Chris McNally (actor)

Christopher McNally (born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian-born actor most noted for his role as Lucas Bouchard in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart (2019–present).

Personal life
McNally was born in the Toronto 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 Drew Seeley.

In 2017, he met actress Julie Gonzalo 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 Instagram 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 The CW's Supernatural and TNT's original series Falling Skies. He appeared in several episodes of the NetFlix original series Altered Carbon (2018). He became a TV series regular with his portrayal of character Lucas Bouchard starting in early 2019 in the Hallmark Channel's popular series When Calls the Heart.

In mid-2019, McNally portrayed Cal Dennison in the Lifetime Network TV movie adaptation of VC Andrews' novel, Heaven.

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

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
 * Another Cinderella Story; (2008); Fan at the Competition (uncredited)

TV
• 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1 Ghost; 2023 Hallmark made-for-TV movie

• A Tail of Love; 2022 Hallmark made-for-TV movie; JR Stockard

• Christmas Class Reunion; 2022; Hallmark made-for-TV movie

• Riverdale (2017 TV series); 2021; Alan Mayberry; 1 episode

• Snowkissed; 2021 Hallmark made-for-TV movie; Noah

• V.C. Andrew's Heaven; 2019; Cal Dennison

• Sailing Into Love; 2019 Hallmark made-for-TV movie; Tom

• When Calls the Heart 2019 – present; Lucas Bouchard – main character

• A Winter Princess; 2019; Hallmark made-for-TV movie; Jesse

• The Sweetest Heart; 2018 Hallmark made-for-TV movie; Nate

• Altered Carbon (2018); Sergei Brevlov; 3 episodes

• Same Time Next Week; 2017 Hallmark made-for-TV movie; Teddy

• Eat, Drink, & Be Buried: A Gourmet Detective Mystery; (2017); Douglas Weston

• Rocky Mountain Christmas; 2017; Hallmark made-for-TV movie; Cody McKinney

• Hearts of Christmas; 2016; Hallmark made-for-TV movie; Conner

• Dead of Summer; 2016; Hipster Guy

• Falling Skies; 2015; Ryan; 1 episode

• Supernatural 2009–2015; Unnamed Busboy (episode "Death Takes a Holiday", 2009) and Ty (episode "Inside Man", 2015)

• Untold Stories of the E.R. 2012; Dave

• Tower Prep 2010; West Campus Security Monitor #1

• Killer Instinct 2005; Ice Cream Clerk

Awards
McNally received the 2014 award for "Best Actor in a Feature Film" at "FilmOut San Diego" for John Apple Jack.