Hallmark Actor: Andrew Walker
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Andrew William Walker is a popular and beloved Canadian actor on the Hallmark Channel. He was born on June 9, 1979.
Andrew actually started performing in his lunch-time drama program in elementary school. His teacher saw his acting ability and started sending him out on auditions. By the time he was 12 years old, he had become addicted to acting and began getting professional acting roles by the time he was 14.
Andrew played football while at Vanier College. He was given a full scholarship to play at Boston College. That was short-lived after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament during spring camp. The accident ended his football career, and he focused entirely on acting.
Beginning of Andrew Walker's Acting Career
Andrew started his acting career in Montreal with a recurring role in Student Bodies, a series that lasted from 1996 to 1997. His big break came in 1997 with his debut in Laserhawk. Throughout the years, he appeared in several movies, sometimes more than one at a time. In 2006, he co-starred in Steel Toes which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor.
In 2007, he had a leading role in Lifetime's film Abducted: Fugitive For Love. From time to time, he made guest appearances on one-hour television shows including CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, ER, Without a Trace, Reba, and The Big Bang Theory.
As you can see, Andrew was already getting various roles before he began his long career on the Hallmark Channel with starring roles in two-hour movies.
Walker's Hallmark Acting Career
You can see in the chart below the dates and names of Andrew's Hallmark movies from the first one in 2012 to the present time with only one year not having a role in a Hallmark movie. Notice that he acted alongside his real-life friend Nikki DeLoach three times, more than any other leading lady.
Also, notice the years he starred in back-to-back movies. See that he starred in two Hallmark movies in 2015, three in 2016, 2017, and 2018. His list includes two movies in 2020 and 2021. The Hallmark actor says an ideal time between movies is about two months so he can have time to study his script and spend time with his family. An exception was when he finished filming Wedding March 4 on a Friday in Vancouver, and he started shooting Love in Design in Winnipeg the following Monday.
In the chart below is also a brief synopsis of Walker's 21 Hallmark movies. Fans love him so much that they are waiting to see him in more movies in the upcoming years.
Andew Walker's 21 Hallmark Movies
| MOVIE/YEAR | LEADING LADY | BRIEF SYNOPSIS |
|---|---|---|
A Bride for Christmas. December 1, 2012 | Arielle Kebbel | A man bets his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas that is only four weeks away. |
When Calls the Heart, Season 1, January 11-March 29, 2014 | Erin Krakow | Man plays a fortune-hunting scoundrel in a small frontier who becomes a rival in a romantic relationship. |
Wedding Planner Mystery, October 19, 2014 | Erica Durance | A young wedding planner is framed for a crime and must clear her name. |
Bridal Wave. January 17, 2015 | Arielle Kebel | A bride is planning her wedding, but has to decide between a well-off doctor and a charming man she meets just before her wedding. |
Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow, December 13, 2015 | Meghan Ory | Two stranded people at an airport share a car ride to make it home in time for Christmas. |
Appetite for Love, February 6, 2016 | Taylor Cole | A woman has the job of convincing her ex-boyfriend to sell his restaurant. |
Date with Love, May 21, 2016 | Shenae Grimes | Young man accepts a proposal from a small-town queen save her reputation. |
A Dream of Chrismas, December 3, 2016 | Nikki DeLoach | An angel helps a young married woman's wish come true. Then she decides she wants it reversed. |
Love on Ice, January 7, 2017 | Julie Berman | A young coach helps an older former figure skating champion reclaims her popularity. |
The Perfect Catch, April 22, 2017 | Nikki DeLoach | When the baseball player returns to town, he revisits his past for a better future. |
Love Struck Café, October 14, 2017 | Sarah Jane Morris | A young woman reconnects with her childhood sweetheart Joe, who broke her heart a long time ago. |
My Secret Valentine, February 3, 2018 | Lacey Chabert | A young woman writes messages on chalkboard of her mysterious tenant, |
Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New, June 223, 2018 | Josie Bissett | Abby and Rob are about to be married, but Abby thinks she may not fit in with Rob's family |
Love in Design, September 15, 2018 | Danica McKellar | Hannah returns to her small New England hometown and must work with Jeff, an old flame, to renovate a historical Manor. |
Bottled With Love, april 13, 2019 | Bethany Joy Lenz | While fishing a man finds a bottle with a message in it and finds woman who put it there. |
Merry & Bright, November 2, 2019 | Jodie Sweetin | Cate and Gabe's work relationship turns into much more. |
Christmas on my Mind, December 21, 2019 | Ashley Greene | A woman has short-term memory loss and thinks she is still getting married to a man she has broken up with. |
Sweet Autumn, October 17, 2020 | Nikki DeLoach | Woman leaves maple candy shop to two young people who search for answers why they both inherited the shop.. |
Christmas Tree Lane, October 24, 2020 | Alicia Witt | Woman tries to save her street from demolition, but the man she's falling for is actually trying to do the opposite. |
The 27-Hour Day, August 7, 2021 | Auturm Reeser | Woman takes time for working so much and falls for a man when she goes on a relaxing retreat. |
My Christmas Family Tree, November 13, 2021 | Aimee Teegarden | A woman meets relative for first time during the holidays. She and a friend of the family connect in a special way. |
Unexpected Christmas, November 26, 2021 | Walker only did a cameo appearance | Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker continued the tradition of having a camero in each other's movies. |
Source: Hallmark Movies
Personal Life
Andrew started dating Cassandra Troy in 2004. They eloped in 2013 instead of having a big wedding because they wanted to save money for their dream business. They have two sons, West Byron Walker, born in July 2015, and Wolf Reinhard Walker, born in December 2019.
The business the couple saved for was started with a friend in 2013. Clover, based in the Los Angeles area, produces bottles of fresh, cold-pressed juices. In 2018, the company's name was changed to Little West because of the couple's love of the west coast and their oldest son, West.
SOURCE: Cassandra Troy Instagram
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Hallmark Channel: Andrew Walker
The Complete List of Andrew Walker's Hallmark Movies
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