Derek McGrath

Derek McGrath is the kind of actor who never gets the poster but shows up to do the quiet, necessary work around the edges of a Hallmark movie. Across seven films between 2008 and 2019 he never takes the lead, and that suits him. Christmas is where you will find him most, with four of the seven set under the holiday lights, and his pictures lean toward the big city rather than the usual snowed-in small town. He plays it straight, no winking, which is part of why his films sit at a respectable 6.3 on average. The high point is Christmas with Tucker from 2013 at 6.7, with Christmas Magic and Sound of Christmas close behind. No single co-star follows him from set to set, so think of him less as half of a pair and more as a steady presence you are glad to see turn up.