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    Paul Ziller

    Director·Active 2016–2024
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    Career at a glance

    19Hallmark films

    9 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.5 / 10

    across 18 rated films

    Weirdness4.1 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    A Dickens of a Holiday!7.2

    Most recent

    Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans2024

    If you have spent a December with Hallmark, you have watched Paul Ziller's work without learning his name. He has directed 19 films since 2016, and Christmas is the bulk of the job. Nine of them are holiday titles, usually a small town under a lot of winter, and he keeps the tone conventional rather than strange, which is exactly what these films want from the chair. His strongest outing is A Dickens of a Holiday! from 2021, which at 7.2 sits just above The Irresistible Blueberry Farm, his 2016 starting point, and A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love. The slate averages around 6.5, steady and dependable. If you want a comforting small-town premise in safe hands, his have built a good chunk of your queue.

    Follow & about Paul

    From
    New York City

    Paul’s signature

    Across 19 films, Paul usually leans into Christmas and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas9 films
    • small towns10 films
    • a tv3 films
    • enemies-to-lovers8 films

    13 hours

    13 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 9 festive titles.

    Known for

    Love on the Slopes poster
    Love on the Slopes6.4

    Director · 2018

    Weirdness 4/10

    Picture a Perfect Christmas poster
    Picture a Perfect Christmas6.9

    Director · 2019

    Weirdness 5/10

    The Irresistible Blueberry Farm poster
    The Irresistible Blueberry Farm7.0

    Editor · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    Just My Type poster
    Just My Type6.8

    Director · 2020

    Weirdness 3/10

    A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love poster
    A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love6.9

    Director · 2019

    Weirdness 3/10

    Good Morning Christmas! poster
    Good Morning Christmas!6.9

    Director · 2020

    Weirdness 4/10

    On-screen partners

    Andrew W. Walker headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Paul’s most frequent on-screen partner is Andrew W. Walker, with 4 films together.

    • Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans (2024)·
    • Curious Caterer: Grilling Season (2023)·
    • Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows (2023)·
    • A Maple Valley Christmas (2022)
    • Jaycie Dotin3
    • Lochlyn Munro3
    • Maesa Nicholson3
    • Nikki DeLoach3
    • Riley Davis3

    Recurring roles

    Paul is a recurring face in Curious Caterer.

    • Curious Caterer3 films

    Where Paul fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 19 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    13 films
    • 2024Curious Caterer: Foiled PlansDirector · Small TownNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2024Private Princess ChristmasDirector · Christmas5.3Weird 3/10
    • 2023Curious Caterer: Fatal VowsDirector · Small Town6.9Weird 2/10
    • 2023Curious Caterer: Grilling SeasonDirector · Suburb6.7Weird 3/10
    • 2022A Maple Valley ChristmasDirector · Christmas6.3Weird 5/10
    • 2022Inventing the Christmas PrinceDirector · Christmas6.7Weird 10/10
    • 2022We Wish You a Married ChristmasDirector · Christmas5.9Weird 2/10
    • 2021A Dickens of a Holiday!Director · Christmas7.2Weird 5/10
    • 2021Beverly Hills WeddingDirector · Valentine's Day5.6Weird 4/10
    • 2021Roadhouse RomanceDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2020Good Morning Christmas!Director · Christmas6.9Weird 4/10
    • 2020Just My TypeDirector · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2020Love in StoreDirector · Christmas6.4Weird 4/10

    2010s

    6 films
    • 2019A Godwink Christmas: Meant for LoveDirector · Christmas6.9Weird 3/10
    • 2019Picture a Perfect ChristmasDirector · Christmas6.9Weird 5/10
    • 2019Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent WitnessDirector · Wedding Anniversary6.3Weird 5/10
    • 2018Jingle Around the ClockDirector · Christmas6.5Weird 6/10
    • 2018Love on the SlopesDirector · Resort/Vacation6.4Weird 4/10
    • 2016The Irresistible Blueberry FarmEditor · Small Town7.0Weird 3/10

