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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Josh Rottenberg

With 'Bros,' Luke Macfarlane proves he's a rom-com natural. (All those Hallmark movies didn't hurt)

Over the last decade, Luke Macfarlane has starred in more Hallmark Christmas movies than you can shake a mistletoe at, lending his square-jawed charisma to gauzy feel-good fantasies with titles like "Chateau Christmas," "A Shoe Addict's Christmas" and "Christmas in My Heart."

But speaking by phone from Vancouver on a recent afternoon, the Canadian-born actor says the Hallmark project he's currently shooting — working title "Christmas Village," his 14th film for the network — will likely be his last.

"They've been very good to me, but I think I've told my story for now with those folks," Macfarlane says. He lets out a self-deprecating laugh. "I mean, how many firefighters can I play?"

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