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Chris McNally

Chris McNally is a Canadian actor best known as Lucas Bouchard on When Calls the Heart and for Hallmark movies including Love Finds You.

Biography

McNally spent years building his craft through private acting classes, independent film, and guest television roles. When Calls the Heart changed the scale of his career in 2019, and Hallmark has remained a steady home for his work ever since.

His credits include John Apple Jack, Altered Carbon, Snowkissed, Holiday Crashers, and Love Finds You. The common thread is a career built patiently before a long-running series role brought wider recognition.

Known for

John Jardine

John Apple Jack

McNally played John Jardine in the 2013 independent comedy. The performance received an audience award at FilmOut San Diego.[3][5]

Sergei Brevlov

Altered Carbon

He appeared as Sergei Brevlov in three episodes of Netflix's science fiction series in 2018.[3][4]

Lucas Bouchard

When Calls the Heart

McNally joined the Hallmark drama in season six as Lucas Bouchard. It became the defining regular role of his television career.[2][3][4]

Justin

Holiday Crashers

He played Justin in the 2024 Hallmark holiday movie, continuing a run of romances and mysteries for the network.[3][4]

Jack

Love Finds You

McNally plays Jack in the 2026 Hallmark romance opposite Aimeé Teegarden.[6][2]

Career highlights

  1. 2005

    Small roles and steady training

    McNally's listed screen credits begin in 2005. After high school, he studied scene work, audition technique, and improvisation at private studios in Vancouver.[3]

  2. 2016

    A feature lead

    In 2013, McNally played John Jardine in John Apple Jack. The role marked his first substantial feature lead and brought a festival audience award.[3][5]

  3. 2019

    A wider television range

    By 2018, his work included three episodes of Altered Carbon and the Hallmark romance The Sweetest Heart. Both arrived after years of guest parts.[2][3]

  4. 2021

    Joining Hope Valley

    McNally joined When Calls the Heart as Lucas Bouchard in 2019. The role made him a regular presence in Hallmark's longest-running drama.[3][4]

  5. 2026

    Love Finds You

    In 2026, McNally stars as Jack opposite Aimeé Teegarden. Their characters work together to trace the owner of a misplaced package.[6][2]

Good to know

An early ambition

McNally has said that he wanted to work as an actor from childhood, even before he understood the training the job required.[7]

Private studio training

He studied scene work, auditions, and improvisation in Vancouver rather than attending a full-time conservatory.[7]

A season-six arrival

McNally first appeared as Lucas Bouchard during the sixth season of When Calls the Heart.[2][3]

Festival recognition

His work in John Apple Jack received an audience award for acting at FilmOut San Diego.[3][5]