Peter Benson

male

From Canada

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

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

Peter Benson

Biography

Cast Credits

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

The Wedding Contract

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

Guiding Emily

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

Just One Kiss

Big Sky River

Lies Between Friends

Perfect Harmony

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con

Sweet Carolina

Seasoned With Love

Mystery 101: Deadly History

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

My Husband's Deadly Past

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

The Baby-Sitters Club

Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man

Love Under the Rainbow

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse

Love and Sunshine

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Holiday Date

37 Teen

Prodigal Son

The Murders

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game

The Wrong Patient

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

A Million Little Things

Everything, Everything

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

A Surrogate's Nightmare

Walking the Dog

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

My Favorite Wedding

Falling for Vermont

A Family for the Holidays

Infidelity in Suburbia

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

Imposters

The Good Doctor

What An Idiot

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Christmas List

Murder Unresolved

Rufus

Ice

MECH-X4

Chesapeake Shores

Air

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Stolen Dreams

I Wanna Date U

Perfect High

UnREAL

Baby Bootcamp

Death Do Us Part

Lucky in Love

A Daughter's Nightmare

Black Fly

The Mystery Cruise

Afterparty

Motive

Spooksville

A Bride for Christmas

The Pregnancy Project