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Peter Benson

Peter Benson

Acting

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.

Known For
Filmography
The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

2025
Christmas Above the Clouds

Christmas Above the Clouds

Charlie

2025
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

Monty

2024
Guiding Emily

Guiding Emily

Mark

2023
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

James

2023
The Wedding Contract

The Wedding Contract

Peter Pitt

2023
Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

Simon

2022
Big Sky River

Big Sky River

James

2022
Lies Between Friends

Lies Between Friends

Ollie

2022
Just One Kiss

Just One Kiss

Mark

2022
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

Arthur Smith

2022
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

Ben

2021
Mystery 101: Deadly History

Mystery 101: Deadly History

Al Winslow

2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

Arthur Smith

2021
Sweet Carolina

Sweet Carolina

Tony

2021
Seasoned With Love

Seasoned With Love

Adam Schuyler

2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con

Dt. Arthur Smith

2021
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

Arthur Smith

2020
Wedding Every Weekend

Wedding Every Weekend

2020
My Husband's Deadly Past

My Husband's Deadly Past

Otto Croft

2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

Arthur Smith

2020
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Frank

2019
Holiday Date

Holiday Date

Glen

2019
37 Teen

37 Teen

Justin

2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

Det. Arthur Smith

2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

Det. Arthur Smith

2019
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse

Det. Arthur Smith

2019
Love and Sunshine

Love and Sunshine

Ben Morgan

2019
Love Under the Rainbow

Love Under the Rainbow

Kevin

2019
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man

Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man

Mike Thurman

2019
The Wrong Patient

The Wrong Patient

Chris

2018
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game

Detective Arthur Smith

2018
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Arthur Smith

2018
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

Sean

2018
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Det. Arthur Smith

2018
A Family for the Holidays

A Family for the Holidays

Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband

2017
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

Mr. Everett

2017
Falling for Vermont

Falling for Vermont

Brad Thompson

2017
My Favorite Wedding

My Favorite Wedding

Jack

2017
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Detective Arthur Smith

2017
Everything, Everything

Everything, Everything

Dr. Chase

2017
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Arthur Smith

2017
Infidelity in Suburbia

Infidelity in Suburbia

Greg Halpern

2017
Walking the Dog

Walking the Dog

Bill

2017
A Surrogate's Nightmare

A Surrogate's Nightmare

Dr Logie

2017
Christmas List

Christmas List

Brett Bishop

2016
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Det. Arthur Smith

2016
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Det. Arthur Smith

2016
Murder Unresolved

Murder Unresolved

Seth

2016
What An Idiot

What An Idiot

Nick

2016
Rufus

Rufus

Man Walking Dog

2016
Stolen Dreams

Stolen Dreams

Jacob Nyholm

2015
Air

Air

Anchorman

2015
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Det. Arthur Smith

2015
Perfect High

Perfect High

Dean

2015
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Arthur Smith

2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Bruce

2015
I Wanna Date U

I Wanna Date U

Online Date

2015
Black Fly

Black Fly

Konstabl Dave Wilkins

2014
Baby Bootcamp

Baby Bootcamp

Jeremy

2014
A Daughter's Nightmare

A Daughter's Nightmare

Dr. Logie

2014
Death Do Us Part

Death Do Us Part

Ryan Harris

2014
Lucky in Love

Lucky in Love

Michael

2014

Afterparty

Craig

2013
The Mystery Cruise

The Mystery Cruise

Jack Reilly

2013
A Bride for Christmas

A Bride for Christmas

Matt

2012
The Pregnancy Project

The Pregnancy Project

Shawn Myers

2012
The Money Pet

The Money Pet

The Slacker

2011
One Angry Juror

One Angry Juror

Eric

2010
Waiting 4 Goliath

Waiting 4 Goliath

Straight-Acting Dude

2009
High Noon

High Noon

Roy Squires

2009
The Break-up Artist

The Break-up Artist

Rick Barnes

2009
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League

Slap Shot 3: The Junior League

Mark

2008
Ba'al

Ba'al

Foreman

2008
Passion's Web

Passion's Web

Father Bracken

2007
Murder on Spec

Murder on Spec

Detective Paul Tannon

2006
Pick Me Up

Pick Me Up

Deuce

2006
Mind Game

Mind Game

ER Doctor

2006
The Accidental Witness

The Accidental Witness

Joseph Brockway

2006
Going the Distance

Going the Distance

Nervous Guy

2004
WW3

WW3

Peter Mint

2001