‘CHRISTMAS JOY’ Cast Bios DANIELLE PANABAKER (Joy Holbrook) – Danielle Panabaker is a talented actress on the rise who challenges herself with each new character she portrays across television and film. Panabaker currently stars in The CW series, “The Flash,” based on the famous DC comic book superhero who possesses super speed, bending the laws of physics. Panabaker plays two characters on the show – Caitlin Snow, a highly intelligent bioengineer at S.T.A.R. Labs. and Killer Frost, a villainous, Earth-2 version of Caitlin Snow. Also starring in the series are Grant Gustin, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin and Candice Patton. In 2015, “The Flash” won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite New Drama as well as three Saturn Awards. Additionally, the show was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects as well as five Teen Choice Awards. Season three premiered October 4th, 2016. Panabaker recently starred in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Recipe For Love,” and recently wrapped production on the indie comedy This Isn’t Funny starring opposite Mimi Rogers, Edi Gathegi and Anthony LaPaglia. Additional television credits include an appearance on FX series, “Justified” and a starring role on CBS series, “Shark” for two seasons. She previously starred in several films including Mr. Brooks, opposite Kevin Costner; Sky High, opposite Kurt Russell; Home of the Giants, opposite Ryan Merriman and Haley Joel Osment; Yours, Mine and Ours, This Isn’t Funny and Time Lapse. Panabaker starred in multiple horror films including Friday the 13th, The Crazies, The Ward, and Piranha 3D. Panabaker has made many guest appearances on television shows including “Bones,” “Mad Men,” “Grimm,” “Law & Order: Los Angeles,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Summerland,” “Malcolm in the Middle” and “The Guardian.” She has also starred in several television films, including HBO Films two part mini-series “Empire Falls,” the Disney Channel Original Movie “Stuck in the Suburbs,” and the Lifetime Television productions “Sex and the Single Mom” and “Mom at Sixteen.” She currently resides in Los Angeles. # # # MATT LONG (Ben Andrews) – Matt Long recently shot the pilot #Fashionvictim created by Mark and Daniel Waters for E! Long’s big break came with the starring role of Jack McCallister in The WB’s critically acclaimed series “Jack & Bobby” with Christine Lahti. Long subsequently portrayed Dr. James Peterson on “Private Practice” (2012-13) and also appeared on “Mad Men,” “The Newsroom,” “Timeless,” “Graves” and “Helix.” His film credits include Mark Steven Johnson’s Ghost Rider, in which Long portrayed young Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) and Sydney White, opposite Amanda Bynes. -- HALLMARK CHANNEL – .