
Martin Cummins
Career at a glance
10Hallmark films
4 at Christmas
across 10 rated films
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Martin Cummins is the kind of Hallmark fixture who never top-bills and never needs to. He has no leads across his ten films from 2012 to 2019, but look at who he keeps showing up beside: Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith and Eva Bourne each share four films with him, the signature of a tight ensemble rather than a rotating cast. When Calls the Heart from 2014 sits at 7.9, which tells you where most of his hours have gone. Eight of the ten land in a small town, and at a weirdness score of 3 he plays it completely straight. His top marks come from New Year's Wish in 2015 and The Christmas Wishing Tree in 2017, both at 8.4. If you love a familiar face who anchors the room while the leads fall in love, he has been doing that quietly for years.
Follow & about Martin
- From
- North Delta
- Married to
- Brandy Ledford
Martin Cummins is a Canadian actor known for his role as Ames White in Dark Angel and as Nick Boyle in Poltergeist: The Legacy.
Martin’s signature
Across 10 films, Martin often leans into Christmas, usually plays a teacher and is almost always set in small towns.
- Christmas4 films
- small towns8 films
- a teacher6 films
- fake relationships2 films
- a scene-stealing pet6 films
6 hours
6 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.
Adds up across 4 festive titles.
Known for
On-screen partners

Martin’s most frequent on-screen partner is Erin Krakow, with 4 films together.
Where Martin fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Martin keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 10 movies
Newest first2010s
10 films- 2019
Home for ChristmasActor as Henry Gowen · Christmas7.6Weird 3/10 - 2019
Witness to Murder: A Darrow mysteryActor as Brian Herrimann · Small Town7.1Weird 3/10 - 2017
Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of MurderActor as Andrew · Small Town6.7Weird 2/10 - 2017
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding MysteryActor as Tony Markham · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10 - 2017
The Christmas Wishing TreeActor as Henry Gowen · Christmas8.4Weird 8/10 - 2015
New Year's WishActor as Henry Gowen · New Year's8.4Weird 3/10 - 2014
The Christmas ShepherdActor as Mark · Christmas6.7Weird 4/10 - 2014
When Calls the HeartActor as Henry Gowen · New Year's7.9Weird 3/10 - 2013
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe StoryActor as Bill Dineen · Christmas6.7Weird 3/10 - 2012
A Dog Named DukeActor as Javier · July 4th7.0Weird 4/10
Martin’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Martin’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
Martin’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Neill Fearnley2 films
Most written by
- Janette Oke3 films
- Michael J. Murray2 films
Who Martin works with
The cast and crew Martin keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.
Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 7.3 across 10 rated movies — each dot is one film.
