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    Chris Ainscough

    Composer,sound Department,music Department·Born 1967·Active 2017–2024
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    Career at a glance

    19Hallmark films

    13 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.6 / 10

    across 19 rated films

    Weirdness3.9 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas7.4

    Most recent

    A Reason for the Season2024

    Everything Chris has done for Hallmark, from Walking the Dog (2017) right through to A Reason for the Season (2024).

    Follow & about Chris

    From
    Vancouver
    Married to
    Nicole Oliver

    Chris’s signature

    Across 19 films, Chris usually leans into Christmas and is almost always set in small towns.

    • Christmas13 films
    • small towns14 films
    • an artist2 films
    • baking & cooking19 films
    • a return home6 films

    18 hours

    18 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 13 festive titles.

    Known for

    An Unexpected Christmas poster
    An Unexpected Christmas6.9

    Composer · 2021

    Weirdness 3/10

    Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas poster
    Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas7.4

    Composer · 2022

    Weirdness 5/10

    Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas poster
    Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas7.0

    Composer · 2020

    Weirdness 4/10

    Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas poster
    Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas7.2

    Composer · 2021

    Weirdness 4/10

    Flip That Romance poster
    Flip That Romance6.4

    Composer · 2019

    Weirdness 3/10

    Love in Winterland poster
    Love in Winterland6.4

    Composer · 2020

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Fred Henderson headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Chris’s most frequent on-screen partner is Fred Henderson, with 3 films together.

    • Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (2022)·
    • The Last Bridesmaid (2019)·
    • Flip That Romance (2019)
    • Tyler Hynes3
    • Azriel Dalman2
    • Benjamin Ayres2
    • Billy Wickman2
    • Brenda Crichlow2

    Recurring roles

    Chris is a recurring face in Time to Come Home for Christmas.

    • Time to Come Home for Christmas4 films

    Where Chris fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 19 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    13 films
    • 2024A Reason for the SeasonComposer · Christmas7.3Weird 6/10
    • 2023A Season for FamilyComposer · Christmas7.0Weird 4/10
    • 2023Time for Her to Come Home for ChristmasComposer · Christmas6.6Weird 2/10
    • 2022Autumn in the CityComposer · Big City6.2Weird 4/10
    • 2022Five More Minutes: Moments Like TheseComposer · Christmas6.8Weird 10/10
    • 2022Time for Him to Come Home for ChristmasComposer · Christmas7.4Weird 5/10
    • 2022We Need A Little ChristmasComposer · Christmas6.6Weird 5/10
    • 2021An Unexpected ChristmasComposer · Christmas6.9Weird 3/10
    • 2021Time for Them to Come Home for ChristmasComposer · Christmas7.2Weird 4/10
    • 2021You, Me & the Christmas TreesComposer · Christmas6.3Weird 2/10
    • 2020Jingle Bell BrideComposer · Christmas6.1Weird 3/10
    • 2020Love in WinterlandComposer · Small Town6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2020Time for Us to Come Home for ChristmasComposer · Christmas7.0Weird 4/10

    2010s

    6 films
    • 2019A Blue Ridge Mountain ChristmasComposer · Christmas6.2Weird 3/10
    • 2019A Brush with LoveComposer · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10
    • 2019Flip That RomanceComposer · Small Town6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2019The Last BridesmaidComposer · Wedding Anniversary6.7Weird 4/10
    • 2018A Midnight KissComposer · Christmas6.0Weird 4/10
    • 2017Walking the DogComposer · Valentine's Day6.5Weird 3/10

    Chris’s standouts

    • Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas poster
      Highest ratedTime for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022)

      Best-reviewed of the 19, at 7.4/10

      7.4
    • A Midnight Kiss poster
      Most divisiveA Midnight Kiss (2018)

      Lowest-rated of the 19 — every filmography has one

      6.0
    • Five More Minutes: Moments Like These poster
      WeirdestFive More Minutes: Moments Like These (2022)

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

      6.8

    In pictures

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

    • Chris Ainscough headshotChris Ainscough
    • A Reason for the Season poster
    • A Season for Family poster
    • Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas poster
    • Autumn in the City poster
    • Five More Minutes: Moments Like These poster
    • Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas poster
    • We Need A Little Christmas poster
    • An Unexpected Christmas poster
    • Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas poster
    • You, Me & the Christmas Trees poster
    • Jingle Bell Bride poster
    • Love in Winterland poster

    Chris’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • David Winning4 films
    • Kevin Fair3 films
    • Mark Jean2 films
    • Michael Robison2 films

    Most written by

    • Marcy Holland5 films
    • Dorothy Shackleford3 films
    • Travis Thrasher3 films
    • Nina Weinman2 films

    Who Chris works with

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

    Chris Ainscough's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsCharles Cooper: 9 films togetherCharles Cooper9 filmsJackie Lind: 9 films togetherJackie Lind9 filmsMarcy Holland: 5 films togetherMarcy Holland5 filmsAli Tavasoli: 4 films togetherAli Tavasoli4 filmsDavid Winning: 4 films togetherDavid Winning4 filmsJudy Lee: 4 films togetherJudy Lee4 filmsTrevor Belcourt: 4 films togetherTrevor Belcourt4 films

    Movies by year

    Chris Ainscough Hallmark movies by release year1201712018420193202032021420222202312024

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.6 across 19 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.6A Midnight Kiss: 6.0Jingle Bell Bride: 6.1Autumn in the City: 6.2A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas: 6.2A Brush with Love: 6.2You, Me & the Christmas Trees: 6.3Love in Winterland: 6.4Flip That Romance: 6.4Walking the Dog: 6.5Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas: 6.6We Need A Little Christmas: 6.6The Last Bridesmaid: 6.7Five More Minutes: Moments Like These: 6.8An Unexpected Christmas: 6.9A Season for Family: 7.0Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas: 7.0Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas: 7.2A Reason for the Season: 7.3Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas: 7.4

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Chris Ainscough been in?
    We have 19 Hallmark movies on file for Chris Ainscough, spanning 2017–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Chris Ainscough known for?
    Chris is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with baking & cooking.
    What is Chris Ainscough's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022) is Chris's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.4/10 audience rating.
    What is Chris Ainscough's most popular Hallmark movie?
    An Unexpected Christmas (2021) has more audience votes than any other Chris Ainscough Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Chris Ainscough usually star with?
    Chris has shared 3 films with Fred Henderson, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Chris Ainscough still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Chris Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Chris Ainscough made?
    Chris Ainscough turns up in 13 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Chris Ainscough's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Chris Hallmark title we have is Walking the Dog (2017).
    Where is Chris Ainscough from?
    Chris is from Vancouver.
    Is Chris Ainscough married?
    Yes — Chris is married to Nicole Oliver.
    What does Chris Ainscough do in Hallmark movies?
    Chris Ainscough works on Hallmark films as composer,sound department,music department.

    Data & sources

    Chris’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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