‘MAGICAL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS’ Cast Bios JESSICA LOWNDES (Marie) – After captivating audiences and critics alike with her powerfully dynamic portrayal of drug addicted pregnant teen actress and singer Adrianna on The CW’s hit series “90210,” Jessica Lowndes (pronounced Lounds) quickly turned heads. In 2014, Lowndes played Bruce Willis’s love interest opposite John Cusack in the action thriller The Prince. The following year she starred alongside Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig in Lifetime’s “A Deadly Adoption” as well as the summer feature film Eden. Additionally, her horror film Abattoir premiered in June 2016 at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was released in December of that year. Lowndes starred in the Hallmark Channel Original Movies “Merry Matrimony” and “A December Bride.” Recently, she appeared in BBC America’s critically acclaimed series “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” and TNT’s “Major Crimes.” In 2016, Lowndes broke the Internet when she punked her fans into believing she was engaged to comedian Jon Lovitz. A native of Canada, Lowndes currently resides in Los Angeles. # # # BRENDAN PENNY (Nate) – An actor with an extensive list of television credits, Brendan Penny co-stars on Hallmark Channel’s family drama “Chesapeake Shores,” which just concluded its second season. In 2016, he wrapped up four seasons as a co-star of the award-winning CTV/ABC crime drama “Motive,” from the producers of “Dexter” and “The Mentalist.” Other recent credits the Hallmark Channel original movies “Autumn in the Vineyard,” “Summer in the Vineyard” and “A Dash of Love,” along with the award-winning Canadian television film “Unclaimed.” A native of Ottawa, Penny moved to Vancouver after college to pursue a career in acting. He studied at the Lyric School of Acting and launched his professional career in 2003, with a guest role on UPN’s “Jake 2.0.” He was subsequently cast in guest roles on Showtime’s “The L Word,” ABC Family’s “Kyle XY” and The WB’s “Smallville,” and landed his first series regular role on CTV’s “Whistler,” which aired in the U.S. on Nickelodeon’s teen channel The N. In 2009, Penny landed a series regular role on The N’s “The Assistants” opposite Michael B. Jordan and was also seen in the Lifetime movie “Held Hostage.” Additional television credits include the Reelz Channel mini- (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL – ‘MAGICAL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS’– CAST BIOS/Page 2 series “Ring of Fire” and guest starring roles on numerous series, including CBS’s “Flashpoint,” AMC’s “The Killing” and the WB’s “Supernatural.” # # # -- HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES -- .