Is Angela On When Calls The Heart Really Blind?

Posted by Lorie Orum on Monday, May 20, 2024

Viv Leacock family members consist of his wife, a daughter, and two sons. He, along with his family, currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.

Viv is a celebrated and admired Canadian actor and comedian who is well known for movies and series like Are We There Yet, Lost In The Space, 2012, The Unforgivable, and more.

Currently, he is getting the limelight for his role as Joseph Canfield in the Hallmark original drama series When Calls The Heart.

In an interview with ET Online, he revealed how his son and daughter also got part in the show after he was selected for the Canfield role.

He got to know that the character has a daughter the same age as his real daughter and then he suggested Vienna for the role to the casting director.

But Vienna was scared as she was not ready for the audition; she worked as a voiceover artist for two years, and she was comfortable with her work.

However, when the director of the show sent her message, Vienna went for the audition and got selected. Later, the crew again suggested his younger son for his on-screen son role.

This is how both his children got to be part of one of the renowned television shows on Hallmark channel that has been airing for almost a decade.

Viv Leacock When Calls the Heart actor, was born on April 20, 1974, in Montreal, Canada. He has been actively part of the entertainment field for almost 20 years.

He is the son of the late Diane Margaret Atherton Leacock and Learie Lionel Leacock. His mother passed away at the age of 52 and his father at the age of 87.

Even though his relationship with his father was complex, he considered him a hero. He has described his father as a storyteller who used to work as a pipe fitter and general fabricator.

The comedian has two siblings: one big brother, Richard Leacock, and one younger sister, Leiba Leacock. He is extremely close with both of them and has shared several posts on Instagram.

Viv's wife, Divina is his high school sweetheart with whom he got married in the year 2004, and were officially dating each other since 1993.

The couple recently celebrated their marriage anniversary on February 2, 2023. The actor shared a heartwarming post on his Instagram and praised his wife.

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