The 25 Sexiest Hallmark Hunks — and Something You Should Know About Each of Them

We're celebrating Hallmark Channel's 15th annual Countdown to Christmas — and PEOPLE's countdown to the Sexiest Man Alive

The magic of Hallmark Channel movies isn't just made of holidays or decorations or a perfectly timed kiss just as snowflakes begin to fall.

A key ingredient to the network's secret sauce is its roster of exceptionally kind and incredibly good-looking actors. From Tyler Hynes' self-deprecating charm to Jonathan Bennett's humor and heart, they are undoubtedly part of creating the joy that keeps fans coming back time and time again.

So, with the network's 15th annual Countdown to Christmas kicking off right in the middle of PEOPLE's own countdown to Sexiest Man Alive, we couldn't miss out on the excuse to celebrate these fine fellows.

Robert Buckley

The One Tree Hill and Lipstick Jungle alum kicks off the season with 'Twas the Date Before Christmas, also starring Amy Groening, premiering Oct. 18 on Hallmark Channel. He has a degree in economics from the University of California at San Diego.

Benjamin Ayres

The father of two appears in three Christmas movies this year: Santa Tell Me with Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing (Nov. 9 on Hallmark Channel), The Santa Class with Kimberley Sustad (Nov. 14 on Hallmark Channel), and Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane with Catherine Bell, James Denton, Erica Durance, Julie Gonzalo and Ryan Rottman (Dec. 12 on Hallmark+). He's also the chancellor of Romance University, which sells fan-centric swag with partial proceeds from every purchase going to women's and children's charities.

Victor Webster

The Days of Our Lives alum joined Alison Sweeney for the latest in her Hannah Swensen mystery series, A Sprinkle of Deceit, on Oct. 4. He is also a passionate photographer and his work can be found on his dedicated Instagram page.

Dennis Haysbert

The 24 alum's breakout role was as Pedro Cerrano, a voodoo practicing baseball player in 1989's Major League. Now he's starring in the new Hallmark+ series Holidazed, launching Nov. 14.

Niall Matter

Matter joins Alison Sweeney on This Time Each Year premiering Oct. 24 on Hallmark Mystery. The actor nearly died in an oil rig accident when he was 25 that left him needing to relearn how to walk — and reevaluating his career. He's since starred in more than 25 movies for the network.

Brendan Penny

The Chesapeake Shores alum earned a Bachelor's degree in accounting before studying acting. He next stars alongside Julie Gonzalo in A Novel Noel, premiering Nov. 21 on Hallmark Mystery.

Andrew Walker

The Curious Caterer star has two Christmas movies coming up: Jingle Bell Run with Ashley Williams, premiering Nov. 16, and Three Wiser Men and a Boy — the sequel to 2022's Three Wise Men and a Baby — also starring Tyler Hynes, Paul Campbell and Margaret Colin, debuting on Nov. 23. The Canadian actor and father of two recently launched a skincare line called Skin Mason.

Wes Brown

The True Blood alum stars in Deck the Walls alongside Ashley Greene and Danny Pellegrino, premiering Nov. 29 on Hallmark Channel, and hosts the new docuseries Ready, Set, Glow!, which will showcase spectacular holiday lights displays from around the country. He also released a holiday album, My Kind of Christmas, last year.

Tyler Hynes

The Canadian actor has a whopping five movies coming out in the fourth quarter of 2024: The Groomsmen trilogy with Jonathan Bennett and B.J. Britt (Oct. 17, 24 and 31 on Hallmark+), Three Wiser Men and a Boy with Andrew Walker and Paul Campbell (Nov. 23 on Hallmark Channel), and Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (Nov. 30 on Hallmark Channel) with Hunter King and a whole slew of sitcom stars and cameos (including Donna Kelce). When he's not running around the world making movies, he's skateboarding and spending quality time with his dog, Rusty James.

Kevin McGarry

The actor joins Taylor Cole for A Reason for the Season, Nov. 14 on Hallmark Mystery. He recently married his When Calls the Heart costar Kayla Wallace.

Ben Hollingsworth

Consider Ben in his busy season. On Nov. 14, he'll star with Anuja Joshi in Christmas with the Singhs on Hallmark Channel. Then, on Dec. 19, the new season of his Netflix series, Virgin River, drops on the same day as his Hallmark+ movie Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane, which also stars John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, Brooke D'Orsay, Chelsea Hobbs, Sam Page and Matt Dusk. The father of three is a big hockey fan (and can actually skate!).

