'Hot Chocolate Holiday': 5 things to know about Aubrey Reynolds and other cast

The cast looks promising with Aubrey Reynolds and Jonny Swenson in the lead
PUBLISHED DEC 18, 2021
Aubrey Reynolds and Jonny Swenson in 'Hot Chocolate Holiday' (IMDb)
Aubrey Reynolds and Jonny Swenson in 'Hot Chocolate Holiday' (IMDb)

Lifetime's latest movie, 'Hot Chocolate Holiday', follows Colette, who runs a successful coffee shop, popularly known for her famous hot chocolate which boasts a secret recipe. In time, Marcus begins to draw in all of Colette's customers with his famous hot chocolate. Why does it taste just like the recipe from Colette's grandmother?

This Christmas movie has a star-studded cast that includes Aubrey Reynolds (as Colette) and Jonny Swenson (as Marcus) in the lead, alongside Kelsie Elena (as Nikki), Jade Gottfredson (as Patron), Nathan Lesser (as Jonathan), Robert John Moody (as Frank Banner), Brandan Ngo (as Simon), Dele Opeifa (as Steven), Susan Phelan (as Sandra), Shae Robins (as Mallory), and Madison Savoie (as Angie).

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Let's take a look at who plays who in the Lifetime Christmas movie. 

Aubrey Reynolds as Colette
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Aubrey is an actress and writer by profession. Growing up, she went to the Colleyville Heritage High School and later went on to receive a BFA in Acting, from Brigham Young University.

Reynolds made her first debut as a lead character in the drama called '16 Stones', in 2014. She is also known for her work on 'Snatchers', and 'Sugar Baby Murder'. 

Some notable and commendable performances of hers were seen in 'Being Charlie', 'Waffle Street', 'Cyborg X', 'You May Now Kill the Bride', 'Shock', 'My Christmas Love', 'Sinister Minister', 'An Hour Behind', 1 episode of 'My Crazy Ex', 'Frenzy', 'Time Freak', and 'A Perfect Fit'.



 

Jonny Swenson as Marcus 

Jonny Swenson is both an actor and writer by occupation. He is still working his way into the entertainment industry and so, not a lot of information about him is out to the public. Having said that, we're sure he'll be making headlines soon with 'Hot Chocolate Holiday'.

The fictional character John is played by Jonny Swenson, in the movie, 'Echo Boomers', of the action, crime, and drama genres.

Aside from Hot Chocolate Holiday, Swenson was also seen in 'Lights, Camera, Romance'.



 

 
Other cast details

The rest of the cast includes Kelsie Elena as Nikki, Jade Gottfredson as Patron, Nathan Lesser as Jonathan, Robert John Moody as Frank Banner, Brandan Ngo as Simon, Dele Opeifa as Steven, Susan Phelan as Sandra, Shae Robins as Mallory, and Madison Savoie as Angie.

'Hot Chocolate Holiday' releases on December 24, 2021, and on Lifetime. 
 
 
 

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