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    Gary Harvey

    Director·Born 1962·Active 2011–2018
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    Career at a glance

    7Hallmark films

    2 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.3 / 10

    across 7 rated films

    Weirdness4.0 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Walking the Dog6.5

    Most recent

    Welcome to Christmas2018

    Gary Harvey works behind the camera, directing seven Hallmark films between 2011 and 2018, and his comfort zone is the small town that anchors five of them. He is not chasing the high-concept stuff. His pictures sit right in the conventional middle of the catalog, where the streets are quiet, the drama stays gentle, and only two of the titles bother with Christmas at all. The numbers cluster around a steady 6.3 average, and his strongest hours come close together: Walking the Dog and All Things Valentine both land at 6.5, with Home for Christmas Day just behind at 6.4. There is no signature leading face running through his work, so think of him as a reliable hand who shapes these stories rather than a name above the title. If you like your Hallmark calm and unhurried, he has been quietly setting the pace.

    Follow & about Gary

    From
    London
    Gary Harvey is a Canadian television director, writer and producer.
    From Wikipedia

    Gary’s signature

    Across 7 films, Gary frequently leans into Christmas, often plays a writer and is almost always set in small towns.

    • Christmas2 films
    • small towns5 films
    • a writer3 films
    • enemies-to-lovers3 films
    • second-chance romance2 films
    • baking & cooking7 films

    Known for

    All Things Valentine poster
    All Things Valentine6.5

    Director · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    Love by Chance poster
    Love by Chance6.2

    Director · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    Home for Christmas Day poster
    Home for Christmas Day6.4

    Director · 2017

    Weirdness 3/10

    Welcome to Christmas poster
    Welcome to Christmas6.3

    Director · 2018

    Weirdness 5/10

    Walking the Dog poster
    Walking the Dog6.5

    Director · 2017

    Weirdness 3/10

    At Home in Mitford poster
    At Home in Mitford6.1

    Director · 2017

    Weirdness 4/10

    On-screen partners

    Brenda Crichlow headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Gary’s most frequent on-screen partner is Brenda Crichlow, with 2 films together.

    • Walking the Dog (2017)·
    • All Things Valentine (2016)
    • Daniel Bacon2
    • Hilary Jardine2
    • Jennifer Finnigan2
    • Kimberley Sustad2
    • Sam Page2

    Where Gary fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers
    • 🐶Dog & pet movies
    • ❤️Valentine's movies
    • 🔄Second-chance romance

    All 7 movies

    Newest first

    2010s

    7 films
    • 2018Welcome to ChristmasDirector · Christmas6.3Weird 5/10
    • 2017At Home in MitfordDirector · Small Town6.1Weird 4/10
    • 2017Home for Christmas DayDirector · Christmas6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2017Walking the DogDirector · Valentine's Day6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2016All Things ValentineDirector · Valentine's Day6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2016Love by ChanceDirector · Big City6.2Weird 3/10
    • 2011Time after TimeDirector · Small Town6.1Weird 7/10

    Gary’s standouts

    • Walking the Dog poster
      Highest ratedWalking the Dog (2017)

      Best-reviewed of the 7, at 6.5/10

      6.5
    • Time after Time poster
      WeirdestTime after Time (2011)

      The strangest of the bunch — 7/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.1

    In pictures

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

    • Gary Harvey headshotGary Harvey
    • Welcome to Christmas poster
    • At Home in Mitford poster
    • Home for Christmas Day poster
    • Walking the Dog poster
    • All Things Valentine poster
    • Love by Chance poster
    • Time after Time poster

    Gary’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Brenda Crichlow2 films
    • Daniel Bacon2 films
    • Hilary Jardine2 films
    • Jennifer Finnigan2 films
    • Kimberley Sustad2 films

    Who Gary works with

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

    Gary Harvey's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJackie Lind: 4 films togetherJackie Lind4 filmsHarvey Kahn: 3 films togetherHarvey Kahn3 filmsJeff Tymoschuk: 3 films togetherJeff Tymoschuk3 filmsBrenda Crichlow: 2 films togetherBrenda Crichlow2 filmsDaniel Bacon: 2 films togetherDaniel Bacon2 filmsDaniel Ross: 2 films togetherDaniel Ross2 filmsHilary Jardine: 2 films togetherHilary Jardine2 films

    Movies by year

    Gary Harvey Hallmark movies by release year120112012201320142015220163201712018

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.3 across 7 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.3At Home in Mitford: 6.1Time after Time: 6.1Love by Chance: 6.2Welcome to Christmas: 6.3Home for Christmas Day: 6.4Walking the Dog: 6.5All Things Valentine: 6.5

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Gary Harvey been in?
    We have 7 Hallmark movies on file for Gary Harvey, spanning 2011–2018.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Gary Harvey known for?
    Gary is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with enemies-to-lovers.
    What is Gary Harvey's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Walking the Dog (2017) is Gary's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.5/10 audience rating.
    What is Gary Harvey's most popular Hallmark movie?
    All Things Valentine (2016) has more audience votes than any other Gary Harvey Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Gary Harvey usually star with?
    Gary has shared 2 films with Brenda Crichlow, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Gary Harvey still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Gary Hallmark credit we have is from 2018; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Gary Harvey made?
    Gary Harvey turns up in 2 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Gary Harvey's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Gary Hallmark title we have is Time after Time (2011).
    Where is Gary Harvey from?
    Gary is from London.
    What does Gary Harvey do in Hallmark movies?
    Gary Harvey works on Hallmark films as director.

    Data & sources

    Gary’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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