2016 also saw matter star alongside erin krakow in the hallmark movies & mysteries film "finding father christmas", based on the novel by robin jones gunn, as local lawyer/hotellier ian mcandrick. at the time of broadcast, the film became the most watched premier in the network's history. matter and krakow reprised their roles in a sequel to the film, entitled "engaging father christmas" (broadcast as "a family for the holidays" in canada and as "winter wedding" in the uk) which premiered on hallmark movies & mysteries in november 2017.