Dan Jeannotte

The Canadian actor joins Mallory Jansen in All I Need for Christmas, premiering Dec. 12 on Hallmark Mystery. In addition to breakout roles on The Good Witch, Reign, and The Bold Type, he has done a bunch of voice work for the Assassin's Creed video games.

Jonathan Bennett

The Mean Girls alum who looks sexy with his hair pushed back is co-creator and host of Finding Mr. Christmas, which debuts Oct. 31 on Hallmark+. The network's first reality competition series sees 10 men competing to be the star of a Hallmark Christmas movie. Bennett also has four movies this quarter: The Groomsmen trilogy (Oct. 17, 24 and 31 on Hallmark+) and the sequel to his Christmas movie from last year, Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane, also starring Annabelle Borke, Corey Cott, Sarah Dugdale, Shannon Kook and Vincent Rodriguez III (Dec. 5 on Hallmark+). He and his husband, Jaymes Vaughn, share an adorable dog named Brad.

Jordan Fisher

The actor and singer — who also won season 25 of Dancing with the Stars — joins Katie Findlay in The 5-Year Christmas Party, airing Oct. 27 on Hallmark Channel. He recently executive-produced an off-Broadway show, Pretty Perfect Lives, about an influencer couple, and is currently starring in Hadestown on Broadway.

Will Kemp

The dapper Brit stars in My Sweet Austrian Holiday with Brittany Bristow, debuting Oct. 31 on Hallmark Mystery. The father of two trained at the Royal Ballet School in England.

John Brotherton

The Fuller House alum stars in Following Yonder Star with Brooke D'Orsay on Dec. 15 on Hallmark Channel as well as Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane with Erin Cahill, D'Orsay, Chelsea Hobbs, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Sam Page and Matt Dusk. He's a "#girldad" to two daughters.

Marco Grazzini

The Virgin River actor stars in Christmas Under the Lights with Heather Hemmens, premiering Nov. 27 on Hallmark Mystery. He and his wife, fellow Hallmark actress Alvina August, welcomed their first child, a girl, in September 2023.

B.J. Britt

The Being Mary Jane alum stars in the Groomsmen trilogy alongside Jonathan Bennett and Tyler Hynes (Oct. 17, 24 and 31). The actor played the Bachelor-like lead on UnREAL in 2016.

James Denton

Denton reunites with his The Good Witch costar Catherine Bell in Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane — alongside Benjamin Ayres, Erica Durance, Julie Gonzalo and Ryan Rottman — on Dec. 12 on Hallmark+ and then they'll meet up again Dec. 13-15 at Christmas Con in New Jersey.

Paul Campbell

The Battlestar Galactica alum rejoins his Three Wise Men and a Baby costars, Andrew Walker and Tyler Hynes, for the sequel, Three Wiser Men and a Boy, on Nov. 23 on Hallmark Channel, which he also co-wrote.

Kristoffer Polaha

The Wonder Woman actor stars alongside Lacey Chabert in The Christmas Quest, airing Dec. 1 on Hallmark Channel. The father of three is the co-author of a series of romance novels with Anna Gomez.

Ser'Darius Blain

The Charmed actor appears in both Holidazed — the new series on Hallmark+ also featuring Dennis Haysbert, Erin Cahill, Holland Roden, Ian Harding, John C. McGinley, Lindy Booth, Loretta Devine, Lucille Soong, Nazneen Contractor, Noemi Gonzalez, Osric Chau, Rachelle Lefevre and Virginia Madsen and premiering Nov. 14 — and Christmas on Call, a new rom-com costarring Sara Canning and featuring an appearance from Donna Kelce on Nov. 22 on Hallmark Channel.

Ian Harding

The Pretty Little Liars alum joins Dennis Haysbert, Erin Cahill, Holland Roden, John C. McGinley, Lindy Booth, Loretta Devine, Lucille Soong, Nazneen Contractor, Noemi Gonzalez, Osric Chau, Rachelle Lefevre, Ser’Darius Blain and Virginia Madsen in the new series Holidazed, which premieres on Hallmark+ Nov. 14. He'll also appear alongside Lindsay Lohan in her Netflix holiday movie, Our Little Secret.

Vincent Rodriguez III

The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alum reprises his role from last year's Cherry Lane movie, joining Jonathan Bennett, Annabelle Borke, Corey Cott, Sarah Dugdale and Shannon Kook in Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane on Dec. 5 on Hallmark+. He is currently touring a solo cabaret performance.

Sam Page

On Dec. 19 on Hallmark+, Page appears in Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane with John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, Brooke D'Orsay, Chelsea Hobbs, Benjamin Hollingsworth and Matt Dusk. The Wisconsin native played "Stone Cold Fox Boy" on season 1 of Popular in 1999.

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