Finding Mr. Christmas is an American reality competition television series that premiered on October 31, 2024, on Hallmark+. The series follows a group of men competing in various Christmas-themed challenges to win the title of Mr. Christmas, as well as a role in a Hallmark Christmas movie.
The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 27, 2025.
Format The contestants in the series are men from various backgrounds who aspire to become actors. In each episode, they face two rounds of challenges. The first round is titled "Festive Face Off," where contestants showcase their holiday spirit. The winner of the face-off earns an advantage in the Star Quality challenge. The second main challenge, titled "Star Quality," is an acting challenge where contestants have to learn a script and act out a scene from a Hallmark Christmas movie.
After the challenge, the judges deliberate to pick the strongest and the weakest competitors. The contestant who did not impress the judges is eliminated from the competition.
Judges Bennett both hosts and judges the competition, with Melissa Peterman joining him as the main judge. The series features various guest judges each episode.
Series overview
Season 1 (2024)
The season premiered on October 31, 2024. It was won by Ezra Moreland. The prize for winning the first season was a leading role in the Hallmark movie Happy Howlidays.
Season 2 (2025) The ten contestants of the second season were revealed in October 2025. The season premiered on October 27, 2025.
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestants of Finding Mr. Christmas season 2 Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Outcome Craig Geoghan 33 Lake Ronkonkoma, New York Personal trainer, actor Winner Angel Garet 38 Charlotte, North Carolina Model, actor, and bartender Finalist Rustin Sailors 37 San Diego, California Musician Finalist Marcus Brodie 32 Hamilton, Ohio Model, actor Eliminated 4th Davey Fisher 34 Lake Tahoe, Nevada Commercial model, actor Eliminated 5th Robbie Simpson 35 New York City Acting teacher Eliminated 6th Gabriel Thaxton 32 Laramie, Wyoming Model Eliminated 7th Logan Shephard 30 Cincinnati, Ohio Server, photographer Eliminated 8th Drake Kuyper 27 Denver, Colorado Model, social media manager Eliminated 9th Jake Schum 36 Lake View, New York Former NFL player Eliminated 10th
Contestant progress Legend:
+ Contestant Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig GeoghanSAFESAFEWINWINSAFE WIN Angel GaretSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWIN Rustin SailorsWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE Marcus BrodieSAFESAFEWINSAFE Davey FisherSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFE Robbie SimpsonSAFESAFESAFEWIN Gabriel ThaxtonSAFE Logan ShephardSAFESAFE Drake Kuyper Jake Schum
Episodes Season 2 (2025)
Reception The series was nominated for the Outstanding Reality Program at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards.
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