Peter Benson

Peter Benson

Known for
Acting
Birthplace
Canada

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.

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Filmography

2026
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery poster

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Movie · as Guest #1

2025
Christmas Above the Clouds poster

Christmas Above the Clouds

Movie · as Charlie

2025
The More the Merrier poster

The More the Merrier

Movie · as Jim Spencer

2024
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle poster

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

Movie · as Monty

2023
The Wedding Contract poster

The Wedding Contract

Movie · as Peter Pitt

2023
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path poster

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

Movie · as James

2023
Guiding Emily poster

Guiding Emily

Movie · as Mark

2022
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

Movie · as Arthur Smith

2022
Just One Kiss poster

Just One Kiss

Movie · as Mark

2022
Big Sky River poster

Big Sky River

Movie · as James

2022
Lies Between Friends poster

Lies Between Friends

Movie · as Ollie

2022
Perfect Harmony poster

Perfect Harmony

Movie · as Simon

2021
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas poster

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

Movie · as Ben

2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

Movie · as Arthur Smith

2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con

Movie · as Dt. Arthur Smith

2021
Sweet Carolina poster

Sweet Carolina

Movie · as Tony

2021
Seasoned With Love poster

Seasoned With Love

Movie · as Adam Schuyler

2021
Mystery 101: Deadly History poster

Mystery 101: Deadly History

Movie · as Al Winslow

2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

Movie · as Arthur Smith

2020
My Husband's Deadly Past poster

My Husband's Deadly Past

Movie · as Otto Croft

2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

Movie · as Arthur Smith

2020
Wedding Every Weekend poster

Wedding Every Weekend

Movie

2020
The Baby-Sitters Club poster

The Baby-Sitters Club

TV · as Edward McGill · 3 eps

2019
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man poster

Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man

Movie · as Mike Thurman

2019
Love Under the Rainbow poster

Love Under the Rainbow

Movie · as Kevin

2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse

Movie · as Det. Arthur Smith

2019
Love and Sunshine poster

Love and Sunshine

Movie · as Ben Morgan

2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

Movie · as Det. Arthur Smith

2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

Movie · as Det. Arthur Smith

2019
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas poster

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Movie · as Frank

2019
Holiday Date poster

Holiday Date

Movie · as Glen

2019
37 Teen poster

37 Teen

Movie · as Justin

2019
Prodigal Son poster

Prodigal Son

TV · as Al Grimes · 1 ep

2019
The Murders poster

The Murders

TV · as Chris Bennett · 1 ep

2018
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Det. Arthur Smith

2018
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride poster

Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

Movie · as Sean

2018
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Arthur Smith

2018
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game poster

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game

Movie · as Detective Arthur Smith

2018
The Wrong Patient poster

The Wrong Patient

Movie · as Chris

2018
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco poster

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

TV · as Archie Hunter · 1 ep

2018
A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things

TV · as Trevor Matlof · 2 eps

2017
Everything, Everything poster

Everything, Everything

Movie · as Dr. Chase

2017
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Arthur Smith

2017
A Surrogate's Nightmare poster

A Surrogate's Nightmare

Movie · as Dr Logie

2017
Walking the Dog poster

Walking the Dog

Movie · as Bill

2017
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Detective Arthur Smith

2017
My Favorite Wedding poster

My Favorite Wedding

Movie · as Jack

2017
Falling for Vermont poster

Falling for Vermont

Movie · as Brad Thompson

2017
Infidelity in Suburbia poster

Infidelity in Suburbia

Movie · as Greg Halpern

2017
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again poster

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

Movie · as Mr. Everett

2017
A Family for the Holidays poster

A Family for the Holidays

Movie · as Roy

2017
Imposters poster

Imposters

TV · as Freddy · 1 ep

2017
The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor

TV · as Nigel Monroe · 1 ep

2017
At Home with Amy Sedaris poster

At Home with Amy Sedaris

TV · as Husband · 1 ep

2016
What An Idiot poster

What An Idiot

Movie · as Nick

2016
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Det. Arthur Smith

2016
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Det. Arthur Smith

2016
Christmas List poster

Christmas List

Movie · as Brett Bishop

2016
Murder Unresolved poster

Murder Unresolved

Movie · as Seth

2016
Rufus poster

Rufus

Movie · as Man Walking Dog

2016
Ice poster

Ice

TV · as Quinn Sinder · 2 eps

2016
MECH-X4 poster

MECH-X4

TV · as Seth Harper · 6 eps

2016
Chesapeake Shores poster

Chesapeake Shores

TV · as Brian Higgins · 1 ep

2015
Air poster

Air

Movie · as Anchorman

2015
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Arthur Smith

2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower poster

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Movie · as Bruce

2015
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery poster

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Movie · as Det. Arthur Smith

