Donald Martin
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10Hallmark films
5 at Christmas
across 10 rated films
Right on the Hallmark median
Best reviewed
Everything Donald has done for Hallmark, from Wild Hearts (2006) right through to Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (2021).
Follow & about Donald
Donald Martin is a Canadian and American screenwriter. In Canada, he is most noted for the film Never Too Late, starring Olympia Dukakis, for which he was nominated for a Writers Guild of Canada Award and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, and as the recipient of the Margaret Collier Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award for his body of work in television, at Canada's 25th Gemini Awards in 2010.
Donald’s signature
Across 10 films, Donald usually leans into Christmas, frequently plays a writer and is almost always set in small towns.
- Christmas5 films
- small towns7 films
- a writer2 films
- a scene-stealing pet6 films
- a love triangle5 films
- a return home3 films
7 hours
7 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.
Adds up across 5 festive titles.
Known for
Writer · 2015
Weirdness 3/10
Writer · 2019
Weirdness 4/10
Writer · 2016
Weirdness 5/10
Writer · 2017
Weirdness 6/10
Writer · 2021
Weirdness 4/10
Writer · 2008
Weirdness 3/10
On-screen partners
Donald’s most frequent on-screen partner is Lisa Durupt, with 2 films together.
Where Donald fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Donald keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 10 movies
Newest first2010s
5 films- 2019Christmas TownWriter · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10
- 2017Christmas HomecomingWriter · Christmas6.5Weird 6/10
- 2016Operation ChristmasWriter · Christmas6.8Weird 5/10
- 2015Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie MysteryWriter · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10
- 2010
An Old Fashioned ChristmasWriter · Christmas5.9Weird 8/10
Donald’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Donald’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Donald Martin
Donald’s creative circle
Go-to cast
- Lisa Durupt2 films
- Toby Levins2 films
Who Donald works with
The cast and crew Donald keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.
Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 6.5 across 10 rated movies — each dot is one film.
