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    Heather Coutts

    Production Designer,art Department,art Director·Active 2016–2024
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    Career at a glance

    24Hallmark films

    10 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.4 / 10

    across 24 rated films

    Weirdness4.0 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Three Wise Men and a Baby7.5

    Most recent

    CrimeTime: Freefall2024

    Everything Heather has done for Hallmark, from Sleigh Bells Ring (2016) right through to CrimeTime: Freefall (2024).

    Heather’s signature

    Across 24 films, Heather often leans into Christmas and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas10 films
    • small towns16 films
    • a writer4 films
    • a return home8 films
    • second-chance romance7 films

    14 hours

    14 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 10 festive titles.

    Known for

    Three Wise Men and a Baby poster
    Three Wise Men and a Baby7.5

    Production Designer · 2022

    Weirdness 4/10

    Small Town Christmas poster
    Small Town Christmas6.7

    Production Designer · 2018

    Weirdness 5/10

    The Mistletoe Inn poster
    The Mistletoe Inn6.4

    Production Designer · 2017

    Weirdness 4/10

    Christmas on My Mind poster
    Christmas on My Mind6.5

    Production Designer · 2019

    Weirdness 6/10

    The Mistletoe Secret poster
    The Mistletoe Secret6.3

    Production Designer · 2019

    Weirdness 6/10

    Sleigh Bells Ring poster
    Sleigh Bells Ring6.3

    Production Designer · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Christopher Russell headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Heather’s most frequent on-screen partner is Christopher Russell, with 6 films together.

    • Where Your Heart Belongs (2022)·
    • Kite Festival of Love (2021)·
    • Warming up to You (2021)·
    • Love in the Forecast (2020)·
    • The Mistletoe Secret (2019)·
    • Love Unleashed (2019)
    • Donna Benedicto5
    • Mark Brandon5
    • Beverley Elliott3
    • BJ Harrison3
    • David Alpay3

    Recurring roles

    Heather is a recurring face in The Mistletoe.

    • The Mistletoe2 films

    Where Heather fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🔄Second-chance romance

    All 24 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    16 films
    • 2024CrimeTime: FreefallProduction Designer · Small Town5.9Weird 5/10
    • 2023Ms. Christmas Comes to TownProduction Designer · Christmas6.8Weird 6/10
    • 2023Sealed with a ListProduction Designer · Christmas7.0Weird 5/10
    • 2023The Cases of Mystery LaneProduction Designer · Big City6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2023Wedding SeasonProduction Designer · Small Town6.1Weird 3/10
    • 2022Butlers in LoveProduction Designer · International6.1Weird 6/10
    • 2022Lights, Camera, Christmas!Production Designer · Christmas6.6Weird 6/10
    • 2022Three Wise Men and a BabyProduction Designer · Christmas7.5Weird 4/10
    • 2022Where Your Heart BelongsProduction Designer · Small Town5.5Weird 3/10
    • 2021Journey of My HeartProduction Designer · Rural/Farm6.1Weird 3/10
    • 2021Kite Festival of LoveProduction Designer · Wedding Anniversary6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2021Nantucket NoelProduction Designer · Holiday6.0Weird 3/10
    • 2021Warming up to YouProduction Designer · Small Town6.3Weird 5/10
    • 2020Jingle Bell BrideProduction Designer · Christmas6.1Weird 3/10
    • 2020Love in the ForecastProduction Designer · Big City6.2Weird 2/10
    • 2020The Christmas RingProduction Designer · Christmas6.4Weird 4/10

    2010s

    8 films
    • 2019Christmas on My MindProduction Designer · Christmas6.5Weird 6/10
    • 2019Love UnleashedProduction Designer · Small Town6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2019Over the Moon in LoveProduction Designer · Party6.3Weird 3/10
    • 2019The Mistletoe SecretProduction Designer · Christmas6.3Weird 6/10
    • 2018Small Town ChristmasProduction Designer · Christmas6.7Weird 5/10
    • 2017Eat, Play, LoveProduction Designer · Small Town6.1Weird 3/10
    • 2017The Mistletoe InnProduction Designer · Christmas6.4Weird 4/10
    • 2016Sleigh Bells RingProduction Designer · Holiday6.3Weird 3/10

