When Calls the Heart Cast & Characters

When Calls the Heart is a Hallmark Channel Drama / Western series. RecapHub tracks 10 credited series regulars across 14 seasons and 139 episodes, led by Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux.

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

When Calls the Heart first aired on Jan 11, 2014, and the most recent season covered here aired on Jan 4, 2026. Cast credits below are aggregated across all 14 seasons.

126 guest performers have appeared in When Calls the Heart, and 77 of them return in more than one episode. The most frequently returning players include Ben Rosenbaum as Mike Hickam, Viv Leacock as Joseph Canfield, Johannah Newmarch as Molly Sullivan, Kayla Wallace as Fiona Miller, Amanda Wong as Mei Sou, Chris McNally as Lucas Bouchard.

How to use this page: this is the show-level cast index — it aggregates every season. For season-specific credits, see the individual season cast pages: Season 1 · Season 2 · Season 3 · Season 4 · Season 5 · Season 6 · Season 7 · Season 8.

In-depth guides to the main characters of When Calls the Heart — backstory, season-by-season arc, and key relationships.

• Abigail Stanton
• Lucas Bouchard
• Bill Avery
• Henry Gowen
• Jack Thornton
• Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton
• Nathan Grant
• Edie Martell

These performers appear in more than one episode of When Calls the Heart. Episode counts cover every season RecapHub currently has episode data for.

• Mike Hickam — Ben Rosenbaum · 72 episodes · Seasons 1-13
• Joseph Canfield — Viv Leacock · 46 episodes · Seasons 8-12
• Molly Sullivan — Johannah Newmarch · 41 episodes · Seasons 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Fiona Miller — Kayla Wallace · 40 episodes · Seasons 6-12
• Mei Sou — Amanda Wong · 36 episodes · Seasons 9-12
• Lucas Bouchard — Chris McNally · 36 episodes · Seasons 10-12
• Leland Coulter — Kavan Smith · 36 episodes · Seasons 10-12
• Nathan Grant — Kevin McGarry · 36 episodes · Seasons 10-12
• Florence Blakeley — Loretta Walsh · 35 episodes · Seasons 9-12
• Emily Montgomery — Gracyn Shinyei · 34 episodes · Seasons 8-12
• Minnie Canfield — Natasha Burnett · 34 episodes · Seasons 8-12
• Faith Carter — Andrea Brooks · 31 episodes · Seasons 2, 10, 11, 12
• Ned Yost — Hrothgar Mathews · 21 episodes · Seasons 1, 2, 8, 9, 12
• Allie Parks — Jaeda Lily Miller · 11 episodes · Seasons 8, 9, 12
• Julie Thatcher — Charlotte Hegele · 10 episodes · Seasons 1, 2, 10
• James Fremont — Darius Zaviceanu · 10 episodes · Season 1
• Gabe Montgomery — Mitchell Kummen · 10 episodes · Season 1
• Gwendolyn — Alex MacIsaac · 9 episodes · Season 13
• Cat Montgomery — Chelah Horsdal · 9 episodes · Season 1
• Opal Weise — Ava Grace Cooper · 8 episodes · Seasons 4, 8, 12, 13
• Cooper Canfield — Elias Leacock · 8 episodes · Seasons 8, 13
• Little Jack Thornton — Hyland Goodrich · 8 episodes · Seasons 9, 13
• Toby Kovalenko — Billy Christos Jr. · 7 episodes · Season 13
• Dottie Ramsey — Erica Carroll · 7 episodes · Seasons 1-3
• Oliver Garrett — Jacob Shoemay · 7 episodes · Season 13
• Frank Hogan — Mark Humphrey · 7 episodes · Seasons 2-3
• Nora Avery — Kristina Wagner · 6 episodes · Seasons 2-3
• Tom Thornton — Max Lloyd-Jones · 6 episodes · Season 2
• Reverend Anderson — Adrian Hough · 5 episodes · Season 1
• Anna Hayford — Kadence Kendall Roach · 5 episodes · Seasons 1, 8, 11

Each season below links to its episode guide and its own season cast page. "New to the credits" lists performers who were not credited in any earlier season covered here.

