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    Mark Jean

    Director · Writer·Active 2009–2023
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    Career at a glance

    32Hallmark films

    7 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.6 / 10

    across 32 rated films

    Weirdness3.8 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    The Nine Lives of Christmas7.2

    Most recent

    Holiday Hotline2023

    If Hallmark has a house style, Mark Jean is one of the people who built it. He directed 33 films between 2009 and 2023, and he plays the form straight, leaning on small towns and tidy resolutions rather than anything high concept. Eight of those films land at Christmas, which is where his best work lives. The Nine Lives of Christmas from 2014, at 7.2, is his highest-rated, and his pair of well-liked mysteries, A Game of Cat and Mouse and Roux the Day, sit just behind at 7.1. He also picks up a writing credit here and there. A reliable craftsman who clearly understood the assignment, which on this network counts for a lot.

    Mark’s signature

    Across 32 films, Mark frequently leans into Christmas and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas7 films
    • small towns15 films
    • a doctor5 films

    10 hours

    10 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 7 festive titles.

    Known for

    The Nine Lives of Christmas poster
    The Nine Lives of Christmas7.2

    Director · 2014

    Weirdness 5/10

    Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery poster
    Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery6.7

    Director · 2015

    Weirdness 3/10

    A Veteran's Christmas poster
    A Veteran's Christmas7.0

    Director, Writer · 2018

    Weirdness 5/10

    Ms. Matched poster
    Ms. Matched5.2

    Director · 2016

    Weirdness 4/10

    The Christmas Ornament poster
    The Christmas Ornament6.8

    Director · 2013

    Weirdness 3/10

    Love at First Dance poster
    Love at First Dance6.5

    Director · 2018

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Chelsea Hobbs headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Mark’s most frequent on-screen partner is Chelsea Hobbs, with 4 films together.

    • Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2021)·
    • A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)·
    • Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)·
    • The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)
    • Jason Cermak4
    • Matthew Kevin Anderson4
    • Bradley Stryker3
    • Colin Ferguson3
    • Eric Keenleyside3

    Recurring roles

    Mark is a recurring face in Fixer Upper Mysteries, and 2 other franchises.

    • Fixer Upper Mysteries3 films
    • Martha's Vineyard Mysteries3 films
    • Gourmet Detective2 films

    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
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • ☀️Summer movies
    • 🏙️Big-city movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies

    All 32 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    10 films
    • 2023Holiday HotlineDirector · Thanksgiving6.8Weird 5/10
    • 2022A Kismet ChristmasDirector · Christmas6.6Weird 10/10
    • 2022Heart of the MatterDirector · Suburb6.6Weird 3/10
    • 2021Eight Gifts of HanukkahDirector · Hanukkah6.9Weird 4/10
    • 2021Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryDirector · Small Town6.7Weird 4/10
    • 2021The Baker's SonDirector · Performance6.2Weird 3/10
    • 2020A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryDirector · Small Town6.6Weird 2/10
    • 2020Love, Lights, Hanukkah!Director · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2020Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective MysteryDirector · Big City7.1Weird 2/10
    • 2020Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10

    2010s

    21 films
    • 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and MouseDirector · Small Town7.1Weird 4/10
    • 2019Flip That RomanceDirector · Small Town6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2019The Last BridesmaidDirector · Wedding Anniversary6.7Weird 4/10
    • 2018A Veteran's ChristmasDirector, Writer · Christmas7.0Weird 5/10
    • 2018Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper MysteryDirector · Small Town6.7Weird 4/10
    • 2018Love at First DanceDirector · Big City6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2017Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper MysteryDirector · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10
    • 2017Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper MysteryDirector · Small Town6.6Weird 6/10
    • 2017Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be BuriedDirector · Big City6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2016Ms. MatchedDirector · Big City5.2Weird 4/10
    • 2016Sandra Brown's White HotDirector · Small Town6.2Weird 3/10
    • 2015Hello, It's MeDirector · Small Town6.7Weird 7/10
    • 2015Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie MysteryDirector · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10
    • 2015The ReckoningDirector · Rural/Farm5.8Weird 3/10
    • 2014Mom's Day AwayDirector · Mother's Day5.8Weird 2/10
    • 2014The Nine Lives of ChristmasDirector · Christmas7.2Weird 5/10
    • 2013A Way Back HomeDirector · Small Town5.9Weird 4/10
    • 2013The Christmas OrnamentDirector · Christmas6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2012A Dog Named DukeDirector · July 4th7.0Weird 4/10
    • 2011Finding a FamilyDirector · Christmas6.9Weird 2/10
    • 2011Three Weeks, Three KidsDirector · Suburb6.3Weird 2/10

