Cast Bios JODIE SWEETIN

‘FINDING SANTA’ Cast Bios JODIE SWEETIN (Grace) – Entrepreneur, actress, producer and author, Jodie Sweetin garnered the love of millions in her role as Stephanie Tanner on ABC’s long-running, hugely popular sitcom “Full House,” which still airs in syndication. She recently returned to her role as Stephanie in Netflix’s highly anticipated spinoff, “Fuller House.” Netflix renewed the series for a second season just five days after the series premiered and its continued success garnered an instant third season pick up. The return of “Fuller House” has been a favorite across numerous generations and most recently won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Premium Comedy Series, the Kids Choice Award for Favorite Family TV Show, as well as the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Comedy in both 2016 and 2017 and nomination for Choice TV: Chemistry. Sweetin also starred with her actress friends Beverley Mitchell and Christine Lakin in the unscripted comedy “Hollywood Darlings,” which premiered on POP TV this past April and just received a second season pick up. In addition to co-starring, Sweetin serves as co-Executive Producer on the project. In 2016, Jodie was the third most Googled actress of the year and the sixth most searched subject on Yahoo. She also lit up the dance floor on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” where she partnered with Keo Motsepe. Originally from Orange County, Sweetin always knew she wanted to be an entertainer. Her mother saw that she loved performing and at three-and-a-half years old, she began doing a few print ads and commercials. She soon booked her breakout role in “Full House” and secured her spot in pop culture with her cute lisp and catchy tag line, “How rude!” In 2009, Sweetin published her memoir, “UnSweetined,” documenting her life growing up in the spotlight and the years after. In her rare spare time, she loves to dive into a good book. Sweetin lives in Los Angeles and usually keeps busy going on adventures with her daughters, Zoie and Beatrix. # # # ERIC WINTER (Ben) – Eric Winter is a versatile talent who started his career as a model, appearing in high-profile campaigns for the likes of Tommy Hilfiger and starring opposite Britney Spears in the campaign for her perfume Curious. He subsequently transitioned to acting and has been seen in both dramatic and comedic roles in film and television. (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL – ‘FINDING SANTA’ – CAST BIOS/Page 2 On television, Winter was last seen recurring in FOX’s “Rosewood” opposite Morris Chestnut and he co-starred in Lifetime’s “Witches of East End” opposite Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Julia Ormond. Notable recent credits include recurring roles in ABC’s “Secrets and Lies,” CBS’ hit crime drama “The Mentalist” and ABC’s “GCB,” as well as a guest starring role on TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles.” Among his previous series credits are ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters,” CBS’ cult vampire drama “Moonlight,” “The Ex-List,” “Viva Laughlin,” “CSI,” “Pepper Dennis,” and “Love, Inc.” Winter starred opposite Alyssa Milano in Lifetime’s television movie “Sundays at Tiffany’s.” Winter is also a name in big screen comedies and dramas. In 2008, he co-starred in the second installment in the Harold & Kumar series, playing the role of Colton in the cult comedy Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. He then went on to land a leading role in New Line’s romantic comedy The Ugly Truth opposite Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. Additional credits include the action thriller Fire with Fire with Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson and Bruce Willis and Sam Esmail’s Comet with Emmy Rossum and Justin Long. He was a voice star, alongside Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe, in Sony Play Station’s acclaimed video game “Beyond Two Souls” Winter has many accomplishments outside of the acting world. He recently produced “Death of a Showgirl” for Lifetime and is currently producing the children’s animated series “La Golda.” He and his wife, actress Roselyn Sanchez, co-wrote the children’s book Sebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha, published in September by Celebra/Penguin. # # # -- HALLMARK CHANNEL – .

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