Chris McNally (actor)

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Chris McNally (born November 8, 1988), also known as Christopher McNally, is a Canadian-born actor most noted for his role as Lucas Bouchard in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart (2019–present).

Personal life[edit]

McNally was born in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario.^{[citation needed]} His family moved to North Vancouver when he was about one.^{[citation needed]} He grew up and attended Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver, where he trained at Railtown Actors Studio following high school graduation. As of 2018^[update], he was splitting his time between Los Angeles and Vancouver, as necessary.^[1]

McNally is the cousin of actor and singer Drew Seeley.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, he met actress Julie Gonzalo when they worked together on the TV movie The Sweetest Heart.^[2] They kept the relationship a relative secret, referring only to their "girlfriend" or "boyfriend" when telling personal stories to the press over the following years,^[2] until Gonzalo made a surprise June 2022 announcement on Instagram that the couple had just had their first child together.^[3]

Career[edit]

McNally's film career began with his award-winning portrayal of John Jardine in 2013's John Apple Jack. In 2017 he appeared in Freefall.^{[1][failed verification]}

Episodic television work includes appearances in The CW's Supernatural and TNT's original series Falling Skies. He appeared in several episodes of the NetFlix original series Altered Carbon (2018). He became a TV series regular with his portrayal of character Lucas Bouchard starting in early 2019 in the Hallmark Channel's popular series When Calls the Heart.

In mid-2019, McNally portrayed Cal Dennison in the Lifetime Network TV movie adaptation of VC Andrews' novel, Heaven.^[1]

McNally is an actor and writer. He is a member of the Hallmark stable of wholesome talent, with appearances in several holiday productions distributed by Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, such as Hearts of Christmas (2016); Rocky Mountain Christmas (2017); The Sweetest Heart (2018); and A Winter Princess (2019).

Work[edit]

Filmography[edit]

• Freefall; (2017 short film); Lucas
• The Orchard; (2016); Andy Cunningham
• John Apple Jack; (2013); John Jardine
• The Plastic Protocol; (2010 short film); Sebastian St. Paul
• Another Cinderella Story; (2008); Fan at the Competition (uncredited)

TV[edit]

Awards[edit]

McNally received the 2014 award for "Best Actor in a Feature Film" at "FilmOut San Diego" for John Apple Jack.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Chris McNally at IMDb