Peter Benson

🎭 Actor

Peter Benson

📍 Canada

3

Popularity Score

81

Acting Credits

26

Directed

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

Infidelity in Suburbia

Infidelity in Suburbia

Everything, Everything

Everything, Everything

High Noon

Holiday Date

Directed Films(26)

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

A Little Park Music

A Little Park Music

Big Sky River

Christmas Above the Clouds

Christmas Above the Clouds

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

What An Idiot

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

Return to Office

Return to Office

Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

The Santa Stakeout

The Santa Stakeout

Sweet Carolina

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

Color My World with Love

Color My World with Love

Blind Date Book Club

Blind Date Book Club

The Wedding Veil Expectations

The Wedding Veil Expectations

A Royal Montana Christmas

A Royal Montana Christmas

Navigating Christmas

Navigating Christmas

The 5-Year Christmas Party

The 5-Year Christmas Party

Leah's Perfect Gift

Leah's Perfect Gift

Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars

Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars

The Professional Bridesmaid

The Professional Bridesmaid

When I Think of Christmas

When I Think of Christmas

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone

Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone

Full Filmography(81 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

2017Infidelity in SuburbiaGreg Halpern★ 6.2 2017Everything, EverythingDr. Chase★ 7.2 2009High NoonRoy Squires★ 5.8 2019Holiday DateGlen★ 6.4 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us PartArthur Smith★ 7.4 2015Dead Rising: WatchtowerBruce★ 5.2 2004Going the DistanceNervous Guy★ 5.5 2022Big Sky RiverJames★ 6.8 2015Perfect HighDean★ 5.8 2017My Favorite WeddingJack★ 6.9 2012A Bride for ChristmasMatt★ 6.3 2025Christmas Above the CloudsCharlie★ 7.2 2015AirAnchorman★ 5.0 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A ConDt. Arthur Smith★ 7.2 2015A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryArthur Smith★ 6.9 2006Murder on SpecDetective Paul Tannon★ 4.7 2022Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By MurderArthur Smith★ 7.0 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul PlayDet. Arthur Smith★ 7.5 2026Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen MysteryGuest #1★ 6.3 2022Just One KissMark★ 5.8 2019Love and SunshineBen Morgan★ 7.2 2016The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith★ 6.8 2025The More the Merrier—★ 6.3 2020Wedding Every Weekend—★ 6.6 2016RufusMan Walking Dog★ 6.5 2019Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong ManMike Thurman★ 7.1 2014Black FlyKonstabl Dave Wilkins★ 5.3 2006Mind GameER Doctor—2015Stolen DreamsJacob Nyholm★ 5.6 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So DeadlyArthur Smith★ 7.3 2008Ba'alForeman★ 4.0 2017A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDetective Arthur Smith★ 6.9 2014Lucky in LoveMichael★ 5.8 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and MouseDet. Arthur Smith★ 7.5 2018Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing GameDetective Arthur Smith★ 7.1 2016What An IdiotNick★ 5.4 2021Mystery 101: Deadly HistoryAl Winslow★ 8.0 2016Christmas ListBrett Bishop★ 5.5 2017A Surrogate's NightmareDr Logie★ 5.5 2018The Wrong PatientChris★ 6.8 2017Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryArthur Smith★ 6.9 2008Slap Shot 3: The Junior LeagueMark★ 5.0 2019Love Under the RainbowKevin★ 6.2 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die ForDet. Arthur Smith★ 7.2 2006Pick Me UpDeuce★ 6.2 2016Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith★ 6.7 2018Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith★ 7.2 2001WW3Peter Mint★ 5.4 2017Falling for VermontBrad Thompson★ 6.5 2013The Mystery CruiseJack Reilly★ 5.7 2021Seasoned With LoveAdam Schuyler★ 6.2 2007Passion's WebFather Bracken★ 4.8 2023Big Sky River: The Bridal PathJames★ 7.8 2009The Break-up ArtistRick Barnes★ 4.3 2014Death Do Us PartRyan Harris★ 3.5 2023The Wedding ContractPeter Pitt★ 5.8 2021Time for Them to Come Home for ChristmasBen★ 6.4 2017Walking the DogBill★ 5.5 2023Guiding EmilyMark★ 8.1 2015Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDet. Arthur Smith★ 6.8 2021Sweet CarolinaTony★ 7.0 2017Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home AgainMr. Everett★ 6.6 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and SeekArthur Smith★ 7.4 2012The Pregnancy ProjectShawn Myers★ 6.7 2015I Wanna Date UOnline Date—2018Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryArthur Smith★ 6.9 2014A Daughter's NightmareDr. Logie★ 5.9 201937 TeenJustin★ 5.8 2020My Husband's Deadly PastOtto Croft★ 6.6 2018Wedding March 3: Here Comes the BrideSean★ 6.2 2010One Angry JurorEric★ 4.2 2019It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasFrank★ 6.2 2016Murder UnresolvedSeth★ 5.5 2006The Accidental WitnessJoseph Brockway★ 4.7 2017A Family for the HolidaysMr. Addison, Becky's Husband★ 6.4 2024Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. MiracleMonty★ 6.4 2014Baby BootcampJeremy★ 6.3 2022Perfect HarmonySimon★ 6.3 2022Lies Between FriendsOllie★ 6.0 2011The Money PetThe Slacker—2009Waiting 4 GoliathStraight-Acting Dude—

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