Christopher McNally (born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian-born actor most noted for his role as Lucas Bouchard in the

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'' (2019–present).

Personal life

McNally was born in the

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suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. His family moved to North Vancouver when he was about one. He grew up and attended Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver, where he trained at Railtown Actors Studio following high school graduation. , he was splitting his time between Los Angeles and Vancouver, as necessary. McNally is the cousin of actor and singer

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. In 2017, he met actress

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when they worked together on the TV movie ''The Sweetest Heart''. 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, until Gonzalo made a surprise June 2022 announcement on

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that the couple had just had their first child together.

Career

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''. Episodic television work includes appearances in

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'' and

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's original series ''

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''. He appeared in several episodes of the NetFlix original series ''

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'' (2018). He became a TV series regular with his portrayal of character Lucas Bouchard starting in early 2019 in the

's popular series ''When Calls the Heart''. In mid-2019, McNally portrayed Cal Dennison in the

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TV movie adaptation of VC Andrews' novel, ''

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''. 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

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, such as ''Hearts of Christmas'' (2016); ''Rocky Mountain Christmas'' (2017); ''The Sweetest Heart'' (2018); and ''A Winter Princess'' (2019).

Work

Filmography

* ''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 * ''

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''; (2008); Fan at the Competition (uncredited)

TV

Awards

McNally received the 2014 award for Best Actor in a Feature Film at

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for ''John Apple Jack''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McNally, Chris 1988 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Male actors from British Columbia People from North Vancouver Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors Living people