Mike Dopud
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9Hallmark films
3 at Christmas
across 6 rated films
Mostly standard issue
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Mike Dopud is the guy Hallmark casts when a movie needs an anchor in the frame rather than the name on the poster. He has never top-billed across his nine films since 2019, and that is sort of the point: he turns up reliably in the same orbit of regulars, sharing six films apiece with Alison Sweeney and Barbara Niven, five with Tess Atkins, and four with Victor Webster. Most of his work lands in a small town, and three of the nine are Christmas titles. He plays it straight, with none of the high-concept strangeness some leads chase. His best-reviewed outing is All I Need for Christmas from 2024 at 7.0, just ahead of the Hannah Swensen mystery A Zest for Death. If you watch enough of these, his face is already part of the furniture.
Follow & about Mike
- From
- Montreal
- Married to
- Angela Schneider
Mike Dopud is a Canadian actor, stuntman, and former gridiron football and ice hockey player.
Mike’s signature
Across 9 films, Mike often leans into Christmas, often plays a baker and is usually set in small towns.
- Christmas3 films
- small towns6 films
- a baker3 films
- a scene-stealing pet4 films
Coming up next
Newest title for Mike6 films
Mike has shared more Hallmark sets with Alison Sweeney than with anyone else.
6 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.
Known for
as Tom Taylor · 2021
Weirdness 2/10
as Sheriff Ron Ealing · 2023
Weirdness 2/10
as Dan · 2019
Weirdness 3/10
as Ed · 2024
Weirdness 5/10
as Sheriff Ron Ealing · 2023
Weirdness 3/10
as Sheriff Ealing · 2025
Weirdness 3/10
On-screen partners
Mike’s most frequent on-screen partner is Alison Sweeney, with 6 films together.
Recurring roles
Mike is a recurring face in Murder, She Baked/Hannah Swensen Mysteries.
Where Mike fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Mike keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 9 movies
Newest first2020s
8 films- 2026
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActor as Sheriff Ron Ealing · Small TownNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2025
Pie to Die For: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActor as Sheriff Ealing · Small TownNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2025Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActor as Sheriff Ealing · Small Town6.5Weird 3/10
- 2024
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActor as Sheriff Ealing · Class ReunionNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2024All I Need for ChristmasActor as Ed · Christmas7.0Weird 5/10
- 2023A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActor as Sheriff Ron Ealing · Small Town6.9Weird 3/10
- 2023Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActor as Sheriff Ron Ealing · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10
- 2021A Very Merry BridesmaidActor as Tom Taylor · Christmas6.6Weird 2/10
Mike’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Mike’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Mike Dopud
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Mike from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Deadpool 2as Prison Guard2018
- X-Men: Days of Future Pastas Pinstripe Mafioso2014
- Man of Steelas Canadian Airman2013
- Rise of the Planet of the Apesas Northside Officer2011
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocolas Kremlin Subcellar Hallway Guard2011
- X-Men Origins: Wolverineas Vietnam Army Officer2009
- X-Men: The Last Standas Stunts2006
- Fantastic Fouras Stunts2005
Mike’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Joanne Fluke3 films
- Alison Sweeney2 films
- David I. Strasser2 films
- Kevin Leslie2 films
Most written by
- Joanne Fluke3 films
Who Mike works with
The cast and crew Mike 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 6.5 across 6 rated movies — each dot is one film.
