‘CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND’ Cast Bios

EMILY OSMENT (Heidi Nelson) – Emily Osment will next be seen in the new Netflix series “The Kominsky Method” opposite Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin. Most recently, she starred in the long-running Freeform comedy, “Young & Hungry” and she played recurring roles on the CBS series “Mom” and “Two and a Half Men.” A gifted comedic and dramatic actress, Osment starred opposite Miley Cyrus in the Disney Channel juggernaut “Hannah Montana.” Other television credits include voiceover for “The Family Guy” and the co-lead of “Cleaners” on Sony's Crackle.

On the big screen, Emily played Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. Additionally, she co-starred in Hannah Montana: The Movie and was the voice of Pep in Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!

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RYAN ROTTMAN (Chris Shepherd) – Ryan Rottman was most recently seen on the big screen starring in Billionaire Boys Club alongside Ansel Egort, Taron Egerton and Emma Roberts. Prior to that, Rottman starred in the Awesomeness TV Series “Guidance” and the MTV series “Happyland.” In addition, he recurred on the ABC Family hit series “The Lying Game,” The CW’s “90210,” as well as starring in TeenNick’s push-the-envelope drama series “Gigantic.” Other select credits include guest starring on the ABC hit series “The Middle,” a recurring role on CBS’ “Viva Laughlin,” as well as a role in Columbia Pictures The House Bunny.

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KELLY HU (Julia) – Kelly Hu has appeared in more than 25 feature films, including her roles as Yuriko Oyama/Lady Deathstrike in the juggernaut X-Men 2, as The Sorceress, opposite the Rock in The Scorpion King, and as Sona in Cradle to the Grave. Most recently, she starred as Dr. Andi Palmer in the family adventure film F.R.E.D.I.

On the small screen, Hu starred in FOX’s “Martial Law,” was a series regular on two seasons of “Nash Bridges,” and has had recurring roles in numerous popular series, including “Arrow,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Army Wives,” “CSI: NY,” “Hawaii Five-0” and “Warehouse 13,” among others. She has guest-starred in episodes of “Dietland,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Being Mary Jane,” “The 100,” “Castle” to name a few. She got her first break when she was cast as Kirk Cameron’s love interest on the hit show “Growing Pains.”

A busy voice actor, Hu has lent her voice to numerous animated series, including “Phineas and Ferb,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters,” “Tangled: The Series” and “Archer,” among others.

Hu was the first Asian American to be crowned Miss Teen USA (1985), and was crowned Miss Hawaii USA in 1993.

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