
Luke Perry
Career at a glance
7Hallmark films
across 7 rated films
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Skip the Christmas section, because Luke Perry never filmed one. Across eight movies between 2005 and 2016 he top-billed six of them, and he spent that stretch well away from the small town under fake snow that defines most of the network. His best is Love in Paradise from 2016, which at 6.5 edges out the 2011 western Goodnight for Justice at 6.2. He worked the small town now and then, four of the eight, but the season label on most is simply "Multiple," so there is no signature month to pin him to. No fixed co-star either. The faces around him rotate from one picture to the next, which means he was the anchor rather than half of a permanent pair. If you want a Hallmark lead who skipped the holiday playbook entirely, his run is an easy left turn from your usual rotation.
Follow & about Luke
- From
- Mansfield
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
- Married to
- Rachel Sharp
Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series Riverdale. He had guest roles on shows such as Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Simpsons, and Will & Grace, as well as a recurring role voicing Rick Jones in The Incredible Hulk (1996–1997) from Marvel Comics, and also appeared in various films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), 8 Seconds (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Final Storm, The Beat Beneath My Feet (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which was his final feature performance and earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He died of a stroke on March 4, 2019, at the age of 52.
Luke’s signature
Across 7 films, Luke frequently plays a farmer and is usually set in small towns.
- small towns4 films
- a farmer2 films
- a scene-stealing pet5 films
8/10
Luke's wildest Hallmark outing scores 8 out of 10 on the weirdness scale.
Supernova, proof the formula can get strange.
Known for
On-screen partners

Luke’s most frequent on-screen partner is Terence Kelly, with 2 films together.
Recurring roles
Luke is a recurring face in Goodnight for Justice.
Where Luke fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Luke keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 7 movies
Newest first2010s
4 films- 2016
Love in ParadiseActor, Writer as Avery Ford · Rural/Farm6.5Weird 5/10 - 2013
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of HeartsActor as John Goodnight · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10 - 2012
Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a ManActor as John Goodnight · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10 - 2011
Goodnight for JusticeActor as John Goodnight · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10
Luke’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Luke’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
Luke’s creative circle
Most written by
- Neal H. Dobrofsky4 films
- Tippi Dobrofsky4 films
Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 5.6 across 7 rated movies — each dot is one film.



