Actor
Peter Benson
Canada
- Directed
- 28
- Written
- 3
- Produced
- 2
- Movies
- 81
- Shows
- 29
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.
Known For
- 2026
- Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery · Film · Guest #1
- A Little Park Music · Film · Director
- Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery · Film · Director
- Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery · Film · Director
- Snow Globe Town · Film · Director
- My Christmas Cowboy · Film · Director
- 2025
- The More the Merrier · Film · Jim Spencer
- Christmas Above the Clouds · Film · Charlie
- Return to Office · Film · Director
- Christmas Above the Clouds · Film · Director
- The More the Merrier · Film · Director
- A Royal Montana Christmas · Film · Director
- 2024
- Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle · Film · Monty
- Blind Date Book Club · Film · Director
- Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle · Film · Director
- Renovation Romance · Film · Executive Producer
- Leah's Perfect Gift · Film · Director
- Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars · Film · Director
- The 5-Year Christmas Party · Film · Director
- 2023
- Guiding Emily · Film · Mark
- Big Sky River: The Bridal Path · Film · James
- The Wedding Contract · Film · Peter Pitt
- Navigating Christmas · Film · Director
- The Wedding Veil Expectations · Film · Director
- The Professional Bridesmaid · Film · Director
- Big Sky River: The Bridal Path · Film · Director
- 2022
- Perfect Harmony · Film · Simon
- Big Sky River · Film · James
- Lies Between Friends · Film · Ollie
- Just One Kiss · Film · Mark
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder · Film · Arthur Smith
- Big Sky River · Film · Director
- When I Think of Christmas · Film · Director
- Color My World with Love · Film · Director
- 2021
- Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas · Film · Ben
- Mystery 101: Deadly History · Film · Al Winslow
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part · Film · Arthur Smith
- Sweet Carolina · Film · Tony
- Seasoned With Love · Film · Adam Schuyler
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con · Film · Dt. Arthur Smith
- Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent · Film · Director
- Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas · Film · Director
- Sweet Carolina · Film · Director
- The Santa Stakeout · Film · Director
- Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone · Film · Director
- 2020
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly · Film · Arthur Smith
- Wedding Every Weekend · Film
- My Husband's Deadly Past · Film · Otto Croft
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek · Film · Arthur Smith
- The Baby-Sitters Club · Series · Edward McGill
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek · Film · Director
- 2019
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas · Film · Frank
- Holiday Date · Film · Glen
- 37 Teen · Film · Justin
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play · Film · Det. Arthur Smith
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For · Film · Det. Arthur Smith
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse · Film · Det. Arthur Smith
- Love and Sunshine · Film · Ben Morgan
- Love Under the Rainbow · Film · Kevin
- Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man · Film · Mike Thurman
- Prodigal Son · Series · Al Grimes
- The Murders · Series · Chris Bennett
- 2018
- The Wrong Patient · Film · Chris
- Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game · Film · Detective Arthur Smith
- Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Arthur Smith
- Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride · Film · Sean
- Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Det. Arthur Smith
- A Million Little Things · Series · Trevor Matlof
- The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco · Series · Archie Hunter
- 2017
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again · Film · Mr. Everett
- Falling for Vermont · Film · Brad Thompson
- My Favorite Wedding · Film · Jack
- A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Detective Arthur Smith
- Everything, Everything · Film · Dr. Chase
- Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Arthur Smith
- Infidelity in Suburbia · Film · Greg Halpern
- Walking the Dog · Film · Bill
- A Surrogate's Nightmare · Film · Dr Logie
- At Home with Amy Sedaris · Series · Husband
- The Good Doctor · Series · Nigel Monroe
- Imposters · Series · Freddy
- 2016
- Christmas List · Film · Brett Bishop
- The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Det. Arthur Smith
- Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Det. Arthur Smith
- Murder Unresolved · Film · Seth
- What An Idiot · Film · Nick
- Rufus · Film · Man Walking Dog
- Ice · Series · Quinn Sinder
- MECH-X4 · Series · Seth Harper
- Chesapeake Shores · Series · Brian Higgins
- What An Idiot · Film · Director
- 2015
- Stolen Dreams · Film · Jacob Nyholm
- Air · Film · Anchorman
- Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Det. Arthur Smith
- Perfect High · Film · Dean
- A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · Film · Arthur Smith
- Dead Rising: Watchtower · Film · Bruce
- I Wanna Date U · Film · Online Date
- UnREAL · Series · Jeff Kidd
- 2014
- Black Fly · Film · Konstabl Dave Wilkins
- Baby Bootcamp · Film · Jeremy
- A Daughter's Nightmare · Film · Dr. Logie
- Death Do Us Part · Film · Ryan Harris
- Lucky in Love · Film · Michael
- Death Do Us Part · Film · Writer
- 2013
- Afterparty · Film · Craig
- The Mystery Cruise · Film · Jack Reilly
- Spooksville · Series · Bill Wilcox
- Motive · Series · Tony Manning
- Afterparty · Film · Producer
- 2012
- A Bride for Christmas · Film · Matt
- The Pregnancy Project · Film · Shawn Myers
- Ring of Fire · Series · Volcano Expert
- Arrow · Series · D.A. Carnahan
- Continuum · Series · Todd Sanchez
- Level Up · Series · KJ
- 2011
- The Money Pet · Film · The Slacker
- Hell on Wheels · Series · Marshal Jessup
- GeoFreakZ · Series · Melville
- 2010
- One Angry Juror · Film · Eric
- R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour · Series · Male TV Host
- 2009
- Waiting 4 Goliath · Film · Straight-Acting Dude
- High Noon · Film · Roy Squires
- The Break-up Artist · Film · Rick Barnes
- 2008
- Slap Shot 3: The Junior League · Film · Mark
- Ba'al · Film · Foreman
- jPod · Series · Greg Jarlewski
- 2007
- Passion's Web · Film · Father Bracken
- Reaper · Series · Bargain Bench Manager
- 2006
- Murder on Spec · Film · Detective Paul Tannon
- Pick Me Up · Film · Deuce
- The Accidental Witness · Film · Joseph Brockway
- Mind Game · Film · ER Doctor
- Psych · Series · Lester Beacon
- 2005
- Supernatural · Series · Walter Kelly
- 2004
- Going the Distance · Film · Nervous Guy
- The 4400 · Series · Lloyd
- 2001
- WW3 · Film · Peter Mint
- Smallville · Series · Young Dex
- 2000
- Dark Angel · Series · Walter
- 1997
- Stargate SG-1 · Series · Devon