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Peter Benson

Acting Canada ★ 2.1

Biography

Peter Benson is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and producer for film and television, known for playing Detective Arthur Smith in Hallmark's Aurora Teagarden Mystery series. He is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School and also has an honors degree in Communications from Carleton University. He has been married to fellow actor Julia Benson since 2009.

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Known For

Infidelity in Suburbia
Infidelity in Suburbia Greg Halpern 2017
Everything, Everything
Everything, Everything Dr. Chase 2017
Holiday Date
Holiday Date Glen 2019
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Dead Rising: Watchtower Bruce 2015
Going the Distance
Going the Distance Nervous Guy 2004

Filmography

Acting Credits (114)

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery Guest #1 2026
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier 2025
Christmas Above the Clouds
Christmas Above the Clouds Charlie 2025
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle Monty 2024
Guiding Emily
Guiding Emily Mark 2023
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path James 2023
The Wedding Contract
The Wedding Contract Peter Pitt 2023
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony Simon 2022
Big Sky River
Big Sky River James 2022
Lies Between Friends
Lies Between Friends Ollie 2022
Just One Kiss
Just One Kiss Mark 2022
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder Arthur Smith 2022
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas Ben 2021
Mystery 101: Deadly History
Mystery 101: Deadly History Al Winslow 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part Arthur Smith 2021
Sweet Carolina
Sweet Carolina Tony 2021
Seasoned With Love
Seasoned With Love Adam Schuyler 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con Dt. Arthur Smith 2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly Arthur Smith 2020
Wedding Every Weekend
Wedding Every Weekend 2020
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Baby-Sitters Club Edward McGill 2020
My Husband's Deadly Past
My Husband's Deadly Past Otto Croft 2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek Arthur Smith 2020
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Frank 2019
Holiday Date
Holiday Date Glen 2019
Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son Al Grimes 2019
37 Teen
37 Teen Justin 2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play Det. Arthur Smith 2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For Det. Arthur Smith 2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse Det. Arthur Smith 2019
Love and Sunshine
Love and Sunshine Ben Morgan 2019
The Murders
The Murders Chris Bennett 2019
Love Under the Rainbow
Love Under the Rainbow Kevin 2019
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man Mike Thurman 2019
The Wrong Patient
The Wrong Patient Chris 2018
A Million Little Things
A Million Little Things Trevor Matlof 2018
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game Detective Arthur Smith 2018
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco Archie Hunter 2018
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Arthur Smith 2018
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride Sean 2018
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Det. Arthur Smith 2018
A Family for the Holidays
A Family for the Holidays Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband 2017
At Home with Amy Sedaris
At Home with Amy Sedaris Husband 2017
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor Nigel Monroe 2017
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again Mr. Everett 2017
Falling for Vermont
Falling for Vermont Brad Thompson 2017
My Favorite Wedding
My Favorite Wedding Jack 2017
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Detective Arthur Smith 2017
Everything, Everything
Everything, Everything Dr. Chase 2017
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Arthur Smith 2017
Infidelity in Suburbia
Infidelity in Suburbia Greg Halpern 2017
Imposters
Imposters Freddy 2017
Walking the Dog
Walking the Dog Bill 2017
A Surrogate's Nightmare
A Surrogate's Nightmare Dr Logie 2017
Christmas List
Christmas List Brett Bishop 2016
Ice
Ice Quinn Sinder 2016
MECH-X4
MECH-X4 Seth Harper 2016
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Det. Arthur Smith 2016
Chesapeake Shores
Chesapeake Shores Brian Higgins 2016
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Det. Arthur Smith 2016
Murder Unresolved
Murder Unresolved Seth 2016
What An Idiot
What An Idiot Nick 2016
Rufus
Rufus Man Walking Dog 2016
Stolen Dreams
Stolen Dreams Jacob Nyholm 2015
Air
Air Anchorman 2015
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Det. Arthur Smith 2015
Perfect High
Perfect High Dean 2015
UnREAL
UnREAL Jeff Kidd 2015
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Arthur Smith 2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Dead Rising: Watchtower Bruce 2015
I Wanna Date U
I Wanna Date U Online Date 2015
Black Fly
Black Fly Konstabl Dave Wilkins 2014
Baby Bootcamp
Baby Bootcamp Jeremy 2014
A Daughter's Nightmare
A Daughter's Nightmare Dr. Logie 2014
Death Do Us Part
Death Do Us Part Ryan Harris 2014
Lucky in Love
Lucky in Love Michael 2014
Afterparty
Afterparty Craig 2013
Spooksville
Spooksville Bill Wilcox 2013
The Mystery Cruise
The Mystery Cruise Jack Reilly 2013
Motive
Motive Tony Manning 2013
Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire Volcano Expert 2012
A Bride for Christmas
A Bride for Christmas Matt 2012
Arrow
Arrow D.A. Carnahan 2012
Continuum
Continuum Todd Sanchez 2012
The Pregnancy Project
The Pregnancy Project Shawn Myers 2012
Level Up
Level Up KJ 2012
Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels Marshal Jessup 2011
GeoFreakZ
GeoFreakZ Melville 2011
The Money Pet
The Money Pet The Slacker 2011
One Angry Juror
One Angry Juror Eric 2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Male TV Host 2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Dad 2010
Waiting 4 Goliath
Waiting 4 Goliath Straight-Acting Dude 2009
High Noon
High Noon Roy Squires 2009
The Break-up Artist
The Break-up Artist Rick Barnes 2009
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League Mark 2008
Ba'al
Ba'al Foreman 2008
jPod
jPod Greg Jarlewski 2008
Reaper
Reaper Bargain Bench Manager 2007
Passion's Web
Passion's Web Father Bracken 2007
Murder on Spec
Murder on Spec Detective Paul Tannon 2006
Psych
Psych Lester Beacon 2006
Psych
Psych Philip Keiser 2006
Pick Me Up
Pick Me Up Deuce 2006
The Accidental Witness
The Accidental Witness Joseph Brockway 2006
Mind Game
Mind Game ER Doctor 2006
Supernatural
Supernatural Walter Kelly 2005
Supernatural
Supernatural Joba 2005
Going the Distance
Going the Distance Nervous Guy 2004
The 4400
The 4400 Lloyd 2004
Smallville
Smallville Young Dex 2001
WW3
WW3 Peter Mint 2001
Dark Angel
Dark Angel Walter 2000
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 Devon 1997

Directing Credits (26)

Writing Credits (4)

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