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