Peter Benson
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.
Filmography · 108
Supernatural
2005 · Walter Kelly
Smallville
2001 · Young Dex
The Good Doctor
2017 · Nigel Monroe
Stargate SG-1
1997 · Devon
Arrow
2012 · D.A. Carnahan
Psych
2006 · Lester Beacon
A Million Little Things
2018 · Trevor Matlof
Hell on Wheels
2011 · Marshal Jessup
Continuum
2012 · Todd Sanchez
Dark Angel
2000 · Walter
The 4400
2004 · Lloyd
Infidelity in Suburbia
2017 · Greg Halpern
Chesapeake Shores
2016 · Brian Higgins
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
2010 · Male TV Host
Prodigal Son
2019 · Al Grimes
Motive
2013 · Tony Manning
Reaper
2007 · Bargain Bench Manager
UnREAL
2015 · Jeff Kidd
The Baby-Sitters Club
2020 · Edward McGill
Ice
2016 · Quinn Sinder
Imposters
2017 · Freddy
MECH-X4
2016 · Seth Harper
Level Up
2012 · KJ
At Home with Amy Sedaris
2017 · Husband
The Murders
2019 · Chris Bennett
Everything, Everything
2017 · Dr. Chase
Ring of Fire
2012 · Volcano Expert
Spooksville
2013 · Bill Wilcox
jPod
2008 · Greg Jarlewski
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
2018 · Archie Hunter
Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015 · Bruce
Going the Distance
2004 · Nervous Guy
Air
2015 · Anchorman
Holiday Date
2019 · Glen
Big Sky River
2022 · James
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2017 · Detective Arthur Smith
My Favorite Wedding
2017 · Jack
Love and Sunshine
2019 · Ben Morgan
Seasoned With Love
2021 · Adam Schuyler
Just One Kiss
2022 · Mark
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
2021 · Arthur Smith
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
2021 · Ben
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
2019 · Det. Arthur Smith
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2017 · Arthur Smith
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
2020 · Arthur Smith
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
2008 · Mark
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con
2021 · Dt. Arthur Smith
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2016 · Det. Arthur Smith
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
2018 · Detective Arthur Smith
The More the Merrier
2025 · Jim Spencer
Love Under the Rainbow
2019 · Kevin
Christmas List
2016 · Brett Bishop
The Mystery Cruise
2013 · Jack Reilly
Christmas Above the Clouds
2025 · Charlie
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2015 · Det. Arthur Smith
Rufus
2016 · Man Walking Dog
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly
2020 · Arthur Smith
A Bride for Christmas
2012 · Matt
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2015 · Arthur Smith
Lucky in Love
2014 · Michael
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For
2019 · Det. Arthur Smith
37 Teen
2019 · Justin
Falling for Vermont
2017 · Brad Thompson
Mystery 101: Deadly History
2021 · Al Winslow
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2018 · Arthur Smith
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
2026 · Guest #1
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2016 · Det. Arthur Smith
High Noon
2009 · Roy Squires
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
2018 · Sean
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
2019 · Frank
Perfect High
2015 · Dean
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path
2023 · James
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2018 · Det. Arthur Smith
What An Idiot
2016 · Nick
Murder Unresolved
2016 · Seth
Murder on Spec
2006 · Detective Paul Tannon
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle
2024 · Monty
Sweet Carolina
2021 · Tony
The Wrong Patient
2018 · Chris
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse
2019 · Det. Arthur Smith
Stolen Dreams
2015 · Jacob Nyholm
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
2017 · Mr. Everett
The Wedding Contract
2023 · Peter Pitt
Ba'al
2008 · Foreman
Guiding Emily
2023 · Mark
Pick Me Up
2006 · Deuce
Wedding Every Weekend
2020
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
2022 · Arthur Smith
Walking the Dog
2017 · Bill
The Pregnancy Project
2012 · Shawn Myers
Passion's Web
2007 · Father Bracken
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
2019 · Mike Thurman
One Angry Juror
2010 · Eric
The Accidental Witness
2006 · Joseph Brockway
A Surrogate's Nightmare
2017 · Dr Logie
A Daughter's Nightmare
2014 · Dr. Logie
My Husband's Deadly Past
2020 · Otto Croft
WW3
2001 · Peter Mint
The Break-up Artist
2009 · Rick Barnes
Death Do Us Part
2014 · Ryan Harris
Perfect Harmony
2022 · Simon
Lies Between Friends
2022 · Ollie
Black Fly
2014 · Konstabl Dave Wilkins
Baby Bootcamp
2014 · Jeremy
Mind Game
2006 · ER Doctor
I Wanna Date U
2015 · Online Date
The Money Pet
2011 · The Slacker
Waiting 4 Goliath
2009 · Straight-Acting Dude