Discovery’s Designing Christmas consists of cast that incldues Jessica Szohr, Hilary Farr, among others.
“Designing Christmas,” is one of the four-holiday films featuring reality stars from Warner Bros, Discovery channels. Two others include Food Network stars Bobby Flay and Duff Goldman, while the fourth movie, “A Christmas Open House,” features HGTV stars Ben and Erin Napier.
All four movies premiere on November 11 on Discovery +.
The narrative of interior designer Stella and constructor Pablo, as portrayed by Jessica Szohr and Marco Grazzini, is told in Pat’s directorial film “Designing Christmas.”
To break the ice, despite not being a real couple, Stella and Pablo have enchanted homeowners and renters alike for the past six years as co-hosts of the restoration show “House Sweet Home.”
This romantic holiday movie surrounds the characters played by Jessica Szohr, Hilary Farr, Nichole Power, and others. Let’s discuss them individually.
Meet The Cast Of Designing Christmas
Jessica Szohr as Stella Murphy
Jessica Szohr stars as the lead character “Stella,” an interior designer on “Designing Christmas.”
Moreover, she is also a former child model who was described in Teen Vogue as “very refreshingly real.” The actress had originally planned to become an interior designer and had enrolled at Columbia College Chicago, but her agent persuaded her to try out for pilot season auditions.
She moved to Los Angeles with her mother when she was 17 to pursue her passion for acting. Her first film was “Uncle Nino” (2003). Jessica went on to star in several television shows shortly after.
Marco Grazzini as Pablo Belmonte
In the forthcoming “Designing Christmas,” actor Marco Grazzini plays the character Pablo Belmonte, a contractor.
The actor’s other significant TV and film roles include those in NBC’s “Heroes Reborn,” Crackle’s “The Art of More,” and Teletoon’s “Total Drama World Tour.”
Interestingly, he has been acting professionally for fifteen years and is located in Canada.
Grazzini spent more than five weeks studying at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico. He later enrolled himself at the University of Toronto, where he majored in Italian and Spanish with a minor in sociology.
Hilary Farr as Freddy
It will be Hilary Farr’s first acting job in more than 40 years when she makes an appearance in the Discovery+ holiday movie “Designing Christmas” in 2022. The character of Freddy, who was loosely based on Hillary, who is a pretty brilliant actor, is so endearing.
Farr acknowledged that it was thrilling to be invited to participate in one of the first HGTV movies. Also, she believes her “Love It or List It” viewers would enjoy it, particularly the central theme of respecting and reviving cherished family memories over the holidays.
Nicole Power as Zoe
In “Designing Christmas,” Nicole Power, a Canadian actress, takes on the role of Zoe. Other than that, she is known for her role as Shannon Ross in Kim’s Convenience and its spin-off series “Strays.”
She has performed in Canadian theater versions of Legally Blonde, West Side Story, and Bonnie and Clyde, among other works.
In 2021, she was announced as the star of Strays, a spinoff of Kim’s Convenience, which saw Shannon Ross move to Hamilton, Ontario, to embark on a new career.
Other casts for the movie include Leighton Williams as Gabe and Fiona Highest as Sue Murphy.
Designing Christmas Release Date and Time
“Designing Christmas,” a holiday romance movie will release on Friday, November 11th (Christmas Day) on Discovery+ in the United States, as well as on November 12th on Crave Canada and December 1st on CTV Life (Canada).
Exceptional Patt Mills is the film’s director, while Michael J. Murray is its screenwriter.
Pat Mills, an accomplished writer, actor, and director is familiar with the flow of romance. Mills collaborated behind the camera alongside Peter Benison, Joey Gunn, Gloria Tong, and Jennifer Stroud, the costume designer, and director of photography. Steph Copeland composed the music.
Additionally, during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, “Guidance,” a dark comedy by filmmaker Pat, made its world debut.
The Los Angeles Times praised “Guidance” as a “grade A” comedy, and he was nominated for an Actra Award for his character David’s outstanding male performance.