‘THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN’ Cast Bios DERMOT MULRONEY (Tom Langdon) – Dermot Mulroney most recently filmed Max Martini’s Will Gardner, Nathan Frankowski’s Chickasaw Rancher and Scott Speer’s Break My Heart 1,000 Times this year, and can be seen in The Mountain Between Us for Fox with Idris Elba and Kate Winslet. His past credits include Baran bo Odar’s Sleepless opposite Jamie Foxx, Dan Mazer’s Dirty Grandpa opposite Zac Efron and Robert De Niro; Ed Gass-Donnelly’s Lavender alongside Abbie Cornish and Justin Long; James Vanderbilt’s Truth opposite Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford; August: Osage County for John Wells opposite Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts; Jobs opposite Ashton Kutcher; The Rambler and Stoker for Chan-Wook Park opposite Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska. He can also be seen in Fox’s “New Girl,” where he plays Zooey Deschanel’s love interest. Mulroney also starred in The Grey opposite Liam Neeson; Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar; David Fincher’s Zodiac; The Family Stone and My Best Friend’s Wedding, among many other films. # # # KIMBERLY WILLIAMS-PAISLEY (Eleanor) – Kimberly Williams-Paisley has been starring in film, television and theater for over 25 years. Now a New York Times Best Selling Author, Williams-Paisley has garnered praise and admiration across the film, television and publishing arenas. She first lit up the screen as the radiant young bride in the comedy feature film series Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II. Other film and then television roles followed, including the co-starring role of Dana on the ABC comedy series “According to Jim.” By the time that series concluded its impressive eight-season run, Williams-Paisley had fully evolved in her role opposite Jim Belushi and Courtney Thorne-Smith, increasing her involvement in the production by directing three episodes of the show. She went on to star in such films as How to Eat Fried Worms, the film adaptation of the popular young children’s book opposite Tom Cavanagh; the Warner Bros. feature We are Marshall for director McG opposite Matthew McConaughey; and the indie film Undiscovered Gyrl, co-starring Christian Slater and Martin Sheen. Most recently she was seen in the latest installment of the popular Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise for Fox 2000, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, co-starring Jason Lee and Tony Hale. (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL – ‘THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN’– CAST BIOS/Page 2 On television, she most recently starred in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Darrow & Darrow” and also starred in “Amish Grace,” the story of the Amish schoolhouse massacre for Lifetime, which debuted as the network’s highest-rated movie of the week at the time. She recurred for two seasons on the hit ABC drama series “Nashville” as the mysterious Peggy Kenter, and had a recurring role on CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” opposite Jon Cryer. She also starred in the ABC Family Network’s “Lucky Seven” and the Lifetime Movie Network original feature “Identity Theft,” serving on both as co-producer. She co-starred in “The Christmas Shoes” for CBS, in ABC’s “Relativity,” in the NBC mini-series “The Tenth Kingdom” and in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film, “Follow the Stars Home.” Williams-Paisley made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning production of The Last Night of Ballyhoo and has appeared on stage in The Vagina Monologues in New York and Los Angeles, and in All in the Timing at the Geffen Playhouse. She also performed on London’s West End in David Mamet’s Speed-the-plow, opposite Mark Strong and Patrick Marber. In addition to her acting work, Williams-Paisley is an accomplished writer, with her first full-length book Where the Light Gets In landing on the New York Times Best Seller list in 2016. The book was born out of an essay she wrote for Redbook magazine in 2014, called “Is My Mother Gone?,” which chronicled the impact of her mother’s dementia. The piece created such national attention that she decided to delve deeper with a memoir, further exploring how she and her family coped with the illness, care and loss of her mother Linda. The paperback version was recently released. Williams-Paisley has become a spokesperson for the Alzheimer’s Association, speaking at various fundraisers and events throughout the country over the last couple of years. In the past, Williams-Paisley has also published articles for In Style and New You magazines and penned a year-long column for Redbook entitled “My Life as a New Wife.” She and her father Gurney Williams co-authored the children’s book, Henry and the Hidden Veggie Garden, and she wrote a chapter for the Zondervan-published book The Mother and Child Project: Raising Our Voices for Health and Hope, a project to help support mothers and children around the globe. In other charitable work, Williams-Paisley hosted the critically acclaimed