Peter Benson

Biography

Peter Benson is a Canadian actor, writer 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.

Most Famous Work

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Supernatural

(2005) Joba

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Arrow

(2012) D.A. Carnahan

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8

The Good Doctor

(2017) Nigel Monroe

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Smallville

(2001) Young Dexter 'Dex' McCallum

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Stargate SG-1

(1997) Devon

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Hell on Wheels

(2011) Marshal Jessup

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Dark Angel

(2000) Walter

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Chesapeake Shores

(2016) Brian Higgins

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Mark	Guiding Emily 2023-09-08 Movie
	James	Big Sky River: The Bridal Path 2023-08-11 Movie
	Peter Pitt	The Wedding Contract 2023-06-17 Movie
2022	Simon	Perfect Harmony 2022-10-16 Movie
	James	Big Sky River 2022-08-07 Movie
	Ollie	Lies Between Friends 2022-07-31 Movie
	Mark	Just One Kiss 2022-04-02 Movie
	Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder 2022-02-20 Movie
2021	Ben	Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas 2021-11-27 Movie
	Al Winslow	Mystery 101: Deadly History 2021-08-01 Movie
	Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part 2021-06-13 Movie
	Tony	Sweet Carolina 2021-05-15 Movie
	Adam Schuyler	Seasoned With Love 2021-04-30 Movie
	Otto Croft	My Husband's Deadly Past 2021-03-16 Movie
	Dt. Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con 2021-03-14 Movie
2020	Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly 2020-10-18 Movie
	Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek 2020-05-17 Movie
2019	Frank	It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 2019-12-22 Movie
	Glen	Holiday Date 2019-12-14 Movie
	Al Grimes	Prodigal Son 2019-09-23 TV Show
	Justin	37 Teen 2019-08-30 Movie
	Det. Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play 2019-08-18 Movie
	Det. Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For 2019-08-11 Movie
	Det. Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse 2019-08-04 Movie
	Ben Morgan	Love and Sunshine 2019-08-03 Movie
	Chris Bennett	The Murders 2019-03-25 TV Show
	Kevin	Love Under the Rainbow 2019-03-09 Movie
	Mike Thurman	Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man 2019-02-24 Movie
2018	Chris	The Wrong Patient 2018-12-30 Movie
	Trevor Matlof	A Million Little Things 2018-09-26 TV Show
	Detective Arthur Smith	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game 2018-07-29 Movie
	Arthur Smith	Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2018-04-15 Movie
	Sean	Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride 2018-02-17 Movie
	Det. Arthur Smith	Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2018-01-07 Movie
2017	Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband	A Family for the Holidays 2017-11-27 Movie
	Nigel Monroe	The Good Doctor 2017-09-25 TV Show
	Mr. Everett	Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again 2017-09-24 Movie
	Brad Thompson	Falling for Vermont 2017-09-23 Movie
	Jack	My Favorite Wedding 2017-06-24 Movie
	Detective Arthur Smith	A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2017-05-21 Movie
	Dr. Chase	Everything, Everything 2017-05-18 Movie
	Arthur Smith	Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2017-03-19 Movie
	Greg Halpern	Infidelity in Suburbia 2017-02-25 Movie
	Freddy	Imposters 2017-02-07 TV Show
	Bill	Walking the Dog 2017-02-04 Movie
	Dr Logie	A Surrogate's Nightmare 2017-01-02 Movie
2016	Brett Bishop	Christmas List 2016-11-25 Movie
	Quinn Sinder	Ice 2016-11-16 TV Show
	Seth Harper	MECH-X4 2016-11-11 TV Show
	Det. Arthur Smith	The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2016-10-16 Movie
	Brian Higgins	Chesapeake Shores 2016-08-14 TV Show
	Det. Arthur Smith	Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2016-06-12 Movie
	Seth	Murder Unresolved 2016-05-14 Movie
	Nick	What An Idiot 2016-02-05 Movie
2015	Jacob Nyholm	Stolen Dreams 2015-10-17 Movie
	Anchorman	Air 2015-08-14 Movie
	Det. Arthur Smith	Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2015-07-26 Movie
	Dean	Perfect High 2015-07-05 Movie
	Jeff Kidd	UnREAL 2015-06-01 TV Show
	Arthur Smith	A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 2015-04-04 Movie
	Bruce	Dead Rising: Watchtower 2015-03-27 Movie
	Online Date	I Wanna Date U 2015-01-01 Movie
2014	Konstabl Dave Wilkins	Black Fly 2014-09-27 Movie
	Jeremy	Baby Bootcamp 2014-05-09 Movie
	Dr. Logie	A Daughter's Nightmare 2014-05-03 Movie
	Ryan Harris	Death Do Us Part 2014-04-15 Movie
	Michael	Lucky in Love 2014-04-05 Movie
2013	Craig	Afterparty 2013-12-05 Movie
	Jack Reilly	The Mystery Cruise 2013-10-06 Movie
	Tony Manning	Motive 2013-02-03 TV Show
2012	Matt	A Bride for Christmas 2012-12-29 Movie
	D.A. Carnahan	Arrow 2012-10-10 TV Show
	Todd Sanchez	Continuum 2012-05-27 TV Show
	Shawn Myers	The Pregnancy Project 2012-01-28 Movie
2011	Marshal Jessup	Hell on Wheels 2011-11-06 TV Show
	The Slacker	The Money Pet 2011-01-02 Movie
2010	Eric	One Angry Juror 2010-11-15 Movie
2009	Rick Barnes	The Break-up Artist 2009-08-09 Movie
	Straight-Acting Dude	Waiting 4 Goliath 2009-05-26 Movie
	Roy Squires	High Noon 2009-04-04 Movie
2008	Mark	Slap Shot 3: The Junior League 2008-12-17 Movie
	Foreman	Ba'al 2008-09-13 Movie
	Greg Jarlewski	jPod 2008-01-08 TV Show
2007	Father Bracken	Passion's Web 2007-04-01 Movie
2006	Detective Paul Tannon	Murder on Spec 2006-08-27 Movie
	Lester Beacon	Psych 2006-07-07 TV Show
	Joseph Brockway	The Accidental Witness 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Joba	Supernatural 2005-09-13 TV Show
	Walter Kelly	Supernatural 2005-09-13 TV Show
2004	Nervous Guy	Going the Distance 2004-08-20 Movie
	Lloyd	The 4400 2004-07-11 TV Show
2001	Young Dexter 'Dex' McCallum	Smallville 2001-10-16 TV Show
	Peter Mint	WW 3 2001-07-12 Movie
2000	Walter	Dark Angel 2000-10-03 TV Show
1997	Devon	Stargate SG-1 1997-07-27 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Navigating Christmas 2023-11-17 Movie
	Director	Big Sky River: The Bridal Path 2023-08-11 Movie
	Director	The Professional Bridesmaid 2023-04-08 Movie
	Director	The Wedding Veil Expectations 2023-01-07 Movie
2022	Director	When I Think of Christmas 2022-11-19 Movie
	Director	Big Sky River 2022-08-07 Movie
	Director	Color My World with Love 2022-06-12 Movie
2021	Director	Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas 2021-11-27 Movie
	Director	The Santa Stakeout 2021-10-24 Movie
	Director	Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone 2021-09-26 Movie
	Director	Sweet Carolina 2021-05-15 Movie
	Director	Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent 2021-02-14 Movie
2020	Director	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek 2020-05-17 Movie
2016	Director	What An Idiot 2016-02-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv