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    Randal Platt

    Camera Department,cinematographer·Active 2016–2022
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    Career at a glance

    27Hallmark films

    8 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.6 / 10

    across 27 rated films

    Weirdness4.0 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    Love and Sunshine7.1

    Most recent

    A Magical Christmas Village2022

    Everything Randal has done for Hallmark, from The Wedding March (2016) right through to A Magical Christmas Village (2022).

    Randal’s signature

    Across 27 films, Randal frequently leans into Christmas, often plays a small business owner and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas8 films
    • small towns14 films
    • a small business owner9 films

    11 hours

    11 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 8 festive titles.

    Known for

    Write Before Christmas poster
    Write Before Christmas6.8

    Cinematographer · 2019

    Weirdness 6/10

    Certified weirdChristmas in Evergreen poster
    Christmas in Evergreen6.6

    Cinematographer · 2017

    Weirdness 8/10

    Certified weirdThe Birthday Wish poster
    The Birthday Wish6.7

    Cinematographer · 2017

    Weirdness 8/10

    Christmas Under the Stars poster
    Christmas Under the Stars6.8

    Cinematographer · 2019

    Weirdness 4/10

    My Christmas Dream poster
    My Christmas Dream6.2

    Cinematographer · 2016

    Weirdness 3/10

    A Heavenly Christmas poster
    A Heavenly Christmas6.4

    Cinematographer · 2016

    Weirdness 6/10

    On-screen partners

    Steve Bacic headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Randal’s most frequent on-screen partner is Steve Bacic, with 10 films together.

    • Garage Sale Mystery: Pandora's Box (2018)·
    • Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder (2018)·
    • Garage Sale Mysteries: Picture a Murder (2018)·
    • Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder In D Minor (2018)·
    • Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder (2017)·
    • Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval (2017)·
    • Garage Sale Mystery: Murder by Text (2017)·
    • Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder (2017)·
    • Garage Sale Mystery: A Case of Murder (2017)·
    • All Anything or Love (2016)
    • Connor Stanhope9
    • Eva Bourne9
    • Jay Brazeau9
    • Kevin O'Grady9
    • Lori Loughlin9

    Recurring roles

    Randal is a recurring face in Garage Sale Mysteries, and 1 other franchise.

    • Garage Sale Mysteries9 films
    • The Wedding March2 films

    Where Randal fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🐶Dog & pet movies
    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies

    All 27 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    4 films
    • 2022A Magical Christmas VillageCinematographer · Christmas6.1Weird 7/10
    • 2022Christmas Class ReunionCinematographer · Christmas6.1Weird 5/10
    • 2021Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6Cinematographer · Small Town5.9Weird 3/10
    • 2020Love, Lights, Hanukkah!Cinematographer · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10

    2010s

    23 films
    • 2019Christmas Under the StarsCinematographer · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10
    • 2019Love and SunshineCinematographer · Misunderstanding7.1Weird 3/10
    • 2019Love on the MenuCinematographer · Big City6.8Weird 5/10
    • 2019Write Before ChristmasCinematographer · Christmas6.8Weird 6/10
    • 2018All of My Heart: The WeddingCinematographer · Wedding Anniversary7.1Weird 3/10
    • 2018Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder In D MinorCinematographer · Small Town7.0Weird 3/10
    • 2018Garage Sale Mysteries: Picture a MurderCinematographer · Small Town7.0Weird 3/10
    • 2018Garage Sale Mystery: Pandora's BoxCinematographer · Small Town6.9Weird 3/10
    • 2018Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask MurderCinematographer · Small Town6.9Weird 2/10
    • 2018Morning Show Mystery: Mortal MishapsCinematographer · Big City6.5Weird 4/10
    • 2017Christmas in EvergreenCinematographer · Christmas6.6Weird 8/10
    • 2017Garage Sale Mystery: A Case of MurderCinematographer · Small Town6.9Weird 2/10
    • 2017Garage Sale Mystery: Murder by TextCinematographer · Small Town6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2017Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most MedievalCinematographer · Suburb6.8Weird 2/10
    • 2017Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of MurderCinematographer · Small Town6.7Weird 2/10
    • 2017Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach MurderCinematographer · Beach Town6.8Weird 3/10
    • 2017The Birthday WishCinematographer · New Year's6.7Weird 8/10
    • 2016A Heavenly ChristmasCinematographer · Christmas6.4Weird 6/10
    • 2016All Anything or LoveCinematographer · Big City6.5Weird 4/10
    • 2016Looks Like ChristmasCinematographer · Thanksgiving5.8Weird 5/10
    • 2016My Christmas DreamCinematographer · Christmas6.2Weird 3/10
    • 2016The Irresistible Blueberry FarmCinematographer · Small Town7.0Weird 3/10
    • 2016The Wedding MarchCinematographer · Wedding6.3Weird 3/10

