Peter Benson

DirectorActorProducerWriterProduction Canada 1997–2026 (29 year career)

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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

Film

Everything, Everything

Dr. Chase

Film

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

Det. Arthur Smith

Film

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Det. Arthur Smith

Film

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Det. Arthur Smith

Film

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Arthur Smith

Film

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Detective Arthur Smith

Film

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Arthur Smith

Film

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Det. Arthur Smith

Filmography

Acting (109)

Movies (81)

Christmas Above the Clouds

as Charlie

The More the Merrier

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

as Monty

The Wedding Contract

as Peter Pitt

Guiding Emily

as Mark

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

as James

Lies Between Friends

as Ollie

Big Sky River

as James

Perfect Harmony

as Simon

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

as Arthur Smith

Just One Kiss

as Mark

Seasoned With Love

as Adam Schuyler

Sweet Carolina

as Tony

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

2021

as Arthur Smith

7.4

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

2021

as Ben

6.3

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con

2021

as Dt. Arthur Smith

7.2

Mystery 101: Deadly History

2021

as Al Winslow

8.0

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

2020

as Arthur Smith

7.2

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

2020

as Arthur Smith

7.4

Wedding Every Weekend

2020

6.7

My Husband's Deadly Past

2020

as Otto Croft

6.6

Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man

2019

as Mike Thurman

7.1

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

as Det. Arthur Smith

Holiday Date

as Glen

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse

as Det. Arthur Smith

Love and Sunshine

as Ben Morgan

Love Under the Rainbow

2019

as Kevin

6.2

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

as Det. Arthur Smith

37 Teen

as Justin

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

2019

as Frank

6.2

Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

2018

as Sean

6.1

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game

2018

as Detective Arthur Smith

7.0

Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2018

as Det. Arthur Smith

7.2

Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

as Arthur Smith

The Wrong Patient

as Chris

Infidelity in Suburbia

2017

as Greg Halpern

6.2

Everything, Everything

2017

as Dr. Chase

7.2

A Surrogate's Nightmare

2017

as Dr Logie

5.5

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2017

as Detective Arthur Smith

My Favorite Wedding

as Jack

Falling for Vermont

as Brad Thompson

Walking the Dog

as Bill

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2017

as Arthur Smith

6.9

A Family for the Holidays

2017

as Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband

6.5

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

as Mr. Everett

What An Idiot

as Nick

Christmas List

as Brett Bishop

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2016

as Det. Arthur Smith

6.8

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

as Det. Arthur Smith

Rufus

as Man Walking Dog

Murder Unresolved

as Seth

Perfect High

as Dean

Dead Rising: Watchtower

2015

as Bruce

5.2

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

as Det. Arthur Smith

Air

as Anchorman

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2015

as Arthur Smith

6.9

I Wanna Date U

2015

as Online Date

Stolen Dreams

2015

as Jacob Nyholm

5.6

A Daughter's Nightmare

as Dr. Logie

Baby Bootcamp

as Jeremy

Lucky in Love

as Michael

Black Fly

as Konstabl Dave Wilkins

Death Do Us Part

as Ryan Harris

Afterparty

as Craig

The Mystery Cruise

2013

as Jack Reilly

5.7

A Bride for Christmas

2012

as Matt

6.2

The Pregnancy Project

2012

as Shawn Myers

6.7

The Money Pet

2011

as The Slacker

One Angry Juror

as Eric

The Break-up Artist

as Rick Barnes

High Noon

as Roy Squires

Waiting 4 Goliath

as Straight-Acting Dude

Ba'al

2008

as Foreman

4.0

Slap Shot 3: The Junior League

as Mark

Passion's Web

as Father Bracken

Mind Game

as ER Doctor

The Accidental Witness

as Joseph Brockway

Pick Me Up

as Deuce

Murder on Spec

as Detective Paul Tannon

Going the Distance

as Nervous Guy

WW3

as Peter Mint

Television (28)

The Baby-Sitters Club

as Edward McGill

Prodigal Son

as Al Grimes

The Murders

as Chris Bennett

A Million Little Things

2018

as Trevor Matlof

7.3

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

as Archie Hunter

The Good Doctor

as Nigel Monroe

Imposters

as Freddy

At Home with Amy Sedaris

as Husband

Chesapeake Shores

as Brian Higgins

Ice

as Quinn Sinder

MECH-X4

as Seth Harper

UnREAL

as Jeff Kidd

Motive

as Tony Manning

Spooksville

as Bill Wilcox

Arrow

as D.A. Carnahan

Continuum

as Todd Sanchez

Ring of Fire

as Volcano Expert

Hell on Wheels

as Marshal Jessup

GeoFreakZ

as Melville

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

as Male TV Host

jPod

as Greg Jarlewski

Reaper

as Bargain Bench Manager

Psych

as Philip Keiser

Supernatural

as Walter Kelly

The 4400

as Lloyd

Smallville

as Young Dex

Dark Angel

as Walter

Stargate SG-1

as Devon

Crew (32)

Movies (32)

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

2026

Director

4.0

Christmas Above the Clouds

Director

The More the Merrier

Director

Return to Office

Director

A Royal Montana Christmas

2025

Director

8.1

A Royal Montana Christmas

Producer

Blind Date Book Club

Director

The 5-Year Christmas Party

Director

Renovation Romance

Executive Producer

Renovation Romance

Story

Renovation Romance

Teleplay

Leah's Perfect Gift

Director

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

2024

Director

6.5

Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars

2024

Director

6.8

The Wedding Veil Expectations

Director

Navigating Christmas

Director

The Professional Bridesmaid

2023

Director

6.3

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

Director

Big Sky River

Director

When I Think of Christmas

2022

Director

6.2

Color My World with Love

Director

The Santa Stakeout

Director

Sweet Carolina

Director

Sweet Carolina

Supervising Producer

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

2021

Director

7.1

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

2021

Supervising Producer

7.1

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

2021

Director

6.3

Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone

2021

Director

7.3

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

Director

What An Idiot

Director

What An Idiot

Writer

Death Do Us Part

Writer