The holiday season isn't complete each year without a strong slate of projects in the Christmas movie schedule, and Hallmark managed to film 40 for 2023. Luckily, one of those starred with Luke Macfarlane, who has been a staple of the network for fifteen movies over nearly a decade. As star of Catch Me If You Claus opposite Italia Ricci, the actor also achieved a first: getting to play the character of Santa Claus. Speaking with CinemaBlend, Macfarlane opened up about that "privilege" this year!
The actor played a wide variety of characters in Hallmark movies over the years, and has specifically shouted out playing a firefighter. In Catch Me If You Claus, he portrayed Chris, the son of the previous Santa Claus who just wanted to handle the holiday duties himself and stand on his own two boots as the new Santa Claus. Italia Ricci played Avery, who originally believed that the man who arose such a clatter in her house was a crook.
