
Dan Jeannotte
Career at a glance
10Hallmark films
3 at Christmas
across 6 rated films
Noticeably offbeat
Best reviewed
Most recent
A Royal Setting2026
Dan Jeannotte is the kind of actor Hallmark plugs in around its leads rather than building the poster around, and across ten films since 2015 he has never been the top-billed name. That suits him. He works best in the supporting orbit, and his 6.8 average says the projects he picks land somewhere comfortably watchable. Small towns turn up in four of the ten, and his strongest outing is still one of his earliest, Good Witch Halloween from 2015, which at 7.6 sits well above the rest. All I Need for Christmas, a 7.0 from 2024, and the 6.8 Paris, Wine & Romance from 2019 trail behind it. He has no fixed partner either, drifting between casts instead of locking into a duo. If you watch enough of these, you have seen him do steady, unshowy work on the edges of someone else's love story.
Follow & about Dan
- From
- Montreal
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
- Married to
- Heidi Hawkins
Daniel Jeannotte is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his roles as Brandon Russell in the American-Canadian fantasy television series Good Witch, and as James Stuart in the CW period drama series Reign. He also portrayed Arno Dorian through performance capture in Assassin's Creed Unity, an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. In April 2017, Jeannotte joined the Freeform drama series The Bold Type as Ryan Decker, a writer at Pinstripe magazine, who is Jane Sloan's romantic interest. Since 2022, Jeannotte has also played the recurring role of Sam Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Dan’s signature
Across 10 films, Dan often leans into Christmas and is often set in small towns.
- Christmas3 films
- small towns4 films
- enemies-to-lovers6 films
- mistaken identity3 films
- a supernatural twist2 films
Coming up next
Newest title for Dan10
10 Hallmark movies over 12 years.
Roughly 0.8 a year, every year.
Known for
On-screen partners

Dan’s most frequent on-screen partner is Jen Lilley, with 2 films together — top-billed alongside each other in 2 of them.
Where Dan fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Dan keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 10 movies
Newest first2020s
8 films- 2026
A Royal SettingActor as Prince Luca · InternationalNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2025
Love on the Danube: Royal GetawayActor as Duke József · InternationalNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2024
All I Need for ChristmasActor as Archer Donovan · Christmas7.0Weird 5/10 - 2024
Falling in Love in NiagaraActor as Mike · Wedding AnniversaryNot ratedWeird 4/10 - 2024
Sense and SensibilityActor as Edward Ferris · Rural/FarmNot ratedWeird 4/10 - 2023
Our Christmas MuralActor as Will · Christmas6.1Weird 4/10 - 2023
Sweeter Than ChocolateActor as Dean Chase · Valentine's Day6.7Weird 9/10 - 2022
The Royal NannyActor as Colin · Christmas6.8Weird 9/10
Dan’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Dan’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Dan from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Star Trek: Strange New Worldsas George Samuel 'Sam' Kirk2022 · TV
- The Bold Typeas Ryan Decker2017 · TV
- Designated Survivoras Greg Bowen2016 · TV
- Dark Matteras Derrick Moss2015 · TV
- Good Witchas Brandon Russell2015 · TV
- RED 2as Young FBI Agent2013
- Reignas James Stuart2013 · TV
- Death Raceas Hennessey Tech2008
Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 6.8 across 6 rated movies — each dot is one film.


