'Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater': Meet Ashley Williams, Niall Matter and rest of the cast of Hallmark film
Have you already made your checklist for Christmas? Apart from decorations, gifts and a delicious menu, many might have "watching a Christmas movie" on their list. There’s more than a month left for Christmas, but getting into the holiday spirit a little early is always welcome. The celebrations might be scaled down this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s plenty to look forward to as well. To make your pre-Christmas days special, Hallmark Channel will premiere the movie ‘Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater’ as part of the network’s annual ‘Countdown to Christmas’ event.
According to the synopsis, the story is about a single mother Maggie O’Donnell, for whom Christmas has always been a family affair. But this year, her daughter Ellen is away with her father for the holidays and for the first time, Maggie is alone for Christmas. The situation changes when she quite literally crashes into Lucas Cavelli at a Christmas tree lot — he gets injured due to her tree. And, due to this mishap, he’s forced to cancel his ski trip to Aspen and stay in town over Christmas. Anxious to make amends, Maggie offers Lucas her guest house for him to recuperate.
Over the course of the holiday, the two find comfort and healing in their new friendship — a growing bond that soon leads to romance. However, Maggie misunderstands Lucas’s intentions and thinks he’s been leading her on before leaving for his job back in the big city. But is that the case? Will their relationship end even before it gets a chance? Before you watch the movie to get these answers, here are the details of the cast.
Ashley Williams as Maggie
Williams is known for starring in the television series ‘The Jim Gaffigan Show’ on TV Land and in the NBC series ‘Good Morning Miami’. The actress essayed the role of Victoria on the popular CBS series ‘How I Met Your Mother’. She has been a part of popular movies such as ‘A Most Violent Year’, ‘Something Borrowed’ and ‘Margin Call’. Williams has guest-starred in shows such as ‘FBI’, ‘Instinct’, ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine’, ‘Monk’, ‘The Mentalist’, ‘The Good Wife’, ‘Psych’, ‘Girls’ and ‘Law & Order: SVU’, among others. She has worked on various Hallmark movies like ‘Northern Lights of Christmas’, ‘October Kiss’, ‘Love on a Limb’, ‘Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa’ and ‘Holiday Hearts’.
Niall Matter as Lucas
The Canadian-American actor has guest-starred in hit shows such as 'The Good Doctor', 'Supernatural' and 'iZombie'. He also had a recurring role as Greg in '90210'. His association with Hallmark isn’t new. Matter has been in films such as 'Stop the Wedding’, 'Frozen in Love', 'Finding Father Christmas’, 'Engaging Father Christmas’ and 'Marrying Father Christmas’.
The rest of the cast comprises Lisa MacFadden, Brandon Zub, Bethel Lee, Matthew MacCaull, Jarrod Evanyshyn, Paula Burrows, Kwesi Ameyaw, Kayden Magnuson, Calix Fraser, Parker Lily McLellan, Ashton Lim, David Quinlan, Jessie Tatiana Velez, Scott McGrath, Sean Martin Savoy, Zahra Anderson and Ellie Harvie. The movie is produced by Two 4 The Money Media. Tom Mezza, Karen Glass, Kim Arnott and Ivan Hayden serve as executive producers. It is directed by Allan Harmon and the script is by Nina Weinman, based on the book by Debbie Johnson.
‘Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater’ releases on Saturday, November 7, at 8 pm ET on Hallmark Channel.
