Peter Benson
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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
Credits
Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)
as Greg Halpern
Everything, Everything (2017)
as Dr. Chase
Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
as Bruce
Going the Distance (2004)
as Nervous Guy
The Pregnancy Project (2012)
as Shawn Myers
A Bride for Christmas (2012)
as Matt
Christmas List (2016)
as Brett Bishop
37 Teen (2019)
as Justin
Christmas Above the Clouds (2025)
as Charlie
Love Under the Rainbow (2019)
as Kevin
My Favorite Wedding (2017)
as Jack
Love and Sunshine (2019)
as Ben Morgan
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026)
as Guest #1
High Noon (2009)
as Roy Squires
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League (2008)
as Mark
The More the Merrier (2025)
Actor
Big Sky River (2022)
as James
A Surrogate's Nightmare (2017)
as Dr Logie
The Accidental Witness (2006)
as Joseph Brockway
Holiday Date (2019)
as Glen
Air (2015)
as Anchorman
Murder on Spec (2006)
as Detective Paul Tannon
A Daughter's Nightmare (2014)
as Dr. Logie
The Mystery Cruise (2013)
as Jack Reilly
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
as Arthur Smith
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
as Arthur Smith
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man (2019)
as Mike Thurman
One Angry Juror (2010)
as Eric
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
as Arthur Smith
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
as Det. Arthur Smith
What An Idiot (2016)
as Nick
Rufus (2016)
as Man Walking Dog
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas (2021)
as Ben
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again (2017)
as Mr. Everett
My Husband's Deadly Past (2020)
as Otto Croft
Perfect High (2015)
as Dean
Mystery 101: Deadly History (2021)
as Al Winslow
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse (2019)
as Det. Arthur Smith
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
as Detective Arthur Smith
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)
as Det. Arthur Smith
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)
as Dt. Arthur Smith
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
as Det. Arthur Smith
Death Do Us Part (2014)
as Ryan Harris
The Wrong Patient (2018)
as Chris
Afterparty (2013)
as Craig
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
as Det. Arthur Smith
Stolen Dreams (2015)
as Jacob Nyholm
Ba'al (2008)
as Foreman
Walking the Dog (2017)
as Bill
WW3 (2001)
as Peter Mint
Just One Kiss (2022)
as Mark
Lucky in Love (2014)
as Michael
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020)
as Arthur Smith
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
as Arthur Smith
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019)
as Frank
Falling for Vermont (2017)
as Brad Thompson
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
as Arthur Smith
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride (2018)
as Sean
Seasoned With Love (2021)
as Adam Schuyler
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
as Arthur Smith
Pick Me Up (2006)
as Deuce
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game (2018)
as Detective Arthur Smith
Murder Unresolved (2016)
as Seth
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
as Det. Arthur Smith
Sweet Carolina (2021)
as Tony
Wedding Every Weekend (2020)
Actor
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For (2019)
as Det. Arthur Smith
I Wanna Date U (2015)
as Online Date
Passion's Web (2007)
as Father Bracken
The Break-up Artist (2009)
as Rick Barnes
Baby Bootcamp (2014)
as Jeremy
The Wedding Contract (2023)
as Peter Pitt
Mind Game (2006)
as ER Doctor
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path (2023)
as James
Guiding Emily (2023)
as Mark
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024)
as Monty
Perfect Harmony (2022)
as Simon
Lies Between Friends (2022)
as Ollie
Black Fly (2014)
as Konstabl Dave Wilkins
The Money Pet (2011)
as The Slacker
Waiting 4 Goliath (2009)
as Straight-Acting Dude