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
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.
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 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 August 2026.
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