Actor Jonathan Bennett, known for his roles in Mean Girls, Veronica Mars and on the ABC soap All My Children, just landed the coveted leading role in The Christmas House, the first queer-centric Christmas movie for the Hallmark Network.The New York Daily News reports that The Christmas House will mark Bennett’s third outing (pun intended) with Hallmark films.
He is joined by actors Ana Ayora and Sharon Lawrence in the film. Actor Robert Buckley, of One Tree Hill fame, will play Bennett’s husband.“Our holiday table is bigger and more welcoming than ever,” Michelle Vicary, executive VP of programming at Crown Media, Hallmark’s parent company, said in a statement. “This year’s movies reflect our most diverse representation of talent,.