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    Matthew Rogers

    Composer,music Department,sound Department·Active 2018–2025
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    Career at a glance

    24Hallmark films

    8 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.6 / 10

    across 24 rated films

    Weirdness3.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Love Takes Flight7.1

    Most recent

    Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery2025

    Everything Matthew has done for Hallmark, from Falling for You (2018) right through to Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025).

    Matthew’s signature

    Across 24 films, Matthew often leans into Christmas, frequently plays a baker and is almost always set in small towns.

    • Christmas8 films
    • small towns17 films
    • a baker6 films
    • second-chance romance9 films

    11 hours

    11 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 8 festive titles.

    Known for

    Christmas Under the Stars poster
    Christmas Under the Stars6.8

    Composer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    Merry & Bright poster
    Merry & Bright6.4

    Composer · 2019

    Weirdness 5/10

    Falling for You poster
    Falling for You6.6

    Composer · 2018

    Weirdness 4/10

    Open by Christmas poster
    Open by Christmas6.8

    Composer · 2021

    Weirdness 4/10

    Love Takes Flight poster
    Love Takes Flight7.1

    Composer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    Two Turtle Doves poster
    Two Turtle Doves6.8

    Composer · 2019

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Alison Sweeney headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Matthew’s most frequent on-screen partner is Alison Sweeney, with 6 films together.

    • Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025)·
    • One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2024)·
    • Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023)·
    • A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023)·
    • Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2021)·
    • Open by Christmas (2021)
    • Barbara Niven6
    • Tess Atkins5
    • Daylin Willis4
    • Jesse Metcalfe4
    • Nikki DeLoach4

    Recurring roles

    Matthew is a recurring face in Murder, She Baked/Hannah Swensen Mysteries, and 1 other franchise.

    • Murder, She Baked/Hannah Swensen Mysteries5 films
    • Martha's Vineyard Mysteries3 films

    Where Matthew fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🔄Second-chance romance
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies

    All 24 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    15 films
    • 2025Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen MysteryComposer · Small Town6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2024One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen MysteryComposer · Small Town6.6Weird 2/10
    • 2023A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen MysteryComposer · Small Town6.9Weird 3/10
    • 2023Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen MysteryComposer · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10
    • 2022Curious Caterer: Dying for ChocolateComposer · Small Town6.5Weird 2/10
    • 2022Welcome to Mama'sComposer · Wedding Anniversary5.9Weird 5/10
    • 2021A New Year's ResolutionComposer · Christmas6.7Weird 2/10
    • 2021Open by ChristmasComposer · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2021Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryComposer · Small Town6.7Weird 4/10
    • 2021Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen MysteryComposer · Small Town7.0Weird 2/10
    • 2020A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryComposer · Small Town6.6Weird 2/10
    • 2020Christmas She WroteComposer · Christmas5.9Weird 4/10
    • 2020Deliver by ChristmasComposer · Christmas6.6Weird 5/10
    • 2020Fashionably YoursComposer · Big City6.2Weird 2/10
    • 2020Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard MysteryComposer · Small Town6.8Weird 2/10

    2010s

    9 films
    • 2019Christmas Under the StarsComposer · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2019Love Takes FlightComposer · Mother's Day7.1Weird 4/10
    • 2019Love to the RescueComposer · Suburb7.0Weird 4/10
    • 2019Love, Take TwoComposer · Wedding Anniversary5.9Weird 3/10
    • 2019Merry & BrightComposer · Christmas6.4Weird 5/10
    • 2019One Winter ProposalComposer · New Year's6.6Weird 3/10
    • 2019Our Christmas Love SongComposer · Christmas6.3Weird 4/10
    • 2019Two Turtle DovesComposer · Christmas6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2018Falling for YouComposer · Small Town6.6Weird 4/10

    Matthew’s standouts

    • Love Takes Flight poster
      Highest ratedLove Takes Flight (2019)

      Best-reviewed of the 24, at 7.1/10

      7.1
    • Welcome to Mama's poster
      Most divisiveWelcome to Mama's (2022)

      Lowest-rated of the 24 — every filmography has one

      5.9

    In pictures

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

    • Matthew Rogers headshotMatthew Rogers
    • Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
    • One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
    • A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
    • Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
    • Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate poster
    • Welcome to Mama's poster
    • A New Year's Resolution poster
    • Open by Christmas poster
    • Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery poster
    • Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster
    • A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery poster
    • Christmas She Wrote poster

    Matthew’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Allan Harmon3 films
    • Gary Yates3 films
    • Mark Jean3 films
    • Lesley Demetriades2 films
    • Pat Williams2 films

    Most written by

    • Joanne Fluke5 films
    • Erinne Dobson3 films
    • Philip R. Craig3 films
    • Sarah Montana3 films
    • Alison Sweeney2 films

    Who Matthew works with

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

    Matthew Rogers's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJackie Lind: 12 films togetherJackie Lind12 filmsAlison Sweeney: 6 films togetherAlison Sweeney6 filmsBarbara Niven: 6 films togetherBarbara Niven6 filmsBill Lynch: 6 films togetherBill Lynch6 filmsCharles Cooper: 6 films togetherCharles Cooper6 filmsKevin Leslie: 6 films togetherKevin Leslie6 filmsPenny Perry: 6 films togetherPenny Perry6 films

    Movies by year

    Matthew Rogers Hallmark movies by release year1201882019520204202122022220231202412025

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.6 across 24 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.6Welcome to Mama's: 5.9Christmas She Wrote: 5.9Love, Take Two: 5.9Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery: 6.2Fashionably Yours: 6.2Our Christmas Love Song: 6.3Merry & Bright: 6.4Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery: 6.5Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate: 6.5One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery: 6.6A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery: 6.6Deliver by Christmas: 6.6One Winter Proposal: 6.6Falling for You: 6.6A New Year's Resolution: 6.7Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery: 6.7Open by Christmas: 6.8Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery: 6.8Christmas Under the Stars: 6.8Two Turtle Doves: 6.8A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery: 6.9Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery: 7.0Love to the Rescue: 7.0Love Takes Flight: 7.1

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Matthew Rogers been in?
    We have 24 Hallmark movies on file for Matthew Rogers, spanning 2018–2025.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Matthew Rogers known for?
    Matthew is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with second-chance romance.
    What is Matthew Rogers's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Love Takes Flight (2019) is Matthew's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.1/10 audience rating.
    What is Matthew Rogers's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Christmas Under the Stars (2019) has more audience votes than any other Matthew Rogers Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Matthew Rogers usually star with?
    Matthew has shared 6 films with Alison Sweeney, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Matthew Rogers still making Hallmark movies?
    Yes — the most recent Matthew Hallmark film we have is from 2025, so the credits keep coming.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Matthew Rogers made?
    Matthew Rogers turns up in 8 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Matthew Rogers's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Matthew Hallmark title we have is Falling for You (2018).
    What does Matthew Rogers do in Hallmark movies?
    Matthew Rogers works on Hallmark films as composer,music department,sound department.

    Data & sources

    Matthew’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb and TMDB, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.

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