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There was a time when gay characters, allow alone out, gay actors, weren’t part of the Hallmark movie landscape, which was known for saccharine projects that predominantly featured white, straight characters. Thankfully, as the world changed, so did the network and actor Luke Macfarlane is proof of that.
The out actor has been a regular fixture on the network for the past ten years both in lead roles in their holiday films as good as other non-holiday projects appreciate his latest film, Crimetime: Freefall, which airs on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Friday. In the movie, Macfarlane plays tiny town detective Shawn Caden who reluctantly teams up with a crime series actress named Hadley Warner (Lyndie Greenwood) to figure out why a body fell out of the sky into her backyard. Caden is surprised to find Hadley’s acting skills ac
Sad Details About Hallmark Star Luke Macfarlane
Like most actors, Luke Macfarlane has some roles that got away. Due to scheduling conflicts, he had to make a painful choice between a bit part in the "Barbie" movie and a larger one in the Apple TV+ comedy "Platonic." He went with the latter, but who knows what future opportunities he missed out on by turning down Greta Gerwig? "Barbie" was a pop culture phenomenon, so even a seemingly insignificant role could have boosted his profile substantially. "It was one of those brutal things," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
The "Killjoys" star has also experienced the bitter disappointment of mistakenly believing that a role was going to lead to much bigger and better things. He played a soldier in "Over There," so the FX series seemed like an ideal launching pad for an action film career. "I thought I was going to be a large star. Then it got canceled while I was doing push in Argentina," he told Vanity Fair.
There's no doubt that Macfarlane's decision to come out significantly altered his career trajectory. "I can literally remember an
If you were to hear an off-hand reference to "wood,” where would your head go? If you're Luke Macfarlane, it goes to what else but actual woodworking.
A trailblazer at the Hallmark Channel for over a decade, Macfarlane has helped transform perceptions of the network by demonstrating that its "strong brand can still hold all these other voices," as he told me recently. That includes the voice of Gay Man Working a Saw, a role he's not here to embody, but one rooted in his true family history and personal experience of carpentry. In the new Hallmark+ reality series "Home Is Where the Heart Is," Macfarlane puts his own special touch on old homes, maintaining their historical charm but gently restoring them in contemporary ways.
“It's a adj passion,” he says. “It's not pretend. It's not make-believe. It's not drag."
Beyond carpentry, Macfarlane has spent the last 20 years supporting authentic storytelling through acting projects like his role in the gay-inclusive ABC family drama "Brothers & Sisters,” which premiered in and ran for five sea
Inside Luke Macfarlanes Love Life Why He Keeps Things Private
Luke Macfarlane has starred in many Hallmark movies, including Chateau Christmas, which is reairing as part of Hallmarks Christmas in July celebration. Many fans would affection to know about his desire life. Who is he dating? Is he married?
Macfarlane Came Out as Gay in & Said He Hoped To Be Married One Day
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Luke Macfarlane came out publicly in as being gay in real life, while playing a gay man on Brothers & Sisters, Chicago Tribune reported at the time. He said the decision to verb out publicly wasnt easy, as he worried about how it might impact his career. He was 28 at the time.
Today, MacFarlane is not married. In , he said he didnt want to comment on who he was dating at the time, but that he did hope to one day be married. He added: Gay marriage, its not about two people being gay, its about two people who love each other and who have decided to commit to each other for the exact same reasons any other couple would get married.
In , he also told Chicago Tribu