the actor Mark Blukus and his wife, Ryan HaddonBeen together for over a decade.

Blucas, best known for the role Summer Catch, first daughter and a slate of Hallmark movies married Haddon in 2009. Together, they have two daughters. (Haddon too Co-father of two grown children With ex-husband Christian Slater.)

"My family will become more important to me than my career," said the Wake Forest University alumnus. magazine In 2019. "Right now, my kids are at an age where they want to be around me."

Blukus will even fly home every two weeks from the set to see his loved ones. He and Haddon live with their mixed brood In a renovated farmhouse In rural Pennsylvania.

“You know what's amazing, our house was built in 1711, you know, before George Washington was born. … It's a way for me to stay creatively stimulated when I'm not filming and working,” Blukus said during a 2016 interview with Hallmark. Home and family. “We wanted to be closer to family so we moved back to the East Coast to be by their side. It's the only place in the United States that has this kind of architecture with old stone barns and old stone houses."

According to Blukus, the property has become a "project for life".

“We have 15 chickens, two rabbits, one dog, cat — the wildlife is (off the charts),” he added. “We are constantly seeing (fox and deer). We house them all. In fact, my wife (and I) had to establish a new rule. … We were working on the main house and my wife comes home with the chicks and so, I'm like, 'Where are we going to put them, honey?'

Keep scrolling to revisit Blukus and Haddon's love story:

2008

Three years after Haddon and Slater divorced, she began dating Blukus.

2009

Blukus and Haddon tied the knot in July after a year together.

2012

Blukus and Haddon left Los Angeles for Pennsylvania the same year their eldest daughter was born.

"From 25 to 35, it was a great place," he told Wake Forest Alumni Magazine in 2019. "I was single. It was the heartbeat of the industry I was in, and I had to learn that and build relationships."

He added at the time, “It's Groundhog Day 70 in LA and it's always perfect, but you can't really pinpoint the time. There is no cycle of life and death. Leaves do not fall from trees. After a while, you blink, and five years go by, and you don't know it because the trees don't grow."

2015

Four years after Blukus and Haddon's daughter was born, she became a big sister. (The couple has not publicly named any of their children.)

"There's nothing better than watching them share new experiences together," Blukus wrote. Instagram In 2017, the siblings shared a photo.

2024

D My Life with the Walter Boys The star honors his wife, kids and pets in his Instagram bio.

“13 chickens, 2 rabbits, 2 dogs, 2 kittens, 4 kids, 1 wife, 15 acres, 300 year old farmhouse … an actor's dream come true in PA,” his bio reads.

The news broke that December Haddon's mother, DaleDied at age 76 After a suspected carbon monoxide leak at the couple's farmhouse.

“I always believe in timing things. There are no accidents and of course how we enter and exit this world is mysterious and unknown,” Haddon wrote via Instagram of her mother, a famous model. “He was a high-hearted spiritual being who valued the evolution of his soul, so I know his journey here in this dimension must have been complete. I respect him. I bow to him. I respect all the paths and adventures taken. I saw her be golden and always reach for the light in all areas of her life."

Blucas did not immediately address her mother-in-law's departure.