Some actresses are easy to spot in a crowd — and then there are the ones who quietly show up in a string of your favorite feel-good movies before you ever learn their name. Celeste Desjardins is the latter: a Canadian actress with a standout list of Hallmark credits who, in August 2025, married NHL superstar Leon Draisaitl; her story runs from Sudbury, Ontario, to Hallmark sets to a chateau wedding in France — with a few gaps the internet still can’t fill.
Born: June 14, 1996 ·
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada ·
Occupation: Actress ·
Spouse: Leon Draisaitl ·
Known for: Hallmark movies, Taken (2017)
Quick snapshot
- Canadian actress and model from Sudbury, Ontario (Sports NDTV (sports news))
- Plays Lori in Hallmark’s An Ice Palace Romance (Hallmark Channel (official cast page))
- Married to Leon Draisaitl on August 2, 2025 (IMDb (actor database))
- French-language fluency is not publicly documented
- Parents’ names and family details are not disclosed
- Net worth has never been published
- Instagram official: June 2018 (Entertainment Now (celebrity news))
- Proposal in Mallorca, Spain: July 2024 (Sportskeeda (sports news))
- Wedding date: August 2, 2025 (Sportskeeda (sports news))
- New Hallmark-style projects are the likeliest next move
- Edmonton becomes her home base during Oilers season
- Fans are watching her Instagram for the next chapter
Seven facts, one pattern: the public record is solid on her work and her wedding date — and nearly silent on her family and finances.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Celeste Desjardins |
| Date of birth | June 14, 1996 (IMDb (actor database)) |
| Place of birth | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (Sports NDTV (sports news)) |
| Occupation | Actress and model |
| Spouse | Leon Draisaitl (married August 2, 2025) |
| Known for | Hallmark movies, Taken (2017), Skate God |
| Residence | Divides time between Toronto and Los Angeles |
What Hallmark movies has Celeste Desjardins been in?
The quick answer: she has quietly stacked up enough feel-good credits to become a familiar face on the network — and her résumé doesn’t stop at romance.
- Starring roles across An Ice Palace Romance (as Lori), Picture Perfect Romance, Unforgettable Christmas, and Reel One’s Fashionably in Love, plus recurring guest turns on Taken, The Bold Type, and Letterkenny — all listed on her Hallmark Channel profile (official cast page).
- The Flower Shop Mysteries films also count as a Hallmark-adjacent credit, according to Sports NDTV (sports news).
- IMDb’s credit list includes Taken (2017) and Skate God — the two titles casual fans search for most (IMDb (actor database)).
Two of those credits matter beyond Hallmark’s bubble: Taken (2017) is the NBC action-thriller series that brought the movie franchise’s premise to TV, and Letterkenny is the Canadian comedy hit with a devoted following. Both roles show Desjardins working outside the cozy-romance lane.
Her résumé crosses Hallmark romance, NBC action, and Letterkenny comedy — the kind of range that keeps casting directors calling.
The implication: Desjardins reads as a Hallmark favorite, but her screen work was never limited to one channel. When a network needs a warm lead with a little edge, she fits the brief.
Where does Celeste Desjardins live?
Her professional base is bi-coastal in the Canadian-American sense: Hallmark’s official cast page says she divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles (Hallmark Channel (official cast page)).
The NHL calendar adds a third anchor. Her husband plays for the Edmonton Oilers, and Edmonton is where the couple is based during hockey season (Sportskeeda (sports news)).
A Toronto-Los Angeles work base and an Edmonton hockey season mean Desjardins is effectively running two lives on one schedule.
The trade-off: a split-base arrangement works while her career stays project-based and Draisaitl is in his prime — but eventually, every couple in this situation picks a home front.
What languages does Celeste Desjardins speak?
This is a question fans ask because of her French-sounding surname and Canadian roots — and the honest answer is that the public record doesn’t settle it.
Her surname is French-Canadian, and Sudbury is home to a large Franco-Ontarian community — which is exactly why the question keeps coming up.
- English is the language of her on-screen work and public posts.
- French fluency has not been confirmed in any interview or profile we could verify.
A bilingual guess is reasonable for a Franco-Ontarian surname, but it’s still a guess: no source has documented her speaking French.
What this means: until she addresses it directly, “speaks French” should stay out of her biography — and the same goes for every other unverified detail about her personal life.
Who are Celeste Desjardins’ parents?
This is the question where the public record runs out of road. Desjardins keeps her family off her social feeds, and the coverage that exists never names her parents.
