'Candy Cane Christmas': Meet Beverly Mitchell, Mark Ghanime and rest of the cast of Lifetime's holiday movie

Lifetime's upcoming holiday film 'Candy Cane Christmas' follows Phoebe whose perception of Christmas changes after meeting Eric
PUBLISHED OCT 31, 2020
(Lifetime)
(Lifetime)

Lifetime's upcoming holiday film 'Candy Cane Christmas' follows Phoebe and her preparations for the upcoming festival, when she meets the new vet in town Eric  who ends up changing her perception of Christmas and her favorite tradition, Candy Cane Lane. 

Beverley Mitchell

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Beverley Mitchell is seen as Phoebe in 'Candy Cane Christmas'. She is an actress and country music singer, best known for her role as Lucy Camden in the television series '7th Heaven'. She was born in Arcadia, California. Mitchell majored in film production at Loyola Marymount University. She made her debut with ‘The Crow: City of Angels’ in 1996.

In 2003, he played the role of Erica Enders-Stevens in the Disney original movie ‘Right on Track’. During the break while filming '7th Heaven', she featured in the horror sequel 'Saw 2'. She appeared in the television movie 'I Know What I Saw' in 2007 on Lifetime. Mitchell joined the cast of 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' in 2010. Her film credits include 'The Dog Who Saved Easter', 'Snowmen' and 'Mean People Suck'.

Mark Ghanimé

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Mark Ghanimé is a Lebanese-Canadian actor and producer, who is popular for playing Major Sergio Balleseros on 'Helix' and Don Carlos on The CW's 'Reign'. He was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. Ghanimé began his career by acting in commercials and landed his first role as Graham in the CBS series 'Wild Roses'. He also featured in guest roles on series such as 'Smallville', 'Supernatural', 'The Secret Circle', 'Fairly Legal' and 'Arrow'.

He recurred as Justin Faysal on the Chiller horror anthology series 'Slasher'. Ghanimé's film credits include 'Christmas with a View', 'The Age of Adaline', 'Aways and Forever Christmas' and 'Citizen 101'. Ghanimé was born to a Canadian mother and Lebanese father. Apparently, he has visited Lebanon numerous times and wishes to portray more Middle-eastern characters in his movies. He currently resides in Los Angeles. 

Derek Johns

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Derek Johns is seen as Joe Holloway in 'Candy Cane Christmas'. He is best known for acting in 'Le loup et le lion', which is yet to release and 2017s television series 'The Bold Type'. 

'Candy Cane Christmas' premieres on October 31 at 8 pm ET on Lifetime.

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