'A Fiance for Christmas': 5 things to know about Amanda Payton

The cast looks fun and promising with Amanda Payton and Adam Gregory in the lead roles
PUBLISHED DEC 6, 2021
Amanda Payton, Adam Gregory and Marie Osmond in 'A Fiance for Christmas' (Instagram - @amanda_payton)
Amanda Payton, Adam Gregory and Marie Osmond in 'A Fiance for Christmas' (Instagram - @amanda_payton)

Gear up this festive season for a fun-filled and energy-packed Christmas movie with Lifetime's 'A Fiance for Christmas'. The Christmas movie talks about a woman called Sawyer (Amanda Payton), who makes a fake wedding registry.

Soon enough, the whole town throws her a bridal shower, leaving Sawyer too embarrassed to open up about the truth. Instead, she finds a fake fiance to help her navigate through the chaotic sham and holiday festivities. 

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Here's a look at who plays who in this Lifetime Christmas movie.

Amanda Payton as Sawyer
Amanda Payton is an American actress, who has appeared in both movies and TV shows. She is well-known for her roles as Misty Boxlarter in the show 'NCIS' and Meredith in 'Young Sheldon'.

Payton began her acting career with a TV series called 'Numb3rs', in 2008, playing a minor role. She is also known for her roles in 'Beginners' and 'The Perfect Host'. Payton will be seen in the TV series, 'Code 404', as Dr Alison Parfit. She likes reading, photography, learning and traveling in her leisure time. The private actress doesn't volunteer personal information in interviews and so information about significant others and her love life stay under wraps.



 

Adam Gregory as Landon

Adam Gregory is a popular American actor, known best for the role of Ty Collins in '90210'. Gregory appears as Thomas Forrester on 'The Bold and the Beautiful' as well. He landed the lead role in the film 'Saints and Soldiers: The Void' by Ryan Little.

Gregory has also starred in 'Wizards of Waverly Place', 'Just Jordan', in 'Hannah Montana: The Movie', alongside Miley Cyrus, and with Zac Efron in '17 Again'. You can spot him in Ashley Tisdale's music video of her hit song called 'It's Alright, It's OK', as her cheating ex-boyfriend. At present, he is gearing up to set the stage on fire with his upcoming lead role as Shane Johnson in 'The Janus Project'.  



 

Other cast details 

The rest of the cast includes Marie Osmond as Margaret, Sarah Jayne Jensen as Jules, James Jamison as Bill, Scout Smith as Hillary, Shona Kay as Gemma, Kristen Marie Jensen as Camille, Shaunna Thompson as Bonnie, Jazmine Shaw as Sarah, Nova Patten as Grace, K Danor Gerald as Oliver, Fatima Reedy as Naomi, Mariah Salazar as Jeannie, Tito Livas as Johnny, Andelyn Sperry as Volunteer, Stevie Hendrix as Josh, and Daniel Emmet as Singer. 

'A Fiance for Christmas' releases on December 9, 2021, and can be watched on Lifetime

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