Peter Benson

Known for: Acting

From: Canada

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 (111)

MOVIE★ 6.3
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2026
as Guest #1
MOVIE★ 6.3
The More the Merrier
2025
MOVIE★ 7.2
Christmas Above the Clouds
2025
as Charlie
MOVIE★ 6.4
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle
2024
as Monty
MOVIE★ 8.1
Guiding Emily
2023
as Mark
MOVIE★ 7.8
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path
2023
as James
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Wedding Contract
2023
as Peter Pitt
MOVIE★ 6.3
Perfect Harmony
2022
as Simon
MOVIE★ 6.8
Big Sky River
2022
as James
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lies Between Friends
2022
as Ollie
MOVIE★ 5.8
Just One Kiss
2022
as Mark
MOVIE★ 7.0
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
2022
as Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 6.4
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
2021
as Ben
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mystery 101: Deadly History
2021
as Al Winslow
MOVIE★ 7.4
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
2021
as Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sweet Carolina
2021
as Tony
MOVIE★ 6.2
Seasoned With Love
2021
as Adam Schuyler
MOVIE★ 7.2
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con
2021
as Dt. Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 7.3
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly
2020
as Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 6.6
Wedding Every Weekend
2020
TV★ 7.9
The Baby-Sitters Club
2020
as Edward McGill
MOVIE★ 6.6
My Husband's Deadly Past
2020
as Otto Croft
MOVIE★ 7.4
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
2020
as Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 6.2
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
2019
as Frank
MOVIE★ 6.4
Holiday Date
2019
as Glen
TV★ 8.1
Prodigal Son
2019
as Al Grimes
MOVIE★ 5.8
37 Teen
2019
as Justin
MOVIE★ 7.5
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
2019
as Det. Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 7.2
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
2019
as Det. Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 7.5
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
2019
as Det. Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 7.2
Love and Sunshine
2019
as Ben Morgan
TV★ 5.6
The Murders
2019
as Chris Bennett
MOVIE★ 6.2
Love Under the Rainbow
2019
as Kevin
MOVIE★ 7.1
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
2019
as Mike Thurman
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Wrong Patient
2018
as Chris
TV★ 7.2
A Million Little Things
2018
as Trevor Matlof
MOVIE★ 7.1
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
2018
as Detective Arthur Smith
TV★ 6.8
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
2018
as Archie Hunter
MOVIE★ 6.9
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2018
as Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 6.2
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
2018
as Sean
MOVIE★ 7.2
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2018
as Det. Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Family for the Holidays
2017
as Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband
TV★ 7.0
At Home with Amy Sedaris
2017
as Husband
TV★ 8.5
The Good Doctor
2017
as Nigel Monroe
MOVIE★ 6.6
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
2017
as Mr. Everett
MOVIE★ 6.5
Falling for Vermont
2017
as Brad Thompson
MOVIE★ 6.9
My Favorite Wedding
2017
as Jack
MOVIE★ 6.9
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2017
as Detective Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 7.2
Everything, Everything
2017
as Dr. Chase
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2017
as Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 6.2
Infidelity in Suburbia
2017
as Greg Halpern
TV★ 7.3
Imposters
2017
as Freddy
MOVIE★ 5.5
Walking the Dog
2017
as Bill
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Surrogate's Nightmare
2017
as Dr Logie
MOVIE★ 5.5
Christmas List
2016
as Brett Bishop
TV★ 6.4
Ice
2016
as Quinn Sinder
TV★ 8.0
MECH-X4
2016
as Seth Harper
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2016
as Det. Arthur Smith
TV★ 7.8
Chesapeake Shores
2016
as Brian Higgins
MOVIE★ 6.7
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2016
as Det. Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 5.5
Murder Unresolved
2016
as Seth
MOVIE★ 5.4
What An Idiot
2016
as Nick
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rufus
2016
as Man Walking Dog
MOVIE★ 5.6
Stolen Dreams
2015
as Jacob Nyholm
MOVIE★ 5.0
Air
2015
as Anchorman
MOVIE★ 6.8
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2015
as Det. Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 5.8
Perfect High
2015
as Dean
TV★ 6.6
UnREAL
2015
as Jeff Kidd
MOVIE★ 6.9
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2015
as Arthur Smith
MOVIE★ 5.2
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015
as Bruce
MOVIE
I Wanna Date U
2015
as Online Date
MOVIE★ 5.3
Black Fly
2014
as Konstabl Dave Wilkins
MOVIE★ 6.3
Baby Bootcamp
2014
as Jeremy
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Daughter's Nightmare
2014
as Dr. Logie
MOVIE★ 3.5
Death Do Us Part
2014
as Ryan Harris
MOVIE★ 5.8
Lucky in Love
2014
as Michael
MOVIE
Afterparty
2013
as Craig
TV★ 7.4
Spooksville
2013
as Bill Wilcox
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Mystery Cruise
2013
as Jack Reilly
TV★ 6.4
Motive
2013
as Tony Manning
TV★ 5.7
Ring of Fire
2012
as Volcano Expert
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Bride for Christmas
2012
as Matt
TV★ 6.8
Arrow
2012
as D.A. Carnahan
TV★ 7.5
Continuum
2012
as Todd Sanchez
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Pregnancy Project
2012
as Shawn Myers
TV★ 2.6
Level Up
2012
as KJ
TV★ 7.6
Hell on Wheels
2011
as Marshal Jessup
TV
GeoFreakZ
2011
as Melville
MOVIE
The Money Pet
2011
as The Slacker
MOVIE★ 4.2
One Angry Juror
2010
as Eric
TV★ 8.2
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010
as Male TV Host
MOVIE
Waiting 4 Goliath
2009
as Straight-Acting Dude
MOVIE★ 5.8
High Noon
2009
as Roy Squires
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Break-up Artist
2009
as Rick Barnes
MOVIE★ 5.0
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
2008
as Mark
MOVIE★ 4.0
Ba'al
2008
as Foreman
TV★ 7.2
jPod
2008
as Greg Jarlewski
TV★ 7.0
Reaper
2007
as Bargain Bench Manager
MOVIE★ 4.8
Passion's Web
2007
as Father Bracken
MOVIE★ 4.7
Murder on Spec
2006
as Detective Paul Tannon
TV★ 7.9
Psych
2006
as Lester Beacon
MOVIE★ 6.2
Pick Me Up
2006
as Deuce
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Accidental Witness
2006
as Joseph Brockway
MOVIE
Mind Game
2006
as ER Doctor
TV★ 8.3
Supernatural
2005
as Walter Kelly
MOVIE★ 5.5
Going the Distance
2004
as Nervous Guy
TV★ 7.2
The 4400
2004
as Lloyd
TV★ 8.2
Smallville
2001
as Young Dex
MOVIE★ 5.4
WW3
2001
as Peter Mint
TV★ 7.5
Dark Angel
2000
as Walter
TV★ 8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Devon