A household man! Paul Campbell has been a staple on the Hallmark Channel since 2013 — and his playful onscreen persona isn’t that totally different than his real-life vibe.
The Three Sensible Males and a Child star first appeared on Hallmark in 2013’s Window Wonderland. The Surprising Christmas author starred in two extra hits for the community between 2014 and 2015 earlier than taking a break from appearing to concentrate on his greatest position but: being a father.
“Across the time my son was born, I took a while off. It was bizarre as a result of we had truly been in Los Angeles the yr previous to that,” Campbell informed My Devotional Ideas in July 2018, confirming that his son, Kingston, was born in April 2016. “I used to be off for about six months earlier than my son was born, and after he was born, I simply took off the remainder of the yr.”
The Spun Out alum — who shares Kingston with spouse Lorie Metz, whom he wed in June 2009 — defined that he was out of the leisure hustle and bustle for about eighteen months earlier than he “determined it was time to get again on the horse.”
Campbell’s return to Hallmark got here in 2017 with Solar, Sand & Romance. The rom-com marked his first gig as a producer and the primary time his son joined him on location for filming.
“I used to be at dwelling taking care of the kiddo, and I noticed I might be doing writing at dwelling,” the Canada native stated, revealing he pitched the concept for Solar, Sand & Romance to the community. “And in order that pushed me into the event/inventive route that I’m actually having enjoyable pursuing now.”
The next yr, Kingston, who had Sagittal synostosis surgical procedure shortly after his delivery, as soon as once more joined his dad on set. (Campbell’s son has since recovered from his process, which was targeted on creating a traditional cranium form with extra room for his mind to develop.)
“Carry your kiddo to work day — did he benefit from the snacks or the snow extra?” the Battlestar Galactica alum teased by way of Instagram in August 2018 whereas engaged on A Godwink Christmas.
In September 2019, Kingston was his dad’s “particular customer” whereas he labored on a Hallmark Motion pictures & Mysteries venture. “He was much less impressed with my appearing than he was with the assortment of treats at craft providers,” Campbell joked. “However to be truthful I get that lots.”
Because the Marriage ceremony Each Weekend actor has grown as a mum or dad, he has discovered a house with Hallmark Media. In 2020, the Christmas by Starlight actor started writing for the community and in 2022 he cowrote Three Sensible Males and a Child with longtime good friend, Kimberley Sustad, which later turned one of many greatest hits of the season.
“A lot of the film is these brothers appearing like 13-year-olds and it actually interprets on and off digicam,” Campbell solely informed Us Weekly in October 2022. “We simply turned, like, three 13-year-old pals and there occurred to be a digicam filming us whereas we did our job. It was actually foolish. And I’ll say with out hesitation, I ruined essentially the most takes as a result of I couldn’t cease laughing.”
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Scroll all the way down to see how the Circumstances of Thriller Lane star’s goofball aspect interprets to his enjoyable life as husband to Metz and father to Kingston:
