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    Don McCutcheon

    Director·Active 2018–2020
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    Career at a glance

    4Hallmark films

    2 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.4 / 10

    across 4 rated films

    Weirdness4.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder6.9

    Most recent

    A Christmas Carousel2020

    Everything Don has done for Hallmark, from Christmas at Grand Valley (2018) right through to A Christmas Carousel (2020).

    Follow & about Don

    • Official sitedonmccutcheon.com

    Don’s signature

    Across 4 films, Don usually leans into Christmas and usually plays a writer.

    • Christmas2 films
    • a writer2 films
    • a scene-stealing pet2 films

    3 films

    Don has shared more Hallmark sets with Brennan Elliott than with anyone else.

    3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    On-screen partners

    Brennan Elliott headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Don’s most frequent on-screen partner is Brennan Elliott, with 3 films together.

    • Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019)·
    • Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)·
    • Christmas at Grand Valley (2018)
    • Barbara Niven2
    • Genevieve Kang2
    • John Kapelos2
    • Lacey Chabert2

    Recurring roles

    Don is a recurring face in Crossword Mysteries.

    • Crossword Mysteries2 films

    All 4 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    1 film
    • 2020A Christmas CarouselDirector · Christmas6.1Weird 6/10

    2010s

    3 films
    • 2019Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die ForDirector · Big City6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2019Crossword Mysteries: Proposing MurderDirector · Big City6.9Weird 4/10
    • 2018Christmas at Grand ValleyDirector · Christmas6.3Weird 4/10

    Don’s standouts

    • Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder poster
      Highest ratedCrossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)

      Best-reviewed of the 4, at 6.9/10

      6.9
    • A Christmas Carousel poster
      Most divisiveA Christmas Carousel (2020)

      Lowest-rated of the 4 — every filmography has one

      6.1

    In pictures

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

    • Don McCutcheon headshotDon McCutcheon
    • A Christmas Carousel poster
    • Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For poster
    • Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder poster
    • Christmas at Grand Valley poster

    Don’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Brennan Elliott3 films
    • Barbara Niven2 films
    • Genevieve Kang2 films
    • John Kapelos2 films
    • Lacey Chabert2 films

    Who Don works with

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

    Don McCutcheon's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsDavid Anselmo: 4 films togetherDavid Anselmo4 filmsBrennan Elliott: 3 films togetherBrennan Elliott3 filmsGordon McClellan: 3 films togetherGordon McClellan3 filmsMichael Richard Plowman: 3 films togetherMichael Richard…3 filmsAngela Murphy: 2 films togetherAngela Murphy2 filmsBarbara Niven: 2 films togetherBarbara Niven2 filmsBrian Sawyer: 2 films togetherBrian Sawyer2 films

    Movies by year

    Don McCutcheon Hallmark movies by release year120182201912020

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Don McCutcheon been in?
    We have 4 Hallmark movies on file for Don McCutcheon, spanning 2018–2020.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Don McCutcheon known for?
    Don is best known for Christmas movies, often with a scene-stealing pet.
    What is Don McCutcheon's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019) is Don's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.9/10 audience rating.
    What is Don McCutcheon's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019) has more audience votes than any other Don McCutcheon Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Don McCutcheon usually star with?
    Don has shared 3 films with Brennan Elliott, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Don McCutcheon still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Don Hallmark credit we have is from 2020; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Don McCutcheon made?
    Don McCutcheon turns up in 2 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Don McCutcheon's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Don Hallmark title we have is Christmas at Grand Valley (2018).
    What does Don McCutcheon do in Hallmark movies?
    Don McCutcheon works on Hallmark films as director.

    Data & sources

    Don’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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