Charles Shaughnessy
ActorBorn 1955Active 2009–2013
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3Hallmark films
1 at Christmas
Audience rating6.0 / 10
across 3 rated films
Weirdness6.0 / 10
Noticeably offbeat
Best reviewed
Most recent
Everything Charles has done for Hallmark, from The Wishing Well (2009) right through to This Magic Moment (2013).
Follow & about Charles
- 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.
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
Frequent co-star
Charles’s most frequent on-screen partner is Ernest Borgnine, with 2 films together.
All 3 movies
Newest firstCharles’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Charles’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Charles Shaughnessy
Charles’s creative circle
Most directed by
- David S. Cass Sr.2 films
Movies by year
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 August 2026.
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