    Heather’s standouts

    • Three Wise Men and a Baby poster
      Highest ratedThree Wise Men and a Baby (2022)

      Best-reviewed of the 24, at 7.5/10

      7.5
    • Where Your Heart Belongs poster
      Most divisiveWhere Your Heart Belongs (2022)

      Lowest-rated of the 24 — every filmography has one

      5.5
    • Ms. Christmas Comes to Town poster
      WeirdestMs. Christmas Comes to Town (2023)

      The strangest of the bunch — 6/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.8

    In pictures

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

    • Heather Coutts headshotHeather Coutts
    • CrimeTime: Freefall poster
    • Ms. Christmas Comes to Town poster
    • Sealed with a List poster
    • The Cases of Mystery Lane poster
    • Wedding Season poster
    • Butlers in Love poster
    • Lights, Camera, Christmas! poster
    • Three Wise Men and a Baby poster
    • Where Your Heart Belongs poster
    • Journey of My Heart poster
    • Kite Festival of Love poster
    • Nantucket Noel poster

    Heather’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Christie Will7 films
    • David Weaver3 films
    • Lucie Guest2 films
    • Maclain Nelson2 films
    • Terry Ingram2 films

    Most written by

    • Christie Will4 films
    • Anna White2 films
    • Barbara Kymlicka2 films
    • Bruce D. Johnson2 films
    • Kirsten Hansen2 films

    Who Heather works with

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

    Heather Coutts's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJudy Lee: 16 films togetherJudy Lee16 filmsNavid Soofi: 14 films togetherNavid Soofi14 filmsRuss Howard III: 11 films togetherRuss Howard III11 filmsJason Nielsen: 10 films togetherJason Nielsen10 filmsMike Kam: 8 films togetherMike Kam8 filmsChristie Will: 7 films togetherChristie Will7 filmsChristopher Russell: 6 films togetherChristopher Rus…6 films

    Movies by year

    Heather Coutts Hallmark movies by release year120162201712018420193202042021420224202312024

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.4 across 24 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.4Where Your Heart Belongs: 5.5CrimeTime: Freefall: 5.9Nantucket Noel: 6.0Wedding Season: 6.1Butlers in Love: 6.1Journey of My Heart: 6.1Jingle Bell Bride: 6.1Eat, Play, Love: 6.1Love in the Forecast: 6.2Warming up to You: 6.3Over the Moon in Love: 6.3The Mistletoe Secret: 6.3Sleigh Bells Ring: 6.3Kite Festival of Love: 6.4The Christmas Ring: 6.4Love Unleashed: 6.4The Mistletoe Inn: 6.4The Cases of Mystery Lane: 6.5Christmas on My Mind: 6.5Lights, Camera, Christmas!: 6.6Small Town Christmas: 6.7Ms. Christmas Comes to Town: 6.8Sealed with a List: 7.0Three Wise Men and a Baby: 7.5

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Heather Coutts been in?
    We have 24 Hallmark movies on file for Heather Coutts, spanning 2016–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Heather Coutts known for?
    Heather is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with a return home.
    What is Heather Coutts's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022) has more audience votes than any other Heather Coutts Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Heather Coutts usually star with?
    Heather has shared 6 films with Christopher Russell, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Heather Coutts still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Heather Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Heather Coutts made?
    Heather Coutts turns up in 10 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Heather Coutts's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Heather Hallmark title we have is Sleigh Bells Ring (2016).
    What does Heather Coutts do in Hallmark movies?
    Heather Coutts works on Hallmark films as production designer,art department,art director.

    Data & sources

    Heather’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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