Martin Wood
DirectorActive 2013–2025
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17Hallmark films
2 at Christmas
Audience rating6.8 / 10
across 16 rated films
Weirdness3.1 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Our catalogue credits Martin Wood in 17 Hallmark films, including 2 tagged Christmas. The earliest Hallmark film in our catalogue for Martin Wood is Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts (2013). The filmography below uses that same set of credits.
Follow & about Martin
- From
- Canada
Martin Wood is a Canadian television director who has been directing since the mid-1990s. He specializes in science fiction, where he is best known for his work as a director and producer on Stargate SG-1, as well as its spin-off series Stargate Atlantis.
Martin’s signature
Across 17 films, Martin returns to Christmas, usually plays a librarian and is usually set in small towns.
- Christmas2 films
- small towns10 films
- a librarian8 films
8 films
Martin has shared more Hallmark sets with Candace Cameron Bure than with anyone else.
8 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.
Known for
Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick6.6
Director · 2015
Weirdness 3/10
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.8
Director · 2015
Weirdness 3/10
The Perfect Bride6.5
Director · 2017
Weirdness 2/10
Love Locks6.4
Director · 2017
Weirdness 3/10
Holiday Road7.2
Director · 2023
Weirdness 5/10
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.8
Director · 2018
Weirdness 3/10
On-screen partners
Frequent co-star
Martin’s most frequent on-screen partner is Candace Cameron Bure, with 8 films together.
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder (2022)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder (2021)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)
- Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
- Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick (2015)
- Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
Recurring roles
Martin is a recurring face in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.
Where Martin fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Martin keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 17 movies
Newest first2020s
6 films- 2025
A Make or Break HolidayDirector · Small TownNot ratedWeird 4/10 - 2023Holiday RoadDirector · Christmas7.2Weird 5/10
- 2022
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by MurderDirector · Halloween7.1Weird 6/10 - 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, HoneymurderDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10 - 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us PartDirector · Small Town7.1Weird 2/10 - 2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So DeadlyDirector · Small Town6.9Weird 2/10
2010s
11 films- 2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul PlayDirector · Resort/Vacation7.0Weird 3/10 - 2018
A Summer to RememberDirector · Vacation6.4Weird 3/10 - 2018Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10
- 2017
Christmas in the AirDirector · Christmas6.2Weird 4/10 - 2017Love LocksDirector · Valentine's Day6.4Weird 3/10
- 2017
Summer in the VineyardDirector · Rural/Farm6.2Weird 3/10 - 2017The Perfect BrideDirector · Wedding Anniversary6.5Weird 2/10
- 2015Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to PickDirector · Small Town6.6Weird 3/10
- 2015
New Year's WishDirector · New Year's8.4Weird 3/10 - 2015Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10
- 2013
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of HeartsDirector · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10
Martin’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Martin’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Martin Wood
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Martin from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Operation Christmas Dropas Director2020
- Virgin Riveras Director2019 · TV
- Travelersas Director2016 · TV
- Killjoysas Director2015 · TV
- Stargate: Continuumas Director2008
- Stargate Atlantisas Producer2004 · TV
- Andromedaas Director2000 · TV
- Stargate SG-1as Rocket Technician1997 · TV
Martin’s creative circle
Go-to cast
- Candace Cameron Bure8 films
- Marilu Henner8 films
- Miranda Frigon7 films
- Peter Benson7 films
- Ellie Harvie6 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 6.8 across 16 rated movies — each dot is one film.
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Martin Wood been in?
- We have 17 Hallmark movies on file for Martin Wood, spanning 2013–2025.
- What kind of Hallmark movies is Martin Wood known for?
- Martin is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns.
- What is Martin Wood's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
- New Year's Wish (2015) is Martin's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 8.4/10 audience rating.
- What is Martin Wood's most popular Hallmark movie?
- Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick (2015) has more audience votes than any other Martin Wood Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Who does Martin Wood usually star with?
- Martin has shared 8 films with Candace Cameron Bure, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
- Is Martin Wood still making Hallmark movies?
- Yes — the most recent Martin Hallmark film we have is from 2025, so the credits keep coming.
- How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Martin Wood made?
- Martin Wood turns up in 2 Hallmark Christmas movies.
- What was Martin Wood's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Hallmark film in our catalogue for Martin Wood is Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts (2013).
- Where is Martin Wood from?
- Martin is from Canada.
- What does Martin Wood do in Hallmark movies?
- Martin Wood works on Hallmark films as director.
Data & sources
Martin’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team.
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