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