Peter Benison

CinematographerCrew Apr 28 (age 75) Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1980–2025 (45 year career)

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Biography

Peter Benison (born April 28, 1950 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian cameraman. During his studies at McGill University, Benison met cameraman and special effects artist Wally Gentleman, so he decided to become a cameraman himself. Benison debuted in 1981 as chief cameraman for the Canadian comedy Ups & Downs by Paul Almond. Since then, he has worked for both Canadian and American films, mainly shooting television films, including Taken Away - Icy Prison, Death on a Summer Night, and K…

Known For

Film

The Holiday Calendar

Director of Photography

Film

Christmas Inheritance

Director of Photography

Film

The Gate

Second Unit Cinematographer

Film

Home Alone 4

Director of Photography

Film

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Director of Photography

Film

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For

Director of Photography

Film

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Director of Photography

Film

Unlocking Christmas

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (84)

Movies (84)

Secrets of Wickensburg

2025

Director of Photography

Ominous

2024

Director of Photography

A Dance in the Snow

2024

Director of Photography

A Christmas Serenade

Cinematography

Designing Christmas

Director of Photography

5.8

A Chestnut Family Christmas

2021

Director of Photography

4.8

Christmas CEO

2021

Director of Photography

5.6

Boyfriends of Christmas Past

2021

Director of Photography

4.7

Unlocking Christmas

2020

Director of Photography

7.0

Christmas Unwrapped

2020

Director of Photography

6.1

Turkey Drop

2019

Director of Photography

6.7

Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For

2019

Director of Photography

7.1

The Holiday Calendar

2018

Director of Photography

6.6

Christmas in Love

2018

Director of Photography

6.0

My Secret Valentine

2018

Director of Photography

6.4

Christmas Inheritance

2017

Director of Photography

6.3

Love on Ice

2017

Director of Photography

6.3

Valentine Ever After

2016

Director of Photography

6.3

Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted

2016

Director of Photography

6.6

I'll Be Home for Christmas

2016

Director of Photography

6.1

Love's Complicated

2016

Director of Photography

6.1

Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud

2016

Director of Photography

6.5

Lead with Your Heart

2015

Director of Photography

3.9

Andron

2015

Second Unit Cinematographer

3.7

Christmas at Cartwright's

2014

Director of Photography

5.5

Be My Valentine

2013

Director of Photography

5.7

The Mystery Cruise

2013

Director of Photography

5.7

Star Spangled Banners

2013

Director of Photography

5.6

Christmas with Tucker

2013

Director of Photography

6.0

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

2012

Director of Photography

5.1

The Wild Girl

2010

Director of Photography

3.5

The 19th Wife

2010

Cinematography

4.9

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

2010

Director of Photography

5.4

12 Men of Christmas

2009

Director of Photography

5.1

The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love

2009

Director of Photography

4.4

Dear Prudence

2008

Director of Photography

6.5

To Be Fat Like Me

2007

Director of Photography

4.8

Maneater

2007

Director of Photography

4.6

Confessions of an American Bride

2007

Director of Photography

5.4

Memory

2006

Director of Photography

5.2

Four Extraordinary Women

2006

Director of Photography

6.0

For the Love of a Child

2006

Director of Photography

7.2

The Last Hit

2005

Director of Photography

Looking for Angelina

2005

Cinematography

Perfect Romance

2004

Director of Photography

5.7

Home Alone 4

2002

Director of Photography

4.5

Scent of Danger

2002

Director of Photography

3.9

Outside the Law

2002

Director of Photography

Cruel and Unusual

Cinematography

Blind Obsession

Director of Photography

6.1

Alley Cats Strike

2000

Director of Photography

5.9

Genius

1999

Director of Photography

6.2

The Windsor Protocol

1998

Director of Photography

3.7

I Know What You Did

1998

Director of Photography

5.0

Thunder Point

1998

Director of Photography

3.8

Perfect Little Angels

1998

Director of Photography

4.9

Double Take

1998

Director of Photography

3.0

One Hot Summer Night

1998

Director of Photography

3.6

A Champion's Fight

1998

Director of Photography

4.0

Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie

1998

Director of Photography

6.0

Race Against Fear

1998

Director of Photography

6.1

The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie

1997

Director of Photography

4.5

Night of the Twisters

1996

Director of Photography

6.2

The Conspiracy of Fear

1996

Director of Photography

7.5

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996

Director of Photography

5.0

Closer and Closer

1996

Director of Photography

5.0

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

1996

Director of Photography

6.0

No One Could Protect Her

1996

Director of Photography

4.6

For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story

1996

Director of Photography

Bullet to Beijing

1995

Director of Photography

5.2

Loving Evangeline

1995

Director of Photography

The Wrong Woman

Camera Operator

The Wrong Woman

Director of Photography

8.0

The Lifeforce Experiment

1994

Cinematography

5.3

National Lampoon's Last Resort

1994

Director of Photography

3.8

Woman on the Ledge

1993

Director of Photography

1.0

Rapture

1993

Director of Photography

2.0

The Dance Goes On

1992

Director of Photography

Whispers

1990

Director of Photography

3.6

The Gate

1987

Second Unit Cinematographer

6.1

Oklahoma Smugglers

1987

Director of Photography

Meatballs III: Summer Job

1986

Director of Photography

4.1

Ups & Downs

1981

Director of Photography

Death Ship

1980

Still Photographer

5.1