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    Charles Shaughnessy

    Actor·Born 1955·Active 2009–2013
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    Career at a glance

    3Hallmark films

    1 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.0 / 10

    across 3 rated films

    Weirdness6.0 / 10

    Noticeably offbeat

    Best reviewed

    Love's Christmas Journey6.4

    Most recent

    This Magic Moment2013

    Everything Charles has done for Hallmark, from The Wishing Well (2009) right through to This Magic Moment (2013).

    Follow & about Charles

    • Instagram@charlesshaughnessy
    • X@C_Shaughnessy
    • Official site@welcomepage.html
    From
    London
    Married to
    Susan Fallender

    Award

    • Daytime Emmy Award
    Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy, 5th Baron Shaughnessy is a British actor and hereditary peer. His roles on American television include Shane Donovan on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, Maxwell Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny, and the voice of Dennis the Goldfish on Stanley for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He had recurring roles as Christopher Plover on The Magicians and St. John Powell on Mad Men. Shaughnessy was a series regular on ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital in the role of villain Victor Cassadine.
    From Wikipedia

    Charles’s signature

    Across 3 films, Charles is almost always set in small towns.

    • small towns3 films
    • mistaken identity2 films
    • a return home2 films
    • baking & cooking3 films

    10/10

    Charles's wildest Hallmark outing scores 10 out of 10 on the weirdness scale.

    The Wishing Well, proof the formula can get strange.

    On-screen partners

    Ernest Borgnine headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Charles’s most frequent on-screen partner is Ernest Borgnine, with 2 films together.

    • Love's Christmas Journey (2011)·
    • The Wishing Well (2009)

    All 3 movies

    Newest first

    2010s

    2 films
    • 2013This Magic MomentActor as Doyle Duncan · Small Town5.5Weird 5/10
    • 2011Love's Christmas JourneyActor as Alex Weaver · Christmas6.4Weird 3/10

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2009The Wishing WellActor as Bosley · Small Town6.1Weird 10/10

    Charles’s standouts

    • Love's Christmas Journey poster
      Highest ratedLove's Christmas Journey (2011)

      Best-reviewed of the 3, at 6.4/10

      6.4
    • This Magic Moment poster
      Most divisiveThis Magic Moment (2013)

      Lowest-rated of the 3 — every filmography has one

      5.5
    • The Wishing Well poster
      WeirdestThe Wishing Well (2009)

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

      6.1

    In pictures

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

    • Charles Shaughnessy headshotCharles Shaughnessy
    • This Magic Moment poster
    • Love's Christmas Journey poster
    • The Wishing Well poster

    Charles’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • David S. Cass Sr.2 films

    Movies by year

    Charles Shaughnessy Hallmark movies by release year12009201012011201212013

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Charles Shaughnessy been in?
    We have 3 Hallmark movies on file for Charles Shaughnessy, spanning 2009–2013.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Charles Shaughnessy known for?
    Charles is best known for romances set in small towns, often with mistaken identity.
    What is Charles Shaughnessy's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Love's Christmas Journey (2011) has more audience votes than any other Charles Shaughnessy Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Charles Shaughnessy usually star with?
    Charles has shared 2 films with Ernest Borgnine, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Charles Shaughnessy still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Charles Hallmark credit we have is from 2013; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Charles Shaughnessy made?
    Charles Shaughnessy turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was Charles Shaughnessy's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Charles Hallmark title we have is The Wishing Well (2009).
    Where is Charles Shaughnessy from?
    Charles is from London.
    Is Charles Shaughnessy married?
    Yes — Charles is married to Susan Fallender.
    What does Charles Shaughnessy do in Hallmark movies?
    Charles Shaughnessy works on Hallmark films as actor.

    Data & sources

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

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