2015
Stolen Dreams poster

Stolen Dreams

Movie · as Jacob Nyholm

2015
I Wanna Date U poster

I Wanna Date U

Movie · as Online Date

2015
Perfect High poster

Perfect High

Movie · as Dean

2015
UnREAL poster

UnREAL

TV · as Jeff Kidd · 1 ep

2014
Baby Bootcamp poster

Baby Bootcamp

Movie · as Jeremy

2014
Death Do Us Part poster

Death Do Us Part

Movie · as Ryan Harris

2014
Lucky in Love poster

Lucky in Love

Movie · as Michael

2014
A Daughter's Nightmare poster

A Daughter's Nightmare

Movie · as Dr. Logie

2014
Black Fly poster

Black Fly

Movie · as Konstabl Dave Wilkins

2013
The Mystery Cruise poster

The Mystery Cruise

Movie · as Jack Reilly

2013
Afterparty

Afterparty

Movie · as Craig

2013
Motive poster

Motive

TV · as Tony Manning · 1 ep

2013
Spooksville poster

Spooksville

TV · as Bill Wilcox · 3 eps

2012
A Bride for Christmas poster

A Bride for Christmas

Movie · as Matt

2012
The Pregnancy Project poster

The Pregnancy Project

Movie · as Shawn Myers

2012
Continuum poster

Continuum

TV · as Todd Sanchez · 1 ep

2012
Arrow poster

Arrow

TV · as D.A. Carnahan · 1 ep

2012
Ring of Fire poster

Ring of Fire

TV · as Volcano Expert · 2 eps

2012
Level Up poster

Level Up

TV · as KJ · 1 ep

2011
The Money Pet poster

The Money Pet

Movie · as The Slacker

2011
The Haunting Hour: Sick

The Haunting Hour: Sick

Movie · as Male TV Host

2011
Hell on Wheels poster

Hell on Wheels

TV · as Marshal Jessup · 3 eps

2011
GeoFreakZ poster

GeoFreakZ

TV · as Melville · 8 eps

2010
One Angry Juror poster

One Angry Juror

Movie · as Eric

2010
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour poster

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

TV · as Male TV Host, Dad · 1 ep

2009
The Break-up Artist poster

The Break-up Artist

Movie · as Rick Barnes

2009
High Noon poster

High Noon

Movie · as Roy Squires

2009
Waiting 4 Goliath poster

Waiting 4 Goliath

Movie · as Straight-Acting Dude

2008
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League poster

Slap Shot 3: The Junior League

Movie · as Mark

2008
Ba'al poster

Ba'al

Movie · as Foreman

2008
jPod poster

jPod

TV · as Greg Jarlewski · 3 eps

2007
Passion's Web poster

Passion's Web

Movie · as Father Bracken

2007
Reaper poster

Reaper

TV · as Bargain Bench Manager · 1 ep

2006
Murder on Spec poster

Murder on Spec

Movie · as Detective Paul Tannon

2006
The Accidental Witness poster

The Accidental Witness

Movie · as Joseph Brockway

2006
Mind Game poster

Mind Game

Movie · as ER Doctor

2006
Pick Me Up poster

Pick Me Up

Movie · as Deuce

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Lester Beacon, Philip Keiser · 1 ep

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Walter Kelly, Joba · 1 ep

2004
Going the Distance poster

Going the Distance

Movie · as Nervous Guy

2004
The 4400 poster

The 4400

TV · as Lloyd · 1 ep

2001
WW3 poster

WW3

Movie · as Peter Mint

2001
Smallville poster

Smallville

TV · as Young Dex · 1 ep

2000
Dark Angel poster

Dark Angel

TV · as Walter · 1 ep

1997
Stargate SG-1 poster

Stargate SG-1

TV · as Devon · 1 ep