    Randal’s standouts

    • Love and Sunshine poster
      Highest ratedLove and Sunshine (2019)

      Best-reviewed of the 27, at 7.1/10

      7.1
    • Looks Like Christmas poster
      Most divisiveLooks Like Christmas (2016)

      Lowest-rated of the 27 — every filmography has one

      5.8
    • Christmas in Evergreen poster
      WeirdestChristmas in Evergreen (2017)

      The strangest of the bunch — 8/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.6

    In pictures

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

    • Randal Platt headshotRandal Platt
    • A Magical Christmas Village poster
    • Christmas Class Reunion poster
    • Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6 poster
    • Love, Lights, Hanukkah! poster
    • Christmas Under the Stars poster
    • Love and Sunshine poster
    • Love on the Menu poster
    • Write Before Christmas poster
    • All of My Heart: The Wedding poster
    • Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder In D Minor poster
    • Garage Sale Mysteries: Picture a Murder poster
    • Garage Sale Mystery: Pandora's Box poster

    Randal’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Neill Fearnley8 films
    • Terry Ingram3 films
    • Ellie Kanner2 films
    • Kristoffer Tabori2 films

    Most written by

    • Suzi Weinert9 films
    • Walter Klenhard4 films
    • Kraig Wenman3 films
    • Karen Berger2 films
    • Melissa Salmons2 films

    Who Randal works with

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

    Randal Platt's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJackie Lind: 23 films togetherJackie Lind23 filmsHarvey Kahn: 21 films togetherHarvey Kahn21 filmsJill Scott: 12 films togetherJill Scott12 filmsTerry Frewer: 12 films togetherTerry Frewer12 filmsSteve Bacic: 10 films togetherSteve Bacic10 filmsConnor Stanhope: 9 films togetherConnor Stanhope9 filmsEva Bourne: 9 films togetherEva Bourne9 films

    Movies by year

    Randal Platt Hallmark movies by release year62016720176201842019120201202122022

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.6 across 27 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.6Looks Like Christmas: 5.8Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6: 5.9A Magical Christmas Village: 6.1Christmas Class Reunion: 6.1My Christmas Dream: 6.2The Wedding March: 6.3A Heavenly Christmas: 6.4Morning Show Mystery: Mortal Mishaps: 6.5All Anything or Love: 6.5Christmas in Evergreen: 6.6Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder: 6.7The Birthday Wish: 6.7Love, Lights, Hanukkah!: 6.8Christmas Under the Stars: 6.8Love on the Menu: 6.8Write Before Christmas: 6.8Garage Sale Mystery: Murder by Text: 6.8Garage Sale Mystery: Murder Most Medieval: 6.8Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder: 6.8Garage Sale Mystery: Pandora's Box: 6.9Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder: 6.9Garage Sale Mystery: A Case of Murder: 6.9Garage Sale Mysteries: Murder In D Minor: 7.0Garage Sale Mysteries: Picture a Murder: 7.0The Irresistible Blueberry Farm: 7.0Love and Sunshine: 7.1All of My Heart: The Wedding: 7.1

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Randal Platt been in?
    We have 27 Hallmark movies on file for Randal Platt, spanning 2016–2022.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Randal Platt known for?
    Randal is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns.
    What is Randal Platt's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    Love and Sunshine (2019) is Randal's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.1/10 audience rating.
    What is Randal Platt's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Write Before Christmas (2019) has more audience votes than any other Randal Platt Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Randal Platt usually star with?
    Randal has shared 10 films with Steve Bacic, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Randal Platt still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Randal Hallmark credit we have is from 2022; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Randal Platt made?
    Randal Platt turns up in 8 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Randal Platt's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Randal Hallmark title we have is The Wedding March (2016).
    What does Randal Platt do in Hallmark movies?
    Randal Platt works on Hallmark films as camera department,cinematographer.

    Data & sources

    Randal’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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