    Paul’s standouts

    • A Dickens of a Holiday! poster
      Highest ratedA Dickens of a Holiday! (2021)

      Best-reviewed of the 19, at 7.2/10

      7.2
    • Private Princess Christmas poster
      Most divisivePrivate Princess Christmas (2024)

      Lowest-rated of the 19 — every filmography has one

      5.3
    • Inventing the Christmas Prince poster
      WeirdestInventing the Christmas Prince (2022)

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

      6.7

    In pictures

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

    • Paul Ziller headshotPaul Ziller
    • Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans poster
    • Private Princess Christmas poster
    • Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows poster
    • Curious Caterer: Grilling Season poster
    • A Maple Valley Christmas poster
    • Inventing the Christmas Prince poster
    • We Wish You a Married Christmas poster
    • A Dickens of a Holiday! poster
    • Beverly Hills Wedding poster
    • Roadhouse Romance poster
    • Good Morning Christmas! poster
    • Just My Type poster

    Beyond Hallmark

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

    • The Philadelphia Experimentas Director
      2012
    • Collision Earthas Director
      2011
    • Ice Quakeas Director
      2010
    • Stonehenge Apocalypseas Director
      2010
    • Stargate Atlantisas Director
      2004 · TV
    • Highlander: The Seriesas Director
      1992 · TV
    • The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxieas Associate Editor
      1989
    • Coffee and Cigarettesas Sound
      1987

    Paul’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Andrew W. Walker4 films
    • Jaycie Dotin3 films
    • Lochlyn Munro3 films
    • Maesa Nicholson3 films
    • Nikki DeLoach3 films

    Who Paul works with

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

    Paul Ziller's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJackie Lind: 8 films togetherJackie Lind8 filmsPenny Perry: 7 films togetherPenny Perry7 filmsCharles Cooper: 6 films togetherCharles Cooper6 filmsDan Dumouchel: 6 films togetherDan Dumouchel6 filmsRobert Lawrenson: 5 films togetherRobert Lawrenson5 filmsAndrew W. Walker: 4 films togetherAndrew W. Walker4 filmsJeff Tymoschuk: 4 films togetherJeff Tymoschuk4 films

    Movies by year

    Paul Ziller Hallmark movies by release year12016201722018320193202032021320222202322024

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.5 across 18 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.5Private Princess Christmas: 5.3Beverly Hills Wedding: 5.6We Wish You a Married Christmas: 5.9A Maple Valley Christmas: 6.3Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness: 6.3Love in Store: 6.4Love on the Slopes: 6.4Jingle Around the Clock: 6.5Curious Caterer: Grilling Season: 6.7Inventing the Christmas Prince: 6.7Roadhouse Romance: 6.8Just My Type: 6.8Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows: 6.9Good Morning Christmas!: 6.9A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love: 6.9Picture a Perfect Christmas: 6.9The Irresistible Blueberry Farm: 7.0A Dickens of a Holiday!: 7.2

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Paul Ziller been in?
    We have 19 Hallmark movies on file for Paul Ziller, spanning 2016–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Paul Ziller known for?
    Paul is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with enemies-to-lovers.
    What is Paul Ziller's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    A Dickens of a Holiday! (2021) is Paul's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.2/10 audience rating.
    What is Paul Ziller's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Love on the Slopes (2018) has more audience votes than any other Paul Ziller Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Paul Ziller usually star with?
    Paul has shared 4 films with Andrew W. Walker, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Paul Ziller still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Paul Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Paul Ziller made?
    Paul Ziller turns up in 9 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Paul Ziller's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Paul Hallmark title we have is The Irresistible Blueberry Farm (2016).
    Where is Paul Ziller from?
    Paul is from New York City.
    What does Paul Ziller do in Hallmark movies?
    Paul Ziller works on Hallmark films as director.

    Data & sources

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

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