‘VERY, VERY VALENTINE’ Cast Bios

DANICA McKELLAR (Helen) – Danica McKellar, well known from her roles as Winnie Cooper on “” and Elsie Snuffin on “,” recently wowed audiences as a quarterfinalist on the ABC juggernaut “Dancing with the Stars,” and gets recognized for her frequent movies.

McKellar is also the founder of McKellarMath.com and the New York Times bestselling author of groundbreaking books including Math Doesn’t Suck and Kiss My Math. For tackling math education and simultaneously breaking the stereotype of the “math nerd” with these books, McKellar was named “Person of the Week” by “ABC World News.” Her latest New York Times bestseller is Goodnight Numbers, which hit the shelves in March 2017, and is aimed at parents of young children, to introduce numbers as a friendly and relevant part of their lives. Crown Books for Young Readers is the publisher and will also publish three more of McKellar’s books in 2018: Ten Magic Butterflies in February and both Bathtime Mathtime and Do Not Open This Math Book in June.

A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA, McKellar earned her undergraduate degree in mathematics while also contributing original research. Her theorem, since dubbed “The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem,” was published in Britain’s esteemed Journal of Physics and has been featured on the front page of the science section of The New York Times.

After college, in addition to her nine-episode arc on “The West Wing,” McKellar continued her acting career with such roles as a recurring spot on CBS’ hit show “” and a guest appearance on “,” among others. McKellar also voices many roles in cartoons, including the regular role of Miss Martian on Cartoon Network’s “Young Justice.”

McKellar has starred in many television movies, including “The Wrong Woman” on Lifetime, which garnered some of the network’s highest ratings, and made her Hallmark Channel debut in 2015 with two original movies – “Perfect Match” and “Crown for Christmas,” with the latter earning 4.3 million impressions with P2+, making it the network’s second highest-rated original movie premiere of the year. More recently, she starred in the network’s “Wedding Bells” and “My Christmas Dream,” which was once again one of Hallmark Channel’s top-rated movies of the year, in addition to 2017’s “Campfire Kiss,” on which she also served as executive producer, and her latest ratings-buster, “Coming Home for Christmas.”

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For all of McKellar’s updates and news, follow her on Instagram, and Facebook – and Periscope for her “McKellar Motivational Monday” live video chats and behind-the-scenes videos! Username for all is @danicamckellar. And make sure to visit mckellarmath.com for her full line of books and her YouTube comedy series, “Math Bites.”

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CAMERON MATHISON (Henry) – Emmy nominated actor and television host Cameron Mathison is co-anchor of the most watched entertainment news program in the world, “Entertainment Tonight.” In addition to his work with “ET,” Mathison previously served as feature correspondent for “Good Morning America,” and “Extra” and co-hosted the “35thAnnual Daytime Emmy Awards.”

Mathison has appeared on screen in both film and television and is no stranger to television movies, starring in Hallmark Channel originals “A Christmas to Remember” opposite Mira Sorvino and most recently, “At Home in Mitford,” opposite Andie MacDowell. In addition, he has starred in multiple projects for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, including “Murder She Baked: Just Desserts,” his fifth movie in the “Murder, She Baked” franchise, following “Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe,” “Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery,” “Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Murder Mystery,” and “Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Mystery.” Mathison’s other television movie credits include Hallmark Channel’s “Holidaze,” “The Christmas Ornament,” “Window Wonderland,” “My Gal Sunday” and “Along Came a Nanny,” as well as Lifetime’s “The Wife He Met Online” and “Any Mother’s Son,” and ABC Family’s “See Jane Date.”

In September 2007, Mathison joined the cast of ABC’s hit competition series, “Dancing with the Stars,” advancing all the way to Week 9. He has also had several pivotal guest-starring roles on top television shows, including “Hot in Cleveland,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “CSI,” “JAG,” “What I Like About You,” “F/X: The Series,” “Castle,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Hope & Faith” and “The Exes.”

Mathison made his feature film debut in the 1998 Miramax release, 54, opposite Salma Hayek and Ryan Phillippe. He also starred in the Canadian independent film Washed Up, The Carpenter’s Miracle, The Surrogate and the ABC Family Feature Film Home Again.

Well known for his fan-favorite role as Ryan Lavery in the daytime series “All My Children,” Mathison earned great acclaim from critics and fans alike, taking home a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer in 1999 and Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2004.

Additionally, his hosting duties have included the “33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” broadcast as the show’s Fan Zonehost, ABC’s live world premiere of Walt Disney’s animated

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feature, “Tarzan,” SOAPnet’s 2001 Daytime Emmy red carpet special and various E! “Wild On!” specials. He served as the host of SOAPnet’s original reality series, “I Wanna Be a Soap Star.”

Mathison resides in with his wife, Vanessa, and their children, Lucas and Leila.

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DAMON RUNYAN (Charles/Masked Man) – Damon Runyan hails from Toronto, Canada. He is currently working on CBS’s “Star Trek: Discovery” as the Klingon Leader Ujilli. He is best known for his portrayal of Charles Falco in “Gangland Undercover” for A&E/History. Select TV credits include “Suits,” “Haven,” “Nikita,” “Supernatural,” “Lost Girl,” “DeGrassi: The Next Generation” and “Covert Affairs.” Recent stage credits include Tony in Mike Bartlet’s Canadian premiere of Bull, and Bobby in Neil LaBute’s In a Forest Dark and Deep. Runyan won the Best Actor Award in the 2013 National Film Challenge for his short film “Cassidy,” which he wrote, directed and produced.

Runyan has also appeared in a long list of made for television movies, including Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Sound of Christmas,” and Hallmark Channel’s “Valentine Ever After,” “One Starry Christmas” and most recently, “Christmas Festival of Ice.”

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