''Desperately Seeking Santa'' is a

television movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestr ...

starring

Laura Vandervoort Laura Dianne Vandervoort (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Lisa in the ABC science fiction series '' V'' (2009). She also known for role as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series '' Instant ...

and

Nick Zano Nick Zano (born March 8, 1978) is an American actor. He played List of What I Like About You characters#Vince, Vince in The WB's sitcom ''What I Like About You (TV series), What I Like About You''. He hosted MTV's former infotainment program abo ...

. It premiered on

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on November 27, 2011 in their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is directed by Craig Pryce. It was filmed under the title ''Hunky Santa''.

Plot

Jennifer Walker, PR manager for an aging shopping mall, runs a contest to replace the traditional mall Santa Claus with a "hunky Santa". But complications ensue when she falls in love with contest winner (and struggling restaurateur) David Moretti.

Cast

as Jennifer Walker *

as David Moretti *

Paula Brancati Paula Brancati (born June 6, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work on Canadian television, including roles on ''Being Erica'', '' Slasher'', ''Dark Oracle'', and most notably for playing Jane Vaughn on '' Degrassi: The Next Gene ...

as Marissa Marlet * John Bregar as Neal McCormick *Patrick Garrow as Edgar Hillridge *

Natalie Krill Natalie Krill (born February 4, 1983) is a Canadian actress and former dancer. She appeared in the hockey drama ''MVP'' and in the independent film '' Below Her Mouth.'' Early life Natalie Krill was born and raised in Saskatchewan, daughter of ...

as Brittany *

Gerry Mendicino Gennaro "Gerry" Mendicino (born May 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Mendicino was born in North Bay, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Windsor Drama School in 1973. Throughout his career he has been able to play a wide range of versa ...

as Mr. Moretti *

Katie Griffin Katie Griffin (born January 14, 1973) is a Canadian actress and singer who has appeared on television, films and voiced animations. Her roles include the voices of Sailor Mars in the original English Canadian dub of ''Sailor Moon'', Lauren in ' ...

as Sonia Moretti *

Lisa Berry Lisa Berry (born November 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, seen regularly on television with appearances in '' The Colony'', '' Northpole: Open for Christmas'', ''Combat Hospital'', '' Bad Blood'', '' Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'', '' ...

as Christine Mayweather

References

External links

* 2011 television films 2011 films ABC Family original films Canadian Christmas films English-language Canadian films 2010s English-language films Christmas television films Canadian comedy television films Films directed by Craig Pryce 2010s Canadian films 2010s television Christmas films {{Christmas-tv-film-stub