Man of the hour! Niall Matter has been wowing Hallmark Channel followers since 2016 — having labored on greater than 20 motion pictures for the community — however he virtually wasn’t an actor.
Earlier than breaking into Hollywood in 2007, Matter suffered a life-threatening accident at age 25 when an oil rig rolled over him and resulted in a decrease physique damage. The 90210 alum needed to learn to re-walk and in addition selected to reevaluate his profession aspirations throughout restoration.
“When you may have that period of time to consider it, you understand how brief life could be,” Matter instructed ET Canada in February 2015. “And also you would possibly as properly spend your time doing what you like to do.”
The By no means Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater star’s path to performing was made that a lot simpler by his secret weapon: a photographic reminiscence.
“I’ve been blessed with that,” he joked on the time. “You ask me what certainly one of my traces had been from final week and I can’t let you know! It’s short-term. It’s very, very brief time period, nevertheless it works for a present like [2015’s Remedy].”
After discovering success on TV exhibits, he made his strategy to Hallmark Channel in 2016, starring in each Cease the Marriage ceremony and Discovering Father Christmas that very same 12 months. The actor cemented himself as a staple on the community when he reprised his vacation position as Ian McAndrick in Discovering Father Christmas’ two sequels: 2017’s Partaking Father Christmas and 2018’s Marrying Father Christmas.
The actor turned an excellent greater title throughout the Hallmark household after he started enjoying Candace Cameron Bure’s love curiosity on the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries franchise in 2018. He starred in 10 of the thriller motion pictures earlier than Cameron Bure’s April change to GAC Media resulted ultimately of the franchise.
Over time, the Christmas at Dollywood star has managed to maintain viewers on their toes along with his number of characters on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Films and Mysteries. 2022’s Rip in Time, which premieres this month, is the most recent instance of how a lot of a chameleon Matter is on display.
Within the drama, he portrays Rip Van Winkle Jr., who falls for natural farmer Sarah Majors (Torrey DeVitto) after being transported from 1787 to modern-day.
“This actually is a character-driven efficiency, so I reveled in that,” Matter instructed Media Village on Friday, Could 20. “I do like to take a look at myself as a personality actor, not that there’s something fallacious with being a number one man because it’s an important factor and a good way to make a residing, nevertheless it’s actually enjoyable to sink your enamel into a personality and get to do it for a corporation I really like working for!”
Rip in Time premieres on Hallmark Films and Mysteries Sunday, Could 22, at 9 p.m. ET.
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