HALLMARK MEDIA INKS MULTIPICTURE OVERALL DEAL WITH BROOKS DARNELL

STUDIO CITY, CA - December 16, 2022 - Hallmark Media and Brooks Darnell ("The Young and the Restless") have agreed to a multi-picture overall deal, it was announced today.

"We are so lucky to have Brooks Darnell here at Hallmark; he is a triple threat - an amazing actor, singer and musician," said Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Media. "Brooks is such a delight to work with and we're all so excited for viewers to see him in his next movie, 'Holiday Heritage,' which is our our first-ever movie celebrating Kwanzaa."

"I am excited to continue my relationship with the Hallmark family," said Darnell. "I feel blessed that I get to make feel-good movies that all families and people can enjoy and look forward to seeing what's next!"

Darnell has starred in a number of Hallmark original movies such as the 2016 Hallmark Channel original movie "All Yours" and 2019's "A Christmas Miracle" on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Most recently, he starred in the Hallmark Channel original movies "Advice to Love By" and "A Winter Getaway." Darnell appeared in the 2012 feature film Total Recall, had a recurring role in Freeform's "Shadowhunters" and has guest starred in episodes of "Bones," "Breakout Kings" and "Nikita."

Darnell is repped by Ryan Goodell/Morris Yorn Barnes, Levine Krintzman, Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman.

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