Spencer Macpherson from Who Is The Way Home: 5 things to know

Hallmark Channel The way home finally found his adult Jacob Spencer Macpherson – and his debut did not disappoint.

The way homewhich premiered in January 2023, follows mother-daughter duo Kat (Chyler Leigh) and Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) after returning to Kat’s small hometown of Port Haven, Canada, to stay with her estranged mother, Del (Andie MacDowell). After learning that there is a pond on their property that can transport them to different places in time, they begin traveling back to the ’90s in an attempt to rescue Kat’s brother Jacob (Remy Smith), after he disappeared in 1999.

After the season 1 premiere revealed that the pond had sent Jacob back to 1814, season 2 continued with Kat searching for her sibling. However, she soon discovered that her once 8-year-old brother had grown into a 26-year-old man, played by Macpherson, who viewers meet in episode 5.

“I just think it’s a really cool concept,” Macpherson said Soaps.com in February 2024 why he took on the role. “I like time travel. I just love a lot of the themes of this show. And when I got the audition, I just thought it was a really cool concept to have a character like this guy outside of time. It’s one thing to have them travel from 1999 to the present, but it doesn’t feel as crazy or epic as someone from the 19th century. For example, how would you adapt from modern times to the 19th century? It just felt like a really cool concept to have a character that comes from both worlds.

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Luckily for Macpherson, his resume includes several sci-fi and historical pieces, including one for The CW Managementon which he played Charles IX.

“I love doing things like this. You can be a little more critical of things in modern times, but with a period piece there’s something theatrical about it,” he continued. “We have such a cool and interesting cast of characters that we meet in the 19th century. And everyone has their own unique view on it.”

Macpherson called joining the show — which marks his first project with Hallmark — an “amazing” experience, considering the opportunity to be part of a series that deviates from the network’s typical genre.

“Everyone was just super welcoming as soon as I got to the show. I think the show is also really unique to Hallmark, which is exciting to be part of this kind of pivot,” he said. “I will say that I have been a fan of all the Hallmark Christmas movies.”

The Way Home Season 2 airs Sundays at 9 PM ET on Hallmark Channel.

Where is Spencer Macpherson from?

Macpherson grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and attended Cawthra Park Secondary School for the Arts for Drama, graduating in 2015. Has two older sisters, Meagan and Rebecca.

Where have you seen Spencer Macpherson before?

After his first role in the SyFy channel series Defiance In 2015, Macpherson got his first big break when he was cast as Hunter Hollingsworth in Netflix’s Degrassi: Next class. He later landed a starring role in the CW series Management before appearing in projects such as Extracurricular activities, Honey bee And Brotherhood.

In 2019, he appeared in the Netflix series Northern rescue as Scout West, which lasted one season. He later took on the role of Xavier on the hit Paramount+ show School ghosts. He has also had recurring roles in American Gods, American Gothic, Defiance, Titans, 9 films about technology And Murdoch Mysteries.

Is Spencer Macpherson single?

Macpherson announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend Paige Exell through Instagram in July 2023. While it is unclear when the couple started dating, they have been appearing on each other’s social media pages since 2021.

What are his hobbies?

According to a CBC profile, Macpherson enjoys creating art and playing music in his spare time. He volunteers for the charity Sick Kids Hospital, a large pediatric teaching hospital in Toronto. He is also actively involved with Change the Narr, an organization that promotes and helps fund authentic mental health initiatives in the film and entertainment industries.

How did he prepare for his role in ‘The Way Home’?

“I dove into watching the show and watched the entire first season,” MacPherson told Soap.com in February 2024 about preparing for the role of Jacob. “I think I got it in a day or two.”

MacPherson noted that he looked deep into the “time period” of 1814 before jumping onto the set.

“There was a point where we were all trying to figure out whether there were going to be accents or not,” he explained. “I think I was trying to figure out a New Brunswick 1814 accent for a while. And then I thought, ‘I don’t know if we’re going to go that far.’ But other than that, it’s a really big moment in history, so we wanted to familiarize ourselves with that. And of course it was very important to be familiar with season 1 and all the rules of time travel.