series, “NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis” for Nashville Public Television. The program won a Mid-south Regional Emmy for its excellence in documentaries in the Community Service Category. She is actively involved with JP/HRO, Sean Penn’s Haitian relief organization, which is currently working to improve the lives of the people of Port-Au-Prince. She is also a member of the Entertainment Council for Feeding America, a Nashville Zoo Board member and a supporter of various animal rescue organizations. # # # (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL – ‘THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN’– CAST BIOS/Page 3 DANNY GLOVER (Max Powers) – Actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover has been a commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 30 years. As an actor, his film credits range from the blockbuster Lethal Weapon franchise to smaller independent features, some of which Glover also produced. In recent years, he has starred in an array of motion pictures including the critically acclaimed Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon and in the futuristic 2012 for director Roland Emmerich. In addition to his film work, Glover is highly sought after as a public speaker, delivering inspirational addresses and moving performances in such diverse venues as college campuses, union rallies and business conventions. Glover has gained respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts, with a particular emphasis on advocacy for economic justice and access to health care and education programs in the United States and Africa. For these efforts Glover received a 2006 DGA Honor and was honored with a 2011 “Pioneer Award” from the National Civil Rights Museum. Internationally, Glover served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998-2004, focusing on issues of poverty, disease and economic development in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2011, Glover was presented with the prestigious Medaille des Arts et des Letters from the French Ministry of Culture and was honored with a Tribute at the Deauville International Film Festival. In 2014, Glover received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of San Francisco. Currently Glover serves as UNICEF Ambassador. In 2005, Glover co-founded NY-based Louverture Films with writer/producer Joslyn Barnes and more recent partners Susan Rockefeller and the Bertha Foundation. The company is dedicated to the development and production of films of historical relevance, social purpose, commercial value and artistic integrity. Among the films Glover has executive or co-produced at Louverture are the César-nominated Bamako, Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Oscar® and Emmy nominated Trouble the Water; the award-winning The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 and Concerning Violence;Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner The House I Live In; Cannes Palme d’Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, the 2017 Sundance Special Jury Award winner Strong Island, and the highly anticipated ZAMA by Lucrecia Martel. A native of San Francisco, Glover trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop of the American Conservatory Theatre. It was his Broadway debut in Fugard’s Master Harold…and the Boys that brought him to national recognition and led director Robert Benton to cast him in his first leading role in 1984’s Academy Award-nominated Best Picture, Places in the Heart. The following year Glover starred in two more Best Picture nominated films: Peter Weir’s Witness and Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. In 1987, Glover partnered with Mel Gibson in the first Lethal Weapon film and went on the star in three hugely successful sequels. Glover starred in The Royal Tenenbaums and To Sleep with Anger, which he executive produced and for which he won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor. On the small screen, Glover won an Image Award, a Cable ACE Award and earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the title role of the HBO Movie Mandela. He has also received (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL – ‘THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN’– CAST BIOS/Page 4 Emmy nominations for his work in the acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove, the telefilm Freedom Song, and as a director he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Showtime’s Just a Dream. Glover also appeared in the HBO Original Movie Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. Most recently Glover starred in Mr. Pig, which had its debut at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and now appears on Netflix. Co-starring Maya Rudolph, Mr. Pig filmed entirely on location in Mexico and is a tour de force for Glover. Glover recently starred in Almost Christmas for Universal Studios. He was also seen was seen in Rage co-starring Nicolas Cage, Beyond the Lights and the independent Complete Unknown. He will soon be completing roles in Come Sunday opposite Chewitel Ejiofor, Old Man & The Gun with Robert Redford, and Proud Mary opposite Taraji P.