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Peter Benson

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Peter Benson

81 films

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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Everything, Everything posterFirst watchEverything, Everything20177.2as Dr. ChaseA teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play poster7.5Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play2019The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster6.9The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery2016A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster6.9A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery2015Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster7.0Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery2017Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster6.8Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery2015Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster7.2Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery2018A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster6.9A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery2017Infidelity in Suburbia poster6.2Infidelity in Suburbia2017

Filmography

81 films as actor
  1. 2026Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen MysteryGuest #1
  2. 2025The More the MerrierJim Spencer
  3. 2025Christmas Above the CloudsCharlie
  4. 2024Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. MiracleMonty
  5. 2023Guiding EmilyMark
  6. 2023Big Sky River: The Bridal PathJames
  7. 2023The Wedding ContractPeter Pitt
  8. 2022Perfect HarmonySimon
  9. 2022Big Sky RiverJames
  10. 2022Lies Between FriendsOllie
  11. 2022Just One KissMark
  12. 2022Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By MurderArthur Smith
  13. 2021Time for Them to Come Home for ChristmasBen
  14. 2021Mystery 101: Deadly HistoryAl Winslow
  15. 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us PartArthur Smith
  16. 2021Sweet CarolinaTony
  17. 2021Seasoned With LoveAdam Schuyler
  18. 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A ConDt. Arthur Smith
  19. 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So DeadlyArthur Smith
  20. 2020Wedding Every Weekend
  21. 2020My Husband's Deadly PastOtto Croft
  22. 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and SeekArthur Smith
  23. 2019It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasFrank
  24. 2019Holiday DateGlen
  25. 201937 TeenJustin
  26. 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul PlayDet. Arthur Smith
  27. 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die ForDet. Arthur Smith
  28. 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and MouseDet. Arthur Smith
  29. 2019Love and SunshineBen Morgan
  30. 2019Love Under the RainbowKevin
  31. 2019Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong ManMike Thurman
  32. 2018The Wrong PatientChris
  33. 2018Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing GameDetective Arthur Smith
  34. 2018Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryArthur Smith
  35. 2018Wedding March 3: Here Comes the BrideSean
  36. 2018Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith
  37. 2017Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home AgainMr. Everett
  38. 2017Falling for VermontBrad Thompson
  39. 2017My Favorite WeddingJack
  40. 2017A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDetective Arthur Smith
  41. 2017Everything, EverythingDr. Chase
  42. 2017Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryArthur Smith
  43. 2017Infidelity in SuburbiaGreg Halpern
  44. 2017Walking the DogBill
  45. 2017A Surrogate's NightmareDr Logie
  46. 2016Christmas ListBrett Bishop
  47. 2016The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith
  48. 2016Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith
  49. 2016Murder UnresolvedSeth
  50. 2016What An IdiotNick
  51. 2016RufusMan Walking Dog
  52. 2015Stolen DreamsJacob Nyholm
  53. 2015AirAnchorman
  54. 2015Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith
  55. 2015Perfect HighDean
  56. 2015A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryArthur Smith
  57. 2015Dead Rising: WatchtowerBruce
  58. 2015I Wanna Date UOnline Date
  59. 2014Black FlyKonstabl Dave Wilkins
  60. 2014Baby BootcampJeremy
  61. 2014A Daughter's NightmareDr. Logie
  62. 2014Death Do Us PartRyan Harris
  63. 2014Lucky in LoveMichael
  64. 2013AfterpartyCraig
  65. 2013The Mystery CruiseJack Reilly
  66. 2012A Bride for ChristmasMatt
  67. 2012The Pregnancy ProjectShawn Myers
  68. 2011The Money PetThe Slacker
  69. 2010One Angry JurorEric
  70. 2009Waiting 4 GoliathStraight-Acting Dude
  71. 2009High NoonRoy Squires
  72. 2009The Break-up ArtistRick Barnes
  73. 2008Slap Shot 3: The Junior LeagueMark
  74. 2008Ba'alForeman
  75. 2007Passion's WebFather Bracken
  76. 2006Murder on SpecDetective Paul Tannon
  77. 2006Pick Me UpDeuce
  78. 2006The Accidental WitnessJoseph Brockway
  79. 2006Mind GameER Doctor
  80. 2004Going the DistanceNervous Guy
  81. 2001WW3Peter Mint