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.

Casted

Everything, Everything

Played Dr. Chase

Average Rating

7.2

3725 votes

Release Date

May 18, 2017

9 years ago
Air

Played Anchorman

Average Rating

5.0

448 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 2015

10 years ago
Dead Rising: Watchtower

Played Bruce

Average Rating

5.1

374 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 2015

11 years ago
Infidelity in Suburbia

Played Greg Halpern

Average Rating

6.2

152 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 2017

9 years ago
A Bride for Christmas

Played Matt

Average Rating

6.2

120 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 2012

13 years ago
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Det. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

6.8

113 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 2016

9 years ago
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Det. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

6.8

112 votes

Release Date

Jul 26, 2015

10 years ago
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Arthur Smith

Average Rating

6.9

106 votes

Release Date

Apr 04, 2015

11 years ago
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Det. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

6.7

97 votes

Release Date

Jun 12, 2016

9 years ago
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Arthur Smith

Average Rating

6.9

97 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 2017

9 years ago
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Detective Arthur Smith

Average Rating

6.9

97 votes

Release Date

May 21, 2017

9 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

Played Det. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.4

79 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 2019

6 years ago
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Det. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.2

78 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 2018

8 years ago
Going the Distance

Played Nervous Guy

Average Rating

5.4

78 votes

Release Date

Aug 20, 2004

21 years ago
My Favorite Wedding

Played Jack

Average Rating

6.9

77 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 2017

8 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game

Played Detective Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.0

73 votes

Release Date

Jul 29, 2018

7 years ago
Perfect High

Played Dean

Average Rating

5.8

72 votes

Release Date

Jul 05, 2015

10 years ago
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Played Arthur Smith

Average Rating

6.9

64 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 2018

8 years ago
Christmas List

Played Brett Bishop

Average Rating

5.5

63 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 2016

9 years ago
Falling for Vermont

Played Brad Thompson

Average Rating

6.5

61 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 2017

8 years ago
Rufus

Played Man Walking Dog

Average Rating

6.4

59 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 2016

10 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse

Played Det. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.6

58 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 2019

6 years ago
The Pregnancy Project

Played Shawn Myers

Average Rating

6.7

55 votes

Release Date

Jan 28, 2012

14 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

Played Det. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.2

55 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 2019

6 years ago
Big Sky River

Played James

Average Rating

6.7

49 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 2022

3 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

Played Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.4

46 votes

Release Date

May 17, 2020

5 years ago
Holiday Date

Played Glen

Average Rating

6.1

42 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 2019

6 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

Played Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.2

41 votes

Release Date

Oct 18, 2020

5 years ago
Love and Sunshine

Played Ben Morgan

Average Rating

7.2

40 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 2019

6 years ago
Walking the Dog

Played Bill

Average Rating

5.4

39 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 2017

9 years ago
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Played Frank

Average Rating

6.2

39 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 2019

6 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

Played Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.0

37 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 2022

4 years ago
Lucky in Love

Played Michael

Average Rating

5.8

37 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 2014

12 years ago
Love Under the Rainbow

Played Kevin

Average Rating

6.2

37 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 2019

7 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con

Played Dt. Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.2

37 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 2021

5 years ago
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

Played Sean

Average Rating

6.1

36 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 2018

8 years ago
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League

Played Mark

Average Rating

5.0

35 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 2008

17 years ago
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

Played Arthur Smith

Average Rating

7.4

35 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 2021

4 years ago
Just One Kiss

Played Mark

Average Rating

5.7

32 votes

Release Date

Apr 02, 2022

4 years ago
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man

Played Mike Thurman

Average Rating

7.2

31 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 2019

7 years ago
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

Played Mr. Everett

Average Rating

6.6

31 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 2017

8 years ago
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

Played Ben

Average Rating

6.3

30 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 2021

4 years ago
High Noon

Played Roy Squires

Average Rating

6.0

30 votes

Release Date

Apr 04, 2009

17 years ago
Baby Bootcamp

Played Jeremy

Average Rating

6.3

29 votes

Release Date

May 09, 2014

12 years ago
A Daughter's Nightmare

Played Dr. Logie

Average Rating

5.9

28 votes

Release Date

May 03, 2014

12 years ago
Ba'al

Played Foreman

Average Rating

4.0

27 votes

Release Date

Sep 13, 2008

17 years ago
Death Do Us Part

Played Ryan Harris

Average Rating

3.5

26 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 2014

12 years ago
Sweet Carolina

Played Tony

Average Rating

6.9

26 votes

Release Date

May 15, 2021

4 years ago
The Break-up Artist

Played Rick Barnes

Average Rating

4.3

23 votes

Release Date

Mar 07, 2009

17 years ago
Mystery 101: Deadly History

Played Al Winslow

Average Rating

8.0

22 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 2021

4 years ago
Stolen Dreams

Played Jacob Nyholm

Average Rating

5.6

19 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 2015

10 years ago
The Wrong Patient

Played Chris

Average Rating

6.7

17 votes

Release Date

Dec 30, 2018

7 years ago
WW3

Played Peter Mint

Average Rating

5.3

15 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 2001

25 years ago
A Surrogate's Nightmare

Played Dr Logie

Average Rating

5.1

14 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 2017

9 years ago
37 Teen

Played Justin

Average Rating

5.8

13 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 2019

6 years ago
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle

Played Monty

Average Rating

6.3

13 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 2024

1 year ago
Perfect Harmony

Played Simon

Average Rating

6.3

12 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 2022

3 years ago
The Wedding Contract

Played Peter Pitt

Average Rating

5.8

11 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 2023

2 years ago
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path

Played James

Average Rating

7.8

11 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 2023

2 years ago
Guiding Emily

Played Mark

Average Rating

8.2

11 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 2023

2 years ago
The Mystery Cruise

Played Jack