‘The Christmas Aunt’: Meet Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jarod Joseph and rest of the cast of Lifetime's holiday movie
Lifetime’s upcoming holiday movie ‘The Christmas Aunt’ sees Rebecca visit her niece and nephew, who she is asked to babysit. While she’s there, Rebecca reunites with her friend Drew and soon starts developing feelings for him. Will their relationship turns into something more than just friendship? Meet the cast of ‘The Christmas Aunt’ here ahead of its premiere.
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Keshia Knight Pulliam will be seen as Rebecca in ‘The Christmas Aunt’. She’s an American actress best known for essaying the role of Rudy Huxtable in the NBC sitcom ‘The Cosby Show’. She is seen as the youngest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable. She became the youngest actress in 1986 to be nominated for the Emmy Award under the Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series category. Pulliam won the celebrity version of ‘Fear Factor’ in 2002, besides also winning the celebrity version of ‘Weakest Link’ and partaking in 'Celebrity Mole 2: Yucatan'. Pulliam featured in ‘Sesame Street’ and appeared in the ‘Polly’ movies. She contested on ABC’s ‘Splash’ in 2013. The actress was a guest house on CBS’s ‘Celerity Big Brother’ Season 1. Pulliam is known for acting in films and television shows such as ‘Radio Christmas’, ‘Jingle Belle’, ‘Here We Go Again’, ‘Madea Goes to Jail’, ‘Death Toll’, ‘The Gospel’ among others.
Jarod Joseph
Canadian actor Jarod Joseph is best known for his roles in the television series ‘The 100’ and ‘Rogue’. He developed an interest in acting after landing a role in ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians’. While his rose to popularity as Detective Nicholas Fleming in ‘Rogues’, he began featuring in recurring roles as Gus in ‘Once Upon a Time’ and Fringe in ‘Arrow’. Talking about his role in the series he said, “My first day on the job was actually a week-and-a-half after most of the cast and crew had already begun working together. There were an established dynamic and rapport that I wasn’t privy to, so I was a little worried about blending in with everyone and doing my thing." Joseph is popular for featuring in television series including ‘Saving Hope’, ‘You Me her’, ‘Mistresses’ and ‘Wayward Pines’. His film credits include ‘My One Christmas Wish’, ‘Away and Back’, ‘Sea of Fire’ among others.
'The Christmas Aunt' premieres on November 1 at 8 pm ET on Lifetime.