Hallmark is increasing its roster of hunky main males as soon as once more with season 2 of Discovering Mr. Christmas — and 10 new contestants are able to combat for the vacation title.
Hosted by Jonathan Bennett, Hallmark's actuality competitors sequence returns to the community on Monday, October 27. This yr, lead decide Melissa Peterman might be again to see which star checks all of the tinsel-filled containers and earns a job in an upcoming “Countdown to Christmas” film.
Forward of the season premiere, Us Weekly met all 10 contestants, together with fashions, a former NFL participant and aspiring actors, and requested them the robust questions. OK, perhaps not robust questions, however we did study who has what it takes to deck the halls and cling with Hallmark's already dreamy main males.
Scroll down to fulfill the season 2 Discovering Mr. Christmas contestants:
Hallmark Channel is the house of vacation cheer due to its annual “Countdown to Christmas” programming — which simply retains getting larger and higher. Yearly, followers are handled to a slew of feel-good vacation motion pictures starring Lacey Chabert, Andrew Walker and extra beloved actors. Whereas the tales showcased are completely different, there are loads […]
Discovering Mr. Christmas premieres on Hallmark Channel Monday, October 27, at 8 p.m. ET. Season 1 is streaming on Hallmark+.
Rustin Sailors
Rustin Sailors Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“Pleasure. I believe I carry numerous pleasure. I simply love folks. I really like life,” Rustin completely instructed Us. “I'm a continuing scholar of life. I believe we're actually all simply right here to take pleasure in attending to know one another and having significant, stunning interactions the place we get to study extra about ourselves, and extra about one another, and that creates numerous pleasure for me. So I wish to unfold that round. I believe everybody else is feeling that as effectively.”
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Rustin confessed to not having a “dream” costar, telling Us, “I'm so excited to see how I construct chemistry with completely different costars. … It'll be a cool expertise to see who I get to make some magic with.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“Oh, it's me. I imply, there's no different manner round this,” Rustin boasted. “I really like everybody else, they usually're all going to have a blast. However I'm right here to win it. I'm Mr. Christmas. My spouse, when the [holiday] season begins to return round, she's like, ‘Christmas Rustin is popping out!' I'm an enormous vacation fan. I get actually spirited about the entire thing.”
Robbie Simpson
Robbie Simpson Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“I believe one thing that's so essential for Hallmark, and that Hallmark does rather well, is comedy and with the ability to deliver your persona and your humorousness to the fabric. I believe it's a good way to speak about some tougher subjects in life and make it extra palatable,” Robbie defined to Us. “Hopefully viewers at dwelling can then have these conversations with their mates and their household. And should you had been to speak to my mates or my household, they know that I'm all the time cracking jokes, I'm all the time making folks chortle. And so I wish to deliver that a part of myself to the competitors and make viewers at dwelling really feel relaxed and make them chortle with their households as they proceed the Hallmark traditions this yr.”
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Robbie completely instructed Us that Hunter King and Discovering Mr. Christmas host Bennett could be his dream Hallmark counterparts.
“I simply watched the Vacation Landing: [A Chiefs Love Story] and Hunter, within the movie, she is unimaginable. She's an unimaginable actor that has confirmed for thus lengthy her versatility on this enterprise,” he gushed. “So I'd like to do a movie along with her in any capability. I simply really feel like we each have the identical humorousness and performing model, and she or he simply looks as if a extremely great individual.”
With regards to probably working with Bennett, Robbie stated it could be so “cool.” The contestant defined that Bennett has been an “inspiration for me on this enterprise, sure, as an actor, but additionally as a human being and the values that he has and that he stands for, and I simply assume it's unimaginable what he's doing at Hallmark and really feel honored that I get to be right here and study from him.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I really feel like I've been making ready for this my complete life,” Robbie stated. “I've skilled so arduous as an actor, in school after which in graduate faculty, and I've performed work in theater, however then additionally on digital camera for some streaming platforms and cleaning soap operas. So, I really feel like that is all resulting in this second.”
He famous that one other “benefit” for him is that he's “a Hallmark fan” and has been watching the rom-coms “for thus lengthy” along with his family members. “They instill an unimaginable sense of pleasure and values and [are] actually an enormous half of popular culture proper now, which I'm additionally a fan of,” Robbie added.
