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    Martin Wood

    Director·Active 2013–2025
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    Career at a glance

    17Hallmark films

    2 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.8 / 10

    across 16 rated films

    Weirdness3.1 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    New Year's Wish8.4

    Most recent

    A Make or Break Holiday2025

    Martin Wood is the kind of director Hallmark trusts to make a small town feel like a place you could actually live. He has directed 17 films since 2013, ten of them set in exactly that kind of close-knit town, and his work plays things straight rather than reaching for anything strange. The average rating across his run is a solid 6.8. His high point is New Year's Wish from 2015, which at 8.4 sits well clear of everything else, with Holiday Road from 2023 and an Aurora Teagarden mystery from 2022 some distance behind. Christmas is not really his lane. Only two of the seventeen are holiday titles. If you like a Hallmark hour that trusts its own premise and never winks at you, his name on the slate has been a quiet promise for over a decade.

    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.
    From Wikipedia

    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 Pick poster
    Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick6.6

    Director · 2015

    Weirdness 3/10

    Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster
    Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.8

    Director · 2015

    Weirdness 3/10

    The Perfect Bride poster
    The Perfect Bride6.5

    Director · 2017

    Weirdness 2/10

    Love Locks poster
    Love Locks6.4

    Director · 2017

    Weirdness 3/10

    Holiday Road poster
    Holiday Road7.2

    Director · 2023

    Weirdness 5/10

    Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster
    Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.8

    Director · 2018

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Candace Cameron Bure headshot
    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)
    • Marilu Henner8
    • Miranda Frigon7
    • Peter Benson7
    • Ellie Harvie6
    • Lexa Doig6

    Recurring roles

    Martin is a recurring face in Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.

    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries5 films

    Where Martin fits in

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

    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🐶Dog & pet movies

    All 17 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    6 films
    • 2025A Make or Break HolidayDirector · Small TownNot ratedWeird 4/10
    • 2023Holiday RoadDirector · Christmas7.2Weird 5/10
    • 2022Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by MurderDirector · Halloween7.1Weird 6/10
    • 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, HoneymurderDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10
    • 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us PartDirector · Small Town7.1Weird 2/10
    • 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So DeadlyDirector · Small Town6.9Weird 2/10

    2010s

    11 films
    • 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul PlayDirector · Resort/Vacation7.0Weird 3/10
    • 2018A Summer to RememberDirector · Vacation6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2018Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2017Christmas in the AirDirector · Christmas6.2Weird 4/10
    • 2017Love LocksDirector · Valentine's Day6.4Weird 3/10
    • 2017Summer 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
    • 2015New Year's WishDirector · New Year's8.4Weird 3/10
    • 2015Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2013Goodnight for Justice: Queen of HeartsDirector · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10

    Martin’s standouts

    • New Year's Wish poster
      Highest ratedNew Year's Wish (2015)

      Best-reviewed of the 17, at 8.4/10

      8.4
    • Summer in the Vineyard poster
      Most divisiveSummer in the Vineyard (2017)

      Lowest-rated of the 17 — every filmography has one

      6.2
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder poster
      WeirdestAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder (2022)

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

      7.1

    In pictures

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

    • Martin Wood headshotMartin Wood
    • A Make or Break Holiday poster
    • Holiday Road poster
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder poster
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder poster
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part poster
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly poster
    • Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play poster
    • A Summer to Remember poster
    • Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster
    • Christmas in the Air poster
    • Love Locks poster
    • Summer in the Vineyard poster

    Beyond Hallmark

    Where else you might recognise Martin from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.

    • Operation Christmas Dropas Director
      2020
    • Virgin Riveras Director
      2019 · TV
    • Travelersas Director
      2016 · TV
    • Killjoysas Director
      2015 · TV
    • Stargate: Continuumas Director
      2008
    • Stargate Atlantisas Producer
      2004 · TV
    • Andromedaas Director
      2000 · TV
    • Stargate SG-1as Rocket Technician
      1997 · 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.

    Martin Wood's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsCandice Elzinga: 12 films togetherCandice Elzinga12 filmsTeena Booth: 9 films togetherTeena Booth9 filmsCandace Cameron Bure: 8 films togetherCandace Cameron…8 filmsCharlaine Harris: 8 films togetherCharlaine Harris8 filmsMarilu Henner: 8 films togetherMarilu Henner8 filmsBrad Rines: 7 films togetherBrad Rines7 filmsMiranda Frigon: 7 films togetherMiranda Frigon7 films

    Movies by year

    Martin Wood Hallmark movies by release year120133421121112025

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.8 across 16 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.8Christmas in the Air: 6.2Summer in the Vineyard: 6.2Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts: 6.2A Summer to Remember: 6.4Love Locks: 6.4The Perfect Bride: 6.5Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick: 6.6Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder: 6.8Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: 6.8Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: 6.8Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly: 6.9Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play: 7.0Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder: 7.1Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part: 7.1Holiday Road: 7.2New Year's Wish: 8.4

    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 Martin Hallmark title we have 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. Last updated June 2026.

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