Mike Hickam — Character Guide

Character Overview

About Mike Hickam

Mike Hickam is one of Hope Valley's steady hands: a careful, soft-spoken resident who keeps the town's ledgers straight and its machinery running while flashier neighbors take the spotlight. He is the kind of man who notices what needs fixing before anyone asks.

Across the seasons his quiet competence earns him a place at the center of town life, and his slow-burning courtship with telephone operator Fiona Miller gives the show one of its most endearing romances - two shy people learning, awkwardly and sincerely, to choose each other.

Meticulous with accounts
Gentle and unassuming
Loyal to Hope Valley
Slow to trust his own heart

Story Role

Role in the Story

supporting

Relationships

Key Relationships

Mike Hickam's defining bond is with Fiona Miller: what begins as friendly small talk over the switchboard grows into a careful, mutual courtship, with the two of them stumbling toward an engagement that fans of the show have cheered from the start. His friendships across Hope Valley mark him as the neighbor everyone trusts with their accounts - and their secrets.

Romantic

Mei Sou — Wife

Family & Affiliations

Family and Affiliations

Affiliations

Hope Valley, Alberta

Portrayed By

Actors Who Play Mike Hickam

Ben Rosenbaum — Mike Hickam

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Sources

About This Profile

Official references count: 1
Public references count: 1

Character Importance

Role Significance

Status: Active
Role: recurring
Shows: When Calls the Heart
Seasons: 13
Episodes: 72

Episode Timeline

Appearance Timeline

Season 1

E11 — Rules of Engagement (Mar 22, 2014)

Season 2

E4 — Awakenings & Revelations (May 23, 2015)

Season 3

E1 — New Year's Wish (Dec 26, 2015)
E2 — Troubled Hearts (Feb 21, 2016)
E3 — A Time to Speak (Feb 28, 2016)
E4 — Heart of a Hero (Mar 6, 2016)
E5 — A Gentle Heart (Mar 13, 2016)
E6 — Forever in My Heart (Mar 20, 2016)
E7 — Heartbreak (Mar 27, 2016)
E8 — Hearts in Question (Apr 3, 2016)
E9 — Prayers from the Heart (Apr 10, 2016)

Season 4

E9 — Heart of a Secret (Apr 16, 2017)
E10 — Heart of a Fighter (Apr 23, 2017)

Season 5

E1 — Believing (Feb 18, 2018)
E2 — Hearts and Minds (Feb 25, 2018)
E3 — Home Is Where the Heart Is (Mar 4, 2018)
E4 — Open Hearts (Mar 11, 2018)
E5 — My Heart Is Yours (Mar 18, 2018)
E6 — Love and Marriage (Mar 25, 2018)
E7 — Heart of the Matter (Apr 1, 2018)
E8 — Weather the Storm (Apr 8, 2018)
E9 — In My Dreams (Apr 15, 2018)
E10 — Close to My Heart (Apr 22, 2018)

Season 6

E1 — Phone Rings and Heart Strings (Feb 24, 2019)
E2 — The Queen of Hearts (Mar 3, 2019)
E3 — A Vote of Confidence (Mar 10, 2019)
E4 — Heart of a Mountie (May 5, 2019)
E5 — Surprise (May 6, 2019)
E6 — Disputing Hearts (May 12, 2019)
E7 — Hope Is with the Heart (May 19, 2019)
E8 — A Call From the Past (May 26, 2019)
E9 — Two of Hearts (Jun 2, 2019)

Season 7

E1 — A Moving Picture (Feb 23, 2020)
E2 — The Heart of a Father (Mar 1, 2020)
E3 — Family Matters (Mar 8, 2020)
E4 — Sweet and Sour (Mar 15, 2020)
E5 — An Unexpected Gift (Mar 22, 2020)
E6 — In Perfect Unity (Mar 29, 2020)
E7 — Heart of a Writer (Apr 5, 2020)
E8 — Into the Woods (Apr 12, 2020)
E9 — New Possibilities (Apr 19, 2020)
E10 — Don't Go (Apr 26, 2020)

Season 8

E1 — Open Season (Feb 21, 2021)
E2 — Honestly, Elizabeth (Feb 28, 2021)
E3 — From the Ashes (Mar 7, 2021)
E4 — Welcome to Hope Valley (Mar 14, 2021)
E5 — What the Heart Wants (Mar 21, 2021)
E6 — No Regrets (Mar 28, 2021)
E7 — Before My Very Eyes (Apr 4, 2021)
E8 — A Parade and a Charade (Apr 11, 2021)
E9 — Pre-Wedding Jitters (Apr 18, 2021)
E10 — Old Love, New Love, Is This True Love (Apr 25, 2021)
E11 — Changing Times (May 2, 2021)
E12 — The Kiss (May 9, 2021)

Season 9

E1 — In Like a Lion (Mar 6, 2022)
E2 — Out Like a Lamb (Mar 13, 2022)
E3 — Turn of the Page (Mar 20, 2022)
E4 — Straight from the Heart (Mar 27, 2022)
E6 — Past, Present, Future (Apr 10, 2022)
E10 — Never Say Never (May 8, 2022)
E11 — Smoke on the Water (May 15, 2022)
E12 — Rock, A Bye, Baby (May 22, 2022)

Season 10

E4 — Great Expectatations (Aug 20, 2023)

Season 11

E5 — Stronger Together (May 5, 2024)
E6 — Believe (May 12, 2024)
E9 — Truth Be Told (Jun 2, 2024)
E11 — Run to You (Jun 16, 2024)

Season 12

E2 — You Get What You Give (Jan 12, 2025)
E5 — Mom's the Word (Feb 2, 2025)
E7 — Dance the Night Away (Feb 16, 2025)
E9 — Buried Treasure (Mar 2, 2025)

Season 13

E7 — In a Jam (Feb 15, 2026)

Story Arc

Mike Hickam Arc by Season

Season 9

Mayor Hickam decides that Hope Valley needs to get back to its hopeful, joyous roots and decides to host Hope Valley Days.

Source: S9E7

Season 11

Mike brings Mei lunch at the salon and steps in with customers when she is overwhelmed.
Hickam and Mei celebrate a milestone.
Hickam and Lee clash with the mayor of Benson Hills, and Gowen suggests a solution with huge implications for the town.
Mei cooks for Hickam's family.

Source: S11E1 · S11E3 · S11E5 · S11E10

Season 12

Mike returns from a disastrous honeymoon to a water-damaged apartment, argues with Mei over who left the window open, and stops blaming her once the town disperses.
Hickam and Mei throw a harvest festival for the town.
When Little Jack falls ill, Elizabeth and Nathan care for him while Hickam and Mei race to secure medicine.

Source: S12E2 · S12E10 · S12E11

Season 13

The town mobilizes for Benson Hills, and Mike and Mei take the fire pump with them.
Mayor Hickam breaks the awkwardness by reminding everyone that children make mistakes and that it should not turn the towns against each other.
Lucas tells Edie he is stepping down as governor and endorses Mayor Hickam.

Source: S13E2 · S13E4 · S13E12

Shows & Episodes

Appearances

When Calls the Heart

Season 1 · 1 Episode Cast Played by Ben Rosenbaum Role: Guest Star

E11Rules of EngagementMar 22, 2014

When Calls the Heart

Season 2 · 1 Episode Cast Played by Ben Rosenbaum Role: Guest Star

E4Awakenings & RevelationsMay 23, 2015

E4Great ExpectatationsAug 20, 2023

E7In a JamFeb 15, 2026