Peter Benson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Canada
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.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
(2023)
The Wedding Contract
as Peter Pitt
(2023)
Guiding Emily
as Mark
(2023)
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path
as James
(2022)
Big Sky River
as James
(2022)
Just One Kiss
as Mark
(2022)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
as Arthur Smith
(2022)
Perfect Harmony
as Simon
(2022)
Lies Between Friends
as Ollie
(2021)
Seasoned With Love
as Adam Schuyler
(2021)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
as Arthur Smith
(2021)
Mystery 101: Deadly History
as Al Winslow
(2021)
Sweet Carolina
as Tony
(2021)
(2021)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con
as Dt. Arthur Smith
(2020)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly
as Arthur Smith
(2020)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
as Arthur Smith
(2020)
My Husband's Deadly Past
as Otto Croft
(2019)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
as Det. Arthur Smith
(2019)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
as Det. Arthur Smith
(2019)
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
as Mike Thurman
(2019)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
as Det. Arthur Smith
(2019)
Love Under the Rainbow
as Kevin
(2019)
Holiday Date
as Glen
(2019)
(2019)
37 Teen
as Justin
(2019)
Love and Sunshine
as Ben Morgan
(2018)
(2018)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
as Detective Arthur Smith
(2018)
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
(2018)
The Wrong Patient
as Chris
(2018)
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Arthur Smith
(2017)
Everything, Everything
as Dr. Chase
(2017)
Infidelity in Suburbia
as Greg Halpern
(2017)
My Favorite Wedding
as Jack
(2017)
A Surrogate's Nightmare
as Dr Logie
(2017)
Falling for Vermont
as Brad Thompson
(2017)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
as Mr. Everett
(2017)
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Detective Arthur Smith
(2017)
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Arthur Smith
(2017)
Walking the Dog
as Bill
(2017)
A Family for the Holidays
as Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband
(2016)
Christmas List
as Brett Bishop
(2016)
Rufus
as Man Walking Dog
(2016)
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
(2016)
What An Idiot
as Nick
(2016)
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
(2016)
Murder Unresolved
as Seth
(2015)
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as Bruce
(2015)
Air
as Anchorman
(2015)
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Arthur Smith
(2015)
Perfect High
as Dean
(2015)
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
(2015)
Stolen Dreams
as Jacob Nyholm
(2015)
I Wanna Date U
as Online Date
(2014)
Lucky in Love
as Michael
(2014)
A Daughter's Nightmare
as Dr. Logie
(2014)
Baby Bootcamp
as Jeremy
(2014)
Black Fly
as Konstabl Dave Wilkins
(2014)
Death Do Us Part
as Ryan Harris
(2013)
The Mystery Cruise
as Jack Reilly
(2013)
Afterparty
as Craig
(2012)
A Bride for Christmas
as Matt
(2012)
The Pregnancy Project
as Shawn Myers
(2011)
The Money Pet
as The Slacker
(2010)
One Angry Juror
as Eric
(2009)
The Break-up Artist
as Rick Barnes
(2009)
High Noon
as Roy Squires
(2009)
Waiting 4 Goliath
as Straight-Acting Dude
(2008)
(2008)
Ba'al
as Foreman
(2007)
Passion's Web
as Father Bracken
(2006)
Murder on Spec
as Detective Paul Tannon
(2006)
The Accidental Witness
as Joseph Brockway
(2006)
Pick Me Up
as Deuce
(2004)
Going the Distance
as Nervous Guy
(2001)
WW3
as Peter Mint
Crew
(2025)
Return to Office
Director
(2024)
Blind Date Book Club
Director
(2024)
(2024)
The 5-Year Christmas Party
Director
(2024)
(2024)
Renovation Romance
Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay
(2024)
Leah's Perfect Gift
Director
(2023)
Navigating Christmas
Director
(2023)
The Wedding Veil Expectations
Director
(2023)
The Professional Bridesmaid
Director
(2023)
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path
Director
(2022)
Color My World with Love
Director
(2022)
Big Sky River
Director
(2022)
When I Think of Christmas
Director
(2021)
Sweet Carolina
Director, Supervising Producer
(2021)
Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone
Director
(2021)
The Santa Stakeout
Director
(2021)
(2021)
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent
Director, Supervising Producer
(2020)
(2016)
What An Idiot
Director, Writer
(2014)
Death Do Us Part
Writer