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2009Come Dance at My WeddingDirector · Wedding6.3Weird 3/10

    Mark’s standouts

    • The Nine Lives of Christmas poster
      Highest ratedThe Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)

      Best-reviewed of the 32, at 7.2/10

      7.2
    • Ms. Matched poster
      Most divisiveMs. Matched (2016)

      Lowest-rated of the 32 — every filmography has one

      5.2
    • A Kismet Christmas poster
      WeirdestA Kismet Christmas (2022)

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

      6.6

    In pictures

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

    • Mark Jean headshotMark Jean
    • Holiday Hotline poster
    • A Kismet Christmas poster
    • Heart of the Matter poster
    • Eight Gifts of Hanukkah poster
    • Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery poster
    • The Baker's Son poster
    • A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery poster
    • Love, Lights, Hanukkah! poster
    • Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery poster
    • Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery poster
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse poster
    • Flip That Romance poster

    Mark’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Chelsea Hobbs4 films
    • Jason Cermak4 films
    • Matthew Kevin Anderson4 films
    • Bradley Stryker3 films
    • Colin Ferguson3 films

    Who Mark works with

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

    Mark Jean's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJackie Lind: 11 films togetherJackie Lind11 filmsCharles Cooper: 9 films togetherCharles Cooper9 filmsJames Ilecic: 9 films togetherJames Ilecic9 filmsHarvey Kahn: 8 films togetherHarvey Kahn8 filmsMichael Richard Plowman: 8 films togetherMichael Richard…8 filmsTrevor Belcourt: 8 films togetherTrevor Belcourt8 filmsWilliam McKnight: 8 films togetherWilliam McKnight8 films

    Movies by year

    Mark Jean Hallmark movies by release year1200921223233343212023

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.6 across 32 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.6Ms. Matched: 5.2The Reckoning: 5.8Mom's Day Away: 5.8A Way Back Home: 5.9The Baker's Son: 6.2Sandra Brown's White Hot: 6.2Three Weeks, Three Kids: 6.3Come Dance at My Wedding: 6.3Flip That Romance: 6.4Love at First Dance: 6.5A Kismet Christmas: 6.6Heart of the Matter: 6.6A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery: 6.6Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery: 6.6Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery: 6.7The Last Bridesmaid: 6.7Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery: 6.7Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery: 6.7Hello, It's Me: 6.7Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery: 6.7Holiday Hotline: 6.8Love, Lights, Hanukkah!: 6.8Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery: 6.8Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried: 6.8The Christmas Ornament: 6.8Eight Gifts of Hanukkah: 6.9Finding a Family: 6.9A Veteran's Christmas: 7.0A Dog Named Duke: 7.0Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery: 7.1Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse: 7.1The Nine Lives of Christmas: 7.2

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Mark Jean been in?
    We have 32 Hallmark movies on file for Mark Jean, spanning 2009–2023.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Mark Jean known for?
    Mark is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns.
    What is Mark Jean's most popular Hallmark movie?
    The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014) has more audience votes than any other Mark Jean Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Mark Jean usually star with?
    Mark has shared 4 films with Chelsea Hobbs, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Mark Jean still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Mark Hallmark credit we have is from 2023; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Mark Jean made?
    Mark Jean turns up in 7 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Mark Jean's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Mark Hallmark title we have is Come Dance at My Wedding (2009).
    What does Mark Jean do in Hallmark movies?
    Mark Jean works on Hallmark films as director and writer.

    Data & sources

    Mark’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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