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Gay actor Luke Macfarlane is trying to make a queer Hallmark Christmas movie
By Rachel del Guidice
Published August 24, 2025
Openly gay actor Luke Macfarlane, known for playing both straight and gay roles, says he hopes to make a queer Christmas movie for the cable network Hallmark.
"Quite simply, like most actors, gay actors, straight actors, we just need someone to say, ‘I’m gonna give you a shot,’" Luke Macfarlane told Variety’s Marc Malkin during the Los Angeles premiere for the Apple TV+ series "Platonic."
"The fact is somebody said, ‘That guy who just did this movie, "Bros," where he gets into a lot of very gay stuff, can play a straight guy,’ and that’s truly because… somebody in power said, ‘I’m going to give you a shot.’ I’m so grateful to [director] Nick [Stoller] for that opportunity."
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Gay actor Luke Macfarlane, who has starred as a straight man, says he is hoping to try to make a queer Hallmark Christmas movie. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Macfarlane, who is playing a straight man in "Platonic," came out as gay in 2008 during an interview with The Globe and Mail.
"I love playing gay," Macfarlane said. "I’ll play gay. I’ll play straight. I’ll do anything. I am very versatile."
He told Variety's Malkin that he is trying to make a queer Christmas movie with Hallmark.
"Hallmark is definitely telling queer stories, so I’ve been trying to find a queer story that would make sense for them… It’s [a] very long development," he said.
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In 2020, the Hallmark Channel released its first film featuring a same-sex wedding.
The actor added that being queer is a "normal" part of life.
"We all have a queer friend, we all have a queer neighbor, we all have a queer brother or sister…. It’s actually just part of life."
In 2020, the Hallmark Channel released its first film featuring a same-sex wedding.
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