Peter Benson
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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Acting History
2025
The More the Merrier
2025Christmas Above the Clouds as Charlie
2024Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle as Monty
2023Guiding Emily as Mark
2023Big Sky River: The Bridal Path as James
2023The Wedding Contract as Peter Pitt
2022Perfect Harmony as Simon
2022Big Sky River as James
2022Lies Between Friends as Ollie
2022Just One Kiss as Mark
2022Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder as Arthur Smith
2021Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas as Ben
2021Mystery 101: Deadly History as Al Winslow
2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part as Arthur Smith
2021Sweet Carolina as Tony
2021Seasoned With Love as Adam Schuyler
2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con as Dt. Arthur Smith
2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly as Arthur Smith
2020The Baby-Sitters Club as Edward McGill
2020My Husband's Deadly Past as Otto Croft
2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek as Arthur Smith
2019It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas as Frank
2019Holiday Date as Glen
2019Prodigal Son as Al Grimes
201937 Teen as Justin
2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play as Det. Arthur Smith
2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For as Det. Arthur Smith
2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse as Det. Arthur Smith
2019Love and Sunshine as Ben Morgan
2019The Murders as Chris Bennett
2019Love Under the Rainbow as Kevin
2019Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man as Mike Thurman
2018The Wrong Patient as Chris
2018A Million Little Things as Trevor Matlof
2018Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game as Detective Arthur Smith
2018The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco as Archie Hunter
2018Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Arthur Smith
2018Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride as Sean
2018Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
2017A Family for the Holidays as Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband
2017At Home with Amy Sedaris as Husband
2017The Good Doctor as Nigel Monroe
2017Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again as Mr. Everett
2017Falling for Vermont as Brad Thompson
2017My Favorite Wedding as Jack
2017A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Detective Arthur Smith
2017Everything, Everything as Dr. Chase
2017Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Arthur Smith
2017Infidelity in Suburbia as Greg Halpern
2017Imposters as Freddy
2017Walking the Dog as Bill
2017A Surrogate's Nightmare as Dr Logie
2016Christmas List as Brett Bishop
2016Ice as Quinn Sinder
2016MECH-X4 as Seth Harper
2016The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
2016Chesapeake Shores as Brian Higgins
2016Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
2016Murder Unresolved as Seth
2016What An Idiot as Nick
2016Rufus as Man Walking Dog
2015Stolen Dreams as Jacob Nyholm
2015Air as Anchorman
2015Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
2015Perfect High as Dean
2015UnREAL as Jeff Kidd
2015A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Arthur Smith
2015Dead Rising: Watchtower as Bruce
2015I Wanna Date U as Online Date
2014Black Fly as Konstabl Dave Wilkins
2014Baby Bootcamp as Jeremy
2014A Daughter's Nightmare as Dr. Logie
2014Death Do Us Part as Ryan Harris
2014Lucky in Love as Michael
2013Afterparty as Craig
2013Spooksville as Bill Wilcox
2013The Mystery Cruise as Jack Reilly
2013Motive as Tony Manning
2012Ring of Fire as Volcano Expert
2012A Bride for Christmas as Matt
2012Arrow as D.A. Carnahan
2012Continuum as Todd Sanchez
2012The Pregnancy Project as Shawn Myers
2011Hell on Wheels as Marshal Jessup
2011GeoFreakZ as Melville
2011The Money Pet as The Slacker
2010One Angry Juror as Eric
2010R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Male TV Host
2010R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour as Dad
2009Waiting 4 Goliath as Straight-Acting Dude
2009High Noon as Roy Squires
2009The Break-up Artist as Rick Barnes
2008Slap Shot 3: The Junior League as Mark
2008Ba'al as Foreman
2008jPod as Greg Jarlewski
2007Reaper as Bargain Bench Manager
2007Passion's Web as Father Bracken
2006Murder on Spec as Detective Paul Tannon
2006Psych as Lester Beacon
2006Psych as Philip Keiser
2006Pick Me Up as Deuce
2006The Accidental Witness as Joseph Brockway
2006Mind Game as ER Doctor
2005Supernatural as Walter Kelly
2005Supernatural as Joba
2004Going the Distance as Nervous Guy
2004The 4400 as Lloyd
2001Smallville as Young Dexter 'Dex' McCallum
2001WW3 as Peter Mint
2000Dark Angel as Walter
1997Stargate SG-1 as Devon