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    Mark Deklin

    Actor·Born 1967·Active 2010–2021
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    Career at a glance

    6Hallmark films

    4 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.5 / 10

    across 6 rated films

    Weirdness4.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Love and Sunshine7.1

    Most recent

    Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday2021

    Mark Deklin never gets handed the lead, and that turns out to be fine, because he is the reliable supporting hand Hallmark drops into six films between 2010 and 2021. He works the conventional, snow-dusted end of the catalog. Four of his titles are Christmas, four sit in winter, and four park him in the small town the network loves, with nothing strange about the setup. His strongest outing is Love and Sunshine from 2019 at 7.1, and the holiday work holds up too, with Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa at 6.7 and Switched for Christmas at 6.6 not far behind. He keeps no regular partner, sharing just a single film with anyone here, so think of him filling out different casts rather than anchoring a pair. If you like a steady face who lets the leads shine, he has been around a while.

    Follow & about Mark

    • Instagram@markdeklin
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    From
    Pittsburgh
    Mark Deklin is an American actor and fight coordinator. He starred in the Fox primetime drama Lone Star, the ABC comedy-drama GCB, the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids, and in 2017 joined the ABC political drama Designated Survivor as Senator Jack Bowman. He voiced Deimos in the video game God of War: Ghost of Sparta. He also was the voice of Warden in the video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
    From Wikipedia

    Mark’s signature

    Across 6 films, Mark usually leans into Christmas, often plays an executive and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas4 films
    • small towns4 films
    • an executive2 films
    • a return home3 films
    • second-chance romance2 films
    • enemies-to-lovers2 films

    6 hours

    6 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 4 festive titles.

    Where Mark fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 6 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    2 films
    • 2021Sister Swap: A Hometown HolidayActor as Eric Baker · Christmas6.2Weird 4/10
    • 2020Meet Me at ChristmasActor as Beau · Christmas6.4Weird 5/10

    2010s

    4 films
    • 2019Love and SunshineActor as Jake Terry · Misunderstanding7.1Weird 3/10
    • 2018Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to SantaActor as Kevin · Christmas6.7Weird 6/10
    • 2017Switched for ChristmasActor as Greg · Christmas6.6Weird 5/10
    • 2010The Wish ListActor as Erik · Big City6.2Weird 3/10

    Mark’s standouts

    • Love and Sunshine poster
      Highest ratedLove and Sunshine (2019)

      Best-reviewed of the 6, at 7.1/10

      7.1
    • Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday poster
      Most divisiveSister Swap: A Hometown Holiday (2021)

      Lowest-rated of the 6 — every filmography has one

      6.2
    • Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa poster
      WeirdestChristmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018)

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

      6.7

    In pictures

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

    • Mark Deklin headshotMark Deklin
    • Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday poster
    • Meet Me at Christmas poster
    • Love and Sunshine poster
    • Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa poster
    • Switched for Christmas poster
    • The Wish List poster

    Mark’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Sean McNamara2 films

    Most written by

    • Zac Hug2 films

    Movies by year

    Mark Deklin Hallmark movies by release year120102011201220132014201520161201712018120191202012021

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.5 across 6 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.5Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday: 6.2The Wish List: 6.2Meet Me at Christmas: 6.4Switched for Christmas: 6.6Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa: 6.7Love and Sunshine: 7.1

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Mark Deklin been in?
    We have 6 Hallmark movies on file for Mark Deklin, spanning 2010–2021.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Mark Deklin known for?
    Mark is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with a return home.
    What is Mark Deklin's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Love and Sunshine (2019) is Mark's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.1/10 audience rating.
    What is Mark Deklin's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Switched for Christmas (2017) has more audience votes than any other Mark Deklin Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Is Mark Deklin still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Mark Hallmark credit we have is from 2021; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Mark Deklin made?
    Mark Deklin turns up in 4 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Mark Deklin's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Mark Hallmark title we have is The Wish List (2010).
    Where is Mark Deklin from?
    Mark is from Pittsburgh.
    What does Mark Deklin do in Hallmark movies?
    Mark Deklin works on Hallmark films as actor.

    Data & sources

    Mark’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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