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