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