- Parents’ names: not publicly disclosed.
- Siblings: no confirmed public information.
- Family background: Canadian, with roots in Sudbury, Ontario — the birthplace documented above.
The absence of family details isn’t an oversight; it’s a deliberate boundary that her coverage mostly respects.
The pattern: what she doesn’t share is as consistent as what she does. Fans who want a family tree will have to wait for an interview she’s never given.
Where did Leon Draisaitl meet his wife?
There’s no filmed meet-cute and no joint interview explaining how they found each other. The documented relationship arc runs from an Instagram debut in June 2018 to a Mallorca engagement in July 2024 to a wedding in France in August 2025.
- The ceremony took place in the south of France at Domaine de Manville in Les Baux-de-Provence (Entertainment Now (celebrity news)).
- Pro Football Network described the setting as a French chateau (Pro Football Network (sports news)).
- Guests reportedly included Connor McDavid and his wife, Lauren Kyle, per a Facebook recap from 247HockeyNews.
For a player who is routinely among the NHL’s scoring leaders, Draisaitl has kept his personal life unusually low-key — and that made the chateau wedding a genuine event for fans.
A private couple with a fairy-tale venue leaves room for rumor — and the record simply doesn’t fill in how they met.
The implication: from proposal to wedding took about 13 months, and every verified detail about the day still comes from second-hand coverage rather than a tell-all interview.
The line between confirmed and unclear
Put Hallmark’s official cast page, IMDb, and the wedding coverage together, and the split is obvious: the facts are strong on dates and credits, thin on family and money.
Confirmed facts
- Born June 14, 1996, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada)
- Canadian actress and model
- Starring roles in Hallmark’s An Ice Palace Romance (as Lori), Picture Perfect Romance, Unforgettable Christmas, and Fashionably in Love)
- Married Leon Draisaitl on August 2, 2025)
What’s unclear
- French-language fluency
- Names of parents
- Siblings and education details
- Net worth
- How the couple actually met
- Which city is home for most of the year
What they’ve said about the wedding and each other
This is a couple that communicates mostly in short posts and photos. Two moments capture the tone.
“Happy 30th Birthday my love! ❤️”
— Celeste Desjardins, Instagram birthday post to Leon Draisaitl, October 2025
“The wedding of NHL star Leon Draisaitl and actress Celeste Desjardins was full of unforgettable moments…”
— 247HockeyNews, Facebook recap of the wedding
The pattern: the couple lets its posts do the talking — no tell-all interviews, just birthday notes and wedding photos.
The takeaway
For Hallmark viewers, the pattern is clear: Desjardins is a dependable romantic-lead presence who happens to have married one of the NHL’s biggest stars, and that crossover only widens her appeal. She hasn’t turned the spotlight into a tell-all, and the verified record remains thin on family and money. For fans chasing a complete biography, the implication is clear: follow her next on-screen credit, or keep waiting for an autobiography she shows no sign of writing.
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Frequently asked questions
How old is Celeste Desjardins?
Born June 14, 1996, in Sudbury, Ontario, she turned 29 in June 2025. Her birth date is listed in the key facts above.
What is Celeste Desjardins’ net worth?
No verified figure exists. Neither Desjardins nor Draisaitl has published a net-worth statement, and no major outlet has reported a confirmed number.
Does Celeste Desjardins have siblings?
She hasn’t confirmed any siblings publicly, and press coverage has not named brothers or sisters. Her family life remains private.
When did Celeste Desjardins start dating Leon Draisaitl?
Sportskeeda’s coverage says the couple began dating in 2018 — the same year they went Instagram-official in June. By the August 2025 wedding, they had been together for nearly a decade (Sportskeeda (sports news)).
Is Celeste Desjardins on Instagram?
Yes. She is active on Instagram, where she has shared birthday tributes to Draisaitl and behind-the-scenes snapshots of her life and career.
What is Celeste Desjardins’ height?
Her height has not been published in any reliable profile or database we found.
Where did Celeste Desjardins study acting?
No public records confirm her formal training. Her credited career picks up around Taken in 2017, but she hasn’t shared details about acting school.
Does Leon Draisaitl have kids?
No children have been publicly reported as of the couple’s August 2025 wedding coverage. Desjardins and Draisaitl haven’t addressed the question publicly.
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Noah Gagnon is Senior Reporter at Canada Scope, covering daily news and breaking stories across Canada.