Jonathan Bennett is taken into account part of Hallmark Channels' Christmas royalty however at dwelling he's a little bit of a grinch. Nonetheless, he swears there's a great cause for his lack of vacation spirit. “I'm going to be trustworthy, I don't enhance for Christmas,” Bennett, 43, completely confessed to Us Weekly whereas selling Hallmark+'s Discovering Mr. […]
Marcus Brodie
Marcus Brodie Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“I'd say kindness, simply being sort. I really feel like a number one man must be sort to everyone. He must be any person that folks can look as much as, that folks wish to try to be like,” Marcus shared with Us. “So I believe that's actually essential in a number one man, simply being sort to everyone, as a result of everyone likes to be sort and have folks be sort to them.”
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“I wish to be [paired] with Jonathan. I imply, why not Jonathan Bennett? He's the host of the present. Why would I not wish to do a Hallmark film with him?” he revealed. “It might be so cool being like greatest mates, or, I don't know, previous school buddies. I really feel like that'd be a lot enjoyable. He's bought an awesome power to him.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I believe I ought to be the following Discovering Mr. Christmas as a result of I can deliver all of the traits that Discovering Mr. Christmas wants,” Marcus stated. “The kindness, the emotional facet — I don't wish to say look, however there's considerably of the look of a Mr. Christmas — all these kind of issues, however actually the emotional, the kindness, seeing any person which you can relate to, I really feel like [are] all issues that I can deliver to the display screen.”
Logan Shephard
Logan Shephard Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“Oh, positively, the power to form of discuss to anyone, or create a reference to anyone,” Logan gushed.
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“I believe Lacey Chabert would most likely be my No. 1,” Logan completely instructed Us of one among Hallmark's queens of Christmas. “She's such an iconic character that has now been form of introduced again to, or like has proven a lot [diversity]. And I believe it could simply be superior to have the ability to have display screen time along with her.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I form of verify off each field together with something that has to do with Hallmark-related or vacation basically,” he stated, noting that he enjoys “decorations, baking, music” associated to the vacation season in addition to “stitching and knitting and [the] consolation [of] a heat surroundings.”
Jake Schume
Jake Schume Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“Most likely simply the power. Simply bringing that power and being upbeat and simply form of like main the way in which with that,” Jake revealed to Us. “That's form of how I've lived my life, simply form of, you realize, glass half full and simply bringing that optimistic power.”
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Jake pointed to Tyler Hynes as his dream collaborator, noting that how the actor “presents himself” together with his “facial expressions” is spectacular.
“It is a complete new world to me,” he confessed. “I'm nonetheless attempting to study much more [about] the celebrities and this and that, however he's promoting that [Hallmark style]. Anybody I get to work with it's going to be thrilling and enjoyable.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I do have these traits of confidence, being a pacesetter, the power [you need] and I maintain myself collectively rather well,” Jake stated of why he's the perfect choose to win the present. “I'm all the time on the lookout for the problem and the following alternative to higher myself. That is form of like an ideal alternative to try this.”
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Gabriel Thaxton
Gabrielle Thaxton Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“I'm a really pleasant man, so I'll discuss to anybody on the road,” Gabriel revealed. “I simply really feel like I've that Hallmark life relating to simply going about my day, simply being a contented man. I've a form power, I've been instructed.”
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“I watched [2024's] Joyful Howlidays after listening to about this present, and I watched 90210 once I was a child. So, I had a extremely large crush on Jessica Lowndes, so I'd like to work along with her,” the contestant completely instructed Us. “After all, I believe she's superior, and she or he was actually good in that film as effectively.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I simply assume that I deliver to the desk the traits {that a} conventional Hallmark man would deliver. I'm a household man. I'm very pleasant, sort and I care about different folks, and I believe that's just about what each Hallmark man has been,” he shared.
Davey Fisher
Davey Fisher Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“I believe relatability. When you're a mannequin, folks most likely assume your life is overly glamorous and also you're useless and all this stuff, however I really feel like I'm nonetheless the identical man, the identical child who grew up in Gardnerville, Nevada,” Davey stated, referring to his pre-Hallmark profession. “I don't assume it's a stretch for me to be that primary character. I don't must pretend it very arduous.”
