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    Kevin Kiner

    Composer,music Department,miscellaneous·Born 1958·Active 2004–2016
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    Career at a glance

    16Hallmark films

    3 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.4 / 10

    across 16 rated films

    Weirdness3.9 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Our House7.3

    Most recent

    Managing Manhattan2016

    Everything Kevin has done for Hallmark, from Love's Enduring Promise (2004) right through to Managing Manhattan (2016).

    Follow & about Kevin

    • Official sitekevinkiner.com
    From
    San Bernardino
    Kevin Kiner is an American film and television composer best known for scoring Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Tales, and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Kiner was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy, Daytime Emmy and Annie Awards for Clone Wars and Rebels, while winning several BMI Awards for his work on CSI: Miami, Narcos: Mexico, Making a Murderer, and Walker, Texas Ranger.
    From Wikipedia

    Kevin’s signature

    Across 16 films, Kevin returns to Christmas, frequently plays a teacher and is often set in the big city.

    • Christmas3 films
    • the big city6 films
    • a teacher4 films
    • a scene-stealing pet10 films

    5 films

    Kevin has shared more Hallmark sets with Lea Thompson than with anyone else.

    5 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    Known for

    Love's Enduring Promise poster
    Love's Enduring Promise7.0

    Composer · 2004

    Weirdness 3/10

    Love's Long Journey poster
    Love's Long Journey7.1

    Composer · 2005

    Weirdness 2/10

    Love's Abiding Joy poster
    Love's Abiding Joy6.8

    Composer · 2006

    Weirdness 3/10

    Love's Unending Legacy poster
    Love's Unending Legacy6.9

    Composer · 2007

    Weirdness 4/10

    Managing Manhattan poster
    Managing Manhattan6.4

    Composer · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    The Wish List poster
    The Wish List6.2

    Composer · 2010

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Lea Thompson headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Kevin’s most frequent on-screen partner is Lea Thompson, with 5 films together.

    • Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (2007)·
    • Final Approach (2007)·
    • Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (2006)·
    • Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005)·
    • Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005)
    • Jessy Schram4
    • Joe Penny4
    • William R. Moses4
    • Zack Shada4
    • Dale Midkiff3

    Recurring roles

    Kevin is a recurring face in Jane Doe.

    • Jane Doe4 films

    Where Kevin fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🐶Dog & pet movies
    • 🏙️Big-city movies
    • ✨Supernatural movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 16 movies

    Newest first

    2010s

    2 films
    • 2016Managing ManhattanComposer · Big City6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2010The Wish ListComposer · Big City6.2Weird 3/10

    2000s

    14 films
    • 2009Expecting a MiracleComposer · Small Town6.3Weird 6/10
    • 2009The Three GiftsComposer · Christmas6.1Weird 8/10
    • 2007Final ApproachComposer · Airplane4.8Weird 3/10
    • 2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your BossComposer · Big City6.2Weird 7/10
    • 2007Love's Unending LegacyComposer · Rural/Farm6.9Weird 4/10
    • 2007You've Got a FriendComposer · Small Town6.6Weird 3/10
    • 2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It WellComposer · Big City6.1Weird 3/10
    • 2006Love's Abiding JoyComposer · Rural/Farm6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2006Our HouseComposer · Thanksgiving7.3Weird 4/10
    • 2006What I Did for LoveComposer · Christmas5.6Weird 4/10
    • 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceComposer · Big City6.3Weird 4/10
    • 2005Jane Doe: Vanishing ActComposer · Suburb6.1Weird 3/10
    • 2005Love's Long JourneyComposer · Christmas7.1Weird 2/10
    • 2004Love's Enduring PromiseComposer · Rural/Farm7.0Weird 3/10

    Kevin’s standouts

    • Our House poster
      Highest ratedOur House (2006)

      Best-reviewed of the 16, at 7.3/10

      7.3
    • Final Approach poster
      Most divisiveFinal Approach (2007)

      Lowest-rated of the 16 — every filmography has one

      4.8
    • The Three Gifts poster
      WeirdestThe Three Gifts (2009)

      The strangest of the bunch — 8/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.1

    In pictures

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

    • Kevin Kiner headshotKevin Kiner
    • Managing Manhattan poster
    • The Wish List poster
    • Expecting a Miracle poster
    • The Three Gifts poster
    • Final Approach poster
    • Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss poster
    • Love's Unending Legacy poster
    • You've Got a Friend poster
    • Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well poster
    • Love's Abiding Joy poster
    • Our House poster
    • What I Did for Love poster

    Kevin’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Mark Griffiths4 films
    • James A. Contner3 films
    • Michael Landon Jr.3 films
    • Armand Mastroianni2 films

    Most written by

    • Dean Hargrove4 films
    • Janette Oke4 films
    • Ethlie Ann Vare3 films
    • Michael Landon Jr.3 films
    • Adam Armus2 films

    Who Kevin works with

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

    Kevin Kiner's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsPenny Perry: 16 films togetherPenny Perry16 filmsAmy Beth Reece: 15 films togetherAmy Beth Reece15 filmsColleen Halsey: 6 films togetherColleen Halsey6 filmsJames Wilberger: 6 films togetherJames Wilberger6 filmsKyle A. Clark: 5 films togetherKyle A. Clark5 filmsLea Thompson: 5 films togetherLea Thompson5 filmsAmit Bhattacharya: 4 films togetherAmit Bhattachar…4 films

    Movies by year

    Kevin Kiner Hallmark movies by release year120043442112016

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.4 across 16 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.4Final Approach: 4.8What I Did for Love: 5.6The Three Gifts: 6.1Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well: 6.1Jane Doe: Vanishing Act: 6.1The Wish List: 6.2Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss: 6.2Expecting a Miracle: 6.3Jane Doe: The Wrong Face: 6.3Managing Manhattan: 6.4You've Got a Friend: 6.6Love's Abiding Joy: 6.8Love's Unending Legacy: 6.9Love's Enduring Promise: 7.0Love's Long Journey: 7.1Our House: 7.3

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Kevin Kiner been in?
    We have 16 Hallmark movies on file for Kevin Kiner, spanning 2004–2016.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Kevin Kiner known for?
    Kevin is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in the big city, often with a scene-stealing pet.
    What is Kevin Kiner's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Our House (2006) is Kevin's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.3/10 audience rating.
    What is Kevin Kiner's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Love's Enduring Promise (2004) has more audience votes than any other Kevin Kiner Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Kevin Kiner usually star with?
    Kevin has shared 5 films with Lea Thompson, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Kevin Kiner still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Kevin Hallmark credit we have is from 2016; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Kevin Kiner made?
    Kevin Kiner turns up in 3 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Kevin Kiner's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Kevin Hallmark title we have is Love's Enduring Promise (2004).
    Where is Kevin Kiner from?
    Kevin is from San Bernardino.
    What does Kevin Kiner do in Hallmark movies?
    Kevin Kiner works on Hallmark films as composer,music department,miscellaneous.

    Data & sources

    Kevin’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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