Preston Vanderslice

Actor · WriterActive 2016–2023

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Career at a glance

18Hallmark films

3 at Christmas

Audience rating6.7 / 10

across 18 rated films

Weirdness3.6 / 10

Mostly standard issue

Best reviewed

Mystery 101: Killer Timing7.4

Most recent

Field Day2023

Preston Vanderslice is the guy you keep spotting just to the side of the lead, and across 18 films from 2016 to 2023 he never once top-billed. That suits him. He is a Mystery 101 fixture, and that run is where his numbers peak: Killer Timing from 2021 sits at 7.4, his best, with Dead Talk and An Education in Murder close behind at 7.3. He plays it straight, no winking, mostly autumn and a familiar small town rather than the December rush, with only three holiday titles to his name. What really marks his career is the company he keeps. He has shared seven films with Kristoffer Polaha and six with Jill Wagner, plus repeat turns alongside Robin Thomas and Sarah Dugdale, so you tend to find the same faces around him. If you watch the cozy mysteries, he is part of the furniture, in the best way.

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Preston’s signature

Across 17 films, Preston returns to Christmas, usually plays a teacher and is almost always set in small towns.

Christmas3 films
small towns12 films
a teacher8 films
second-chance romance6 films
a hidden secret13 films

7 films

Preston has shared more Hallmark sets with Kristoffer Polaha than with anyone else.

7 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

Known for

Mystery 1017.1

as Bud · 2019

Weirdness 4/10

Love by Chance6.2

as Peter Bloom · 2016

Weirdness 3/10

Small Town Christmas6.7

as Brad · 2018

Weirdness 5/10

Christmas on My Mind6.5

as Beau Callahan · 2019

Weirdness 6/10

Cooking with Love6.6

as Jeremy · 2018

Weirdness 4/10

Gingerbread Miracle6.6

as Ian · 2021

Weirdness 7/10

On-screen partners

Frequent co-star

Preston’s most frequent on-screen partner is Kristoffer Polaha, with 7 films together.

Recurring roles

Preston is a recurring face in Mystery 101, and 1 other franchise.

Where Preston fits in

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

All 18 movies

Newest first

2020s

5 films

2010s

13 films

Preston’s standouts

In pictures

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

Preston Vanderslice

Preston’s creative circle

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Who Preston works with

The cast and crew Preston 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 6.7 across 18 rated movies — each dot is one film.