He added that being “real” and “down-to-earth” are high traits to turning into a Hallmark lead.
Davey confessed, “I'm most likely not the perfect actor right here. There are different fashions. I'm not going to be the perfect wanting. There are numerous guys with spectacular resumes which might be going to be equally as deserving. So, I'm going to do my greatest and simply form of give attention to what I can management, and hopefully the remaining will care for itself.”
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Davey didn't select any former Hallmark actresses as his dream counterpart for a community rom-com. As a substitute, he listed Jessica Biel as an “all timer” and Jennifer Aniston as his high picks.
“She's a bit of bit older than me, however that was all the time rising up like, I believe, that North Star. That one feminine actress that I used to be all the time into,” he stated of the Pals alum.
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I really feel deep down that I'm meant to be right here. It sounds tremendous cliché, however I've had this, like, bizarre crossroads the place I've been form of trying to find one thing extra in my life the final yr or so the place I'm form of reaching this stagnation,” Davey revealed. “I really like what I'm in a position to do for work. It's the final word dream to be a mannequin, and I'm a private coach as effectively, and I've been doing that for 13 years.”
Whereas he known as his life “superb,” Davey instructed Us that “one thing” was “lacking” and so when Discovering Mr. Christmas got here calling, he “knew this was the shot.”
Drake Kuyper
Drake Kuyper Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“I believe I can have primary character power generally, and I really feel like that's one thing you actually need in a Hallmark film. So hopefully I can simply switch that out and make it present up on digital camera,” Drake shared with Us, noting that “primary character power” means having “confidence, main with love” and “having numerous ardour and love in your coronary heart.”
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“Actually, I believe it's simply gonna be one which I actually join with. I don't also have a particular one in thoughts,” he stated when requested about Hallmark's present expertise lineup. “It's only one that we are able to actually make the sparks fly on digital camera and simply accomplish that effectively collectively.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
Drake reiterated that his “primary character power” would make him the perfect Mr. Christmas. “I've numerous power basically. I've a giant coronary heart, and I believe that I'm simply going to have the ability to actually do an awesome job on digital camera,” he added.
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Craig Geoghan
Craig Geoghan Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“I'm actually good at making folks really feel heat and welcomed. I believe if I'm in a room, to not toot my very own horn right here, however I really feel like I can form of command the room,” Craig revealed. “Or have a robust presence to the place folks may take a look at me as a pacesetter, however in [a] method that isn't reprimanding or aggressive. I believe I make everyone really feel fairly comfy.”
Dream Hallmark Costar
Craig selected Chabert as his dream costar, calling the Imply Women star “the Hallmark woman.” He added, “Why not act alongside one of many GOATs, you realize, the best of all time, top-of-the-line Hallmark ladies to ever do it. I believe that might be actually cool.”
He famous, “I've been a fan of her again once I was a bit youthful. She was most likely round my age as effectively, so form of rising up along with her. I believe that'd be cool.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I've labored actually freaking arduous to get so far. I've been performing some time now, and I've landed some actually cool roles, labored with some actually cool folks, been to some cool locations, however I believe I match the invoice to be a Hallmark man,” he defined. “I believe I form of all the time have. And now I've that chance, so I'm attempting to bang that door down and present the world what I bought love.”
Angel Garet
Angel Garet Hallmark Channel
Greatest Hallmark Main Man Trait
“One trait that I carry as a number one man is my coronary heart. I've been instructed that I carry my coronary heart on my sleeve [and I'm an] emotional empath,” Angel stated. “I simply really feel like that's a great factor to deliver on board to this competitors.”
Dream Hallmark Costar
Angel instructed Us that he doesn't have a “particular dream costar.” As a substitute, he's “open” to working with veterans from the community or newbies.
“If they've the expertise, I'll study a lot from them and attempt to join as a lot [as possible],” he continued. “And in the event that they're new, I'll give them as a lot of my expertise and have them have an exquisite time on set and be assured and simply comfy.”
Why Ought to He Be the Subsequent Mr. Christmas?
“I consider I ought to be the following Mr. Christmas due to my background. I'm Latino. I really feel there's not that many Latinos [that are] main man, and it's one thing I ought to I'm meant to do,” Angel revealed. “I wish to be a number one man and produce the spiciness and the Latin taste to Hallmark.”
