Tess Atkins
ActressActive 2015–2026
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11Hallmark films
1 at Christmas
Audience rating6.5 / 10
across 9 rated films
Weirdness3.4 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Tess Atkins is the kind of reliable supporting player Hallmark keeps inviting back to the same set. She has never top-billed across her eleven films since 2015, but she has spent that time building a real home base in the Hannah Swensen mysteries alongside Alison Sweeney and Barbara Niven, sharing seven films with each. That ensemble is where her best work lives. Sweet Revenge from 2021 is her highest-rated at 7.0, with A Zest for Death and One Bad Apple close behind. Don't come to her looking for high-concept weirdness or a wall of fake snow. Only one of her titles is a Christmas movie, and the rest lean toward small towns in spring, played straight. If you like a cozy whodunit with familiar faces, she is part of the furniture, in the best way.
Follow & about Tess
- From
- Vancouver
Tess’s signature
Across 11 films, Tess usually plays a baker and is usually set in small towns.
- small towns7 films
- a baker5 films
- a love triangle5 films
- a scene-stealing pet5 films
- second-chance romance3 films
Coming up next
Newest title for Tess7 films
Tess has shared more Hallmark sets with Alison Sweeney than with anyone else.
7 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.
Known for
Certified weird
Just in Time for Christmas6.4
as Becca · 2015
Weirdness 10/10
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery6.2
as Carey · 2017
Weirdness 2/10
Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery7.0
as Michelle · 2021
Weirdness 2/10
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery6.2
as Michelle Swensen · 2023
Weirdness 2/10
Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery6.3
as Carey · 2018
Weirdness 4/10
Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death6.4
as Carey · 2019
Weirdness 3/10
On-screen partners
Frequent co-star
Tess’s most frequent on-screen partner is Alison Sweeney, with 7 films together.
- Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026)
- Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025)
- One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2024)
- A Sprinkle of Deceit: 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)
Recurring roles
Tess is a recurring face in Murder, She Baked/Hannah Swensen Mysteries, and 1 other franchise.
Where Tess fits in
The corners of the Hallmark universe Tess keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.
All 11 movies
Newest first2020s
7 films- 2026
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Michelle Swensen · Small TownNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2025
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Michelle Swensen · Small Town6.5Weird 3/10 - 2024
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Michelle · Class ReunionNot ratedWeird 3/10 - 2024
One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Michelle · Small Town6.6Weird 2/10 - 2023
A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Michelle Swensen · Small Town6.9Weird 3/10 - 2023Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Michelle Swensen · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10
- 2021Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen MysteryActress as Michelle · Small Town7.0Weird 2/10
2010s
4 films- 2019Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than DeathActress as Carey · Anniversary6.4Weird 3/10
- 2018Past Malice: An Emma Fielding MysteryActress as Carey · Royal/Estate6.3Weird 4/10
- 2017Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding MysteryActress as Carey · Small Town6.2Weird 2/10
- 2015Just in Time for ChristmasActress as Becca · Christmas6.4Weird 10/10
Tess’s standouts
- Highest ratedSweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2021)
Best-reviewed of the 11, at 7.0/10
7.0 - Most divisiveCarrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2023)
Lowest-rated of the 11 — every filmography has one
6.2 - WeirdestJust in Time for Christmas (2015)
The strangest of the bunch — 10/10 on our weirdness scale
6.4
In pictures
A quick look at Tess’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
- Tess Atkins
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Tess from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Playdateas Gladys2025
- V.C. Andrews' Hidden Jewelas Jeanne2021
- My Sweet Audrinaas Vera2016
- The Flashas Natalie2014 · TV
- Continuumas Annie2012 · TV
- Knockoutas Teresa Terrel2011
- Girl Fightas Alexa Simons2011
- Supernaturalas Sydney2005 · TV
Tess’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Joanne Fluke2 films
- Kevin Fair2 films
- Kevin Leslie2 films
- Pat Williams2 films
- Shannon Kohli2 films
Most written by
- Joanne Fluke5 films
- Dana Cameron3 films
- Alison Sweeney2 films
- Marcy Holland2 films
- Phoef Sutton2 films
Who Tess works with
The cast and crew Tess 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 9 rated movies — each dot is one film.
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Tess Atkins been in?
- We have 11 Hallmark movies on file for Tess Atkins, spanning 2015–2026.
- What kind of Hallmark movies is Tess Atkins known for?
- Tess is best known for romances set in small towns, often with a love triangle.
- What is Tess Atkins's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
- Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2021) is Tess's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.0/10 audience rating.
- What is Tess Atkins's most popular Hallmark movie?
- Just in Time for Christmas (2015) has more audience votes than any other Tess Atkins Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Who does Tess Atkins usually star with?
- Tess has shared 7 films with Alison Sweeney, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
- What is Tess Atkins working on next?
- Tess has a new Hallmark title on the way: Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026).
- Is Tess Atkins still making Hallmark movies?
- Yes — the most recent Tess Hallmark film we have is from 2026, so the credits keep coming.
- How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Tess Atkins made?
- Tess Atkins turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
- What was Tess Atkins's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Tess Hallmark title we have is Just in Time for Christmas (2015).
- Where is Tess Atkins from?
- Tess is from Vancouver.
- What does Tess Atkins do in Hallmark movies?
- Tess Atkins works on Hallmark films as actress.
Data & sources
Tess’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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