• Season 1 (2014) — 12 episodes, 3 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. New to the credits this season: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 1 cast page. Season 1 episodes.
• Season 2 (2015) — 7 episodes, 5 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. New to the credits this season: Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery. Season 2 cast page. Season 2 episodes.
• Season 3 (2015) — 9 episodes, 5 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 3 cast page. Season 3 episodes.
• Season 4 (2017) — 10 episodes, 5 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 4 cast page. Season 4 episodes.
• Season 5 (2018) — 10 episodes, 5 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 5 cast page. Season 5 episodes.
• Season 6 (2019) — 9 episodes, 4 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 6 cast page. Season 6 episodes.
• Season 7 (2020) — 10 episodes, 5 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen, Eva Bourne as Clara Stanton. New to the credits this season: Eva Bourne as Clara Stanton. Season 7 cast page. Season 7 episodes.
• Season 8 (2021) — 12 episodes, 4 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Eva Bourne as Clara Stanton. Season 8 cast page. Season 8 episodes.
• Season 9 (2022) — 12 episodes, 4 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 9 cast page. Season 9 episodes.
• Season 10 (2023) — 12 episodes, 4 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 10 cast page. Season 10 episodes.
• Season 11 (2024) — 12 episodes, 4 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 11 cast page. Season 11 episodes.
• Season 12 (2025) — 12 episodes, 4 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 12 cast page. Season 12 episodes.
• Season 13 (2026) — 12 episodes, 4 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Martin Cummins as Henry Gowen. Season 13 cast page. Season 13 episodes.
• Season 14 — 12 episodes, 7 credited regulars: Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, Kevin McGarry as Nathan Grant, Jack Wagner as Bill Avery, Chris McNally as Lucas Bouchard, Pascale Hutton as Rosemary LeVeaux, Kavan Smith as Leland Coulter, Lori Loughlin as Abigail Stanton. New to the credits this season: Kevin McGarry as Nathan Grant, Chris McNally as Lucas Bouchard, Kavan Smith as Leland Coulter, Lori Loughlin as Abigail Stanton. Season 14 cast page. Season 14 episodes.

Relationships below come from RecapHub character entities and link to the matching character profiles.

• Abigail Stanton — ally: Elizabeth Thatcher (Close friend)
• Abigail Stanton — rival: Henry Gowen (Adversary over the mining company and the mine disaster)
• Allie Parks — family: Nathan Grant (Uncle and guardian)
• Allie Parks — ally: Elizabeth Thatcher (Teacher)
• Angela Canfield — family: Joseph Canfield (Father)
• Angela Canfield — ally: Elizabeth Thatcher (Teacher)
• Clara Stanton — ally: Rosemary Leveaux (Friend who plans her wedding)
• Cooper Canfield — family: Joseph Canfield (Father)
• Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton — family: Julie Thatcher (Younger sister)
• Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton — ally: Rosemary Leveaux (Closest friend)
• Emily Montgomery — ally: Elizabeth Thatcher (Teacher and champion)
• Faith Carter — family: Lily Watson (Foster daughter)
• Faith Carter — ally: Mei Sou (Clinic colleague)
• Fiona Miller — ally: Faith Carter (Friend who becomes her maid of honour)
• Florence Blakeley — family: Ned Yost (Husband)
• Florence Blakeley — ally: Molly Sullivan (Fellow widow and friend)

When Calls the Heart has 127 character profiles with episode-level appearance data. The most-covered characters are listed first.

• Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton — 139 episodes · protagonist · Seasons 1-13
• Bill Avery — 129 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1-13
• Rosemary Leveaux Coulter — 129 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1-13
• Henry Gowen — 127 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
• Mike Hickam — 72 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1-13
• Jack Thornton — 48 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1-5
• Joseph Canfield — 46 episodes · supporting · Seasons 8-12
• Molly Sullivan — 41 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Fiona Miller — 40 episodes · supporting · Seasons 6-12
• Leland Coulter — 36 episodes · supporting · Seasons 10-12
• Lucas Bouchard — 36 episodes · deuteragonist · Seasons 10-12
• Mei Sou — 36 episodes · supporting · Seasons 9-12
• Nathan Grant — 36 episodes · deuteragonist · Seasons 10-12
• Florence Blakeley — 35 episodes · supporting · Seasons 9-12
• Emily Montgomery — 34 episodes · supporting · Seasons 8-12
• Minnie Canfield — 34 episodes · supporting · Seasons 8-12
• Faith Carter — 31 episodes · supporting · Seasons 2, 10, 11, 12
• Clara Stanton — 22 episodes · supporting · Seasons 7-8
• Ned Yost — 21 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1, 2, 8, 9, 12
• Allie Parks — 11 episodes · supporting · Seasons 8, 9, 12
• Gabe Montgomery — 10 episodes · supporting · Season 1
• James Fremont — 10 episodes · supporting · Season 1
• Julie Thatcher — 10 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1, 2, 10
• Little Jack Thornton — 10 episodes · supporting · Seasons 9, 13
• Cat Montgomery — 9 episodes · supporting · Season 1
• Gwendolyn — 9 episodes · supporting · Season 13
• Cooper Canfield — 8 episodes · supporting · Seasons 8, 13
• Opal Weise — 8 episodes · supporting · Seasons 4, 8, 12, 13
• Dottie Ramsey — 7 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1-3
• Frank Hogan — 7 episodes · supporting · Seasons 2-3
• Oliver Garrett — 7 episodes · supporting · Season 13
• Toby Kovalenko — 7 episodes · supporting · Season 13
• Nora Avery — 6 episodes · supporting · Seasons 2-3
• Tom Thornton — 6 episodes · supporting · Season 2
• Angela Canfield — 5 episodes · supporting · Seasons 8, 9, 12, 13
• Anna Hayford — 5 episodes · supporting · Seasons 1, 8, 11
• Georgie McGill — 5 episodes · supporting · Season 13
• Rachel Stonelake — 5 episodes · supporting · Season 1
• Reverend Anderson — 5 episodes · supporting · Season 1
• Rosaleen Sullivan — 5 episodes · supporting · Season 1