    Agnes is a recurring face in Love on the Danube.

    • Love on the Danube3 films

    Where Agnes fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe Agnes keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers
    • ☀️Summer movies

    All 18 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    12 films
    • 2025Love on the Danube: Royal GetawayDirector · InternationalNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2024Love on the Danube: Kissing StarsDirector · InternationalNot ratedWeird 5/10
    • 2024Love on the Danube: Love SongDirector · Resort/VacationNot ratedWeird 4/10
    • 2024My Sweet Austrian HolidayDirector · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2023A Safari RomanceDirector · InternationalNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2023The Dancing Detective: A Deadly TangoProducer · International6.5Weird 6/10
    • 2022A Tail of LoveWriter, Producer · Small Town6.5Weird 2/10
    • 2022Jolly Good ChristmasDirector · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2022Moriah's LighthouseProducer · Small Town6.4Weird 4/10
    • 2022The Royal NannyProducer · Christmas6.8Weird 9/10
    • 2021Mix Up in the MediterraneanProducer · International6.3Weird 6/10
    • 2021To Catch a SpyProducer · International6.1Weird 4/10

    2010s

    6 films
    • 2019Love, Romance, & ChocolateProducer · Valentine's Day6.8Weird 6/10
    • 2019Nostalgic ChristmasProducer · Christmas6.3Weird 3/10
    • 2018A Veteran's ChristmasProducer · Christmas7.0Weird 5/10
    • 2018Love on SafariProducer · International6.6Weird 4/10
    • 2017Christmas Next DoorProducer · Christmas6.5Weird 4/10
    • 2017Love BlossomsProducer · Valentine's Day6.6Weird 4/10

    Agnes’s standouts

    • A Veteran's Christmas poster
      Highest ratedA Veteran's Christmas (2018)

      Best-reviewed of the 18, at 7.0/10

      7.0
    • To Catch a Spy poster
      Most divisiveTo Catch a Spy (2021)

      Lowest-rated of the 18 — every filmography has one

      6.1
    • The Royal Nanny poster
      WeirdestThe Royal Nanny (2022)

      The strangest of the bunch — 9/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.8

    In pictures

    A quick look at Agnes’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Agnes Bristow headshotAgnes Bristow
    • Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway poster
    • Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars poster
    • Love on the Danube: Love Song poster
    • My Sweet Austrian Holiday poster
    • A Safari Romance poster
    • The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango poster
    • A Tail of Love poster
    • Jolly Good Christmas poster
    • Moriah's Lighthouse poster
    • The Royal Nanny poster
    • Mix Up in the Mediterranean poster
    • To Catch a Spy poster

    Beyond Hallmark

    Where else you might recognise Agnes from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.

    • Beyond Black Beautyas Executive Producer
      2024 · TV
    • Dancing Through the Shadowas Writer
      2021
    • Blizzardas Story
      2003

    Agnes’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Brittany Bristow7 films
    • Catherine Disher4 films
    • Will Kemp4 films
    • Callum Blue3 films
    • Jenna Weir3 films

    Who Agnes works with

    The cast and crew Agnes keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.

    Agnes Bristow's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsBorga Dorter: 7 films togetherBorga Dorter7 filmsBrittany Bristow: 7 films togetherBrittany Bristow7 filmsJames Mark Stewart: 7 films togetherJames Mark Stew…7 filmsRuss Goozee: 7 films togetherRuss Goozee7 filmsChristopher Guglick: 6 films togetherChristopher Gug…6 filmsJonathan Wright: 6 films togetherJonathan Wright6 filmsCatherine Disher: 4 films togetherCatherine Disher4 films

    Movies by year

    Agnes Bristow Hallmark movies by release year22017220182201920202202142022220233202412025

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.5 across 12 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.5To Catch a Spy: 6.1Mix Up in the Mediterranean: 6.3Nostalgic Christmas: 6.3Moriah's Lighthouse: 6.4The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango: 6.5A Tail of Love: 6.5Christmas Next Door: 6.5Love on Safari: 6.6Love Blossoms: 6.6The Royal Nanny: 6.8Love, Romance, & Chocolate: 6.8A Veteran's Christmas: 7.0

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Agnes Bristow been in?
    We have 18 Hallmark movies on file for Agnes Bristow, spanning 2017–2025.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Agnes Bristow known for?
    Agnes is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in far-flung places, often with mistaken identity.
    What is Agnes Bristow's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    A Veteran's Christmas (2018) is Agnes's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.0/10 audience rating.
    What is Agnes Bristow's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Christmas Next Door (2017) has more audience votes than any other Agnes Bristow Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Agnes Bristow usually star with?
    Agnes has shared 7 films with Brittany Bristow, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Agnes Bristow still making Hallmark movies?
    Yes — the most recent Agnes Hallmark film we have is from 2025, so the credits keep coming.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Agnes Bristow made?
    Agnes Bristow turns up in 6 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Agnes Bristow's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Agnes Hallmark title we have is Love Blossoms (2017).
    What does Agnes Bristow do in Hallmark movies?
    Agnes Bristow works on Hallmark films as director and writer.

    Data & sources

    Agnes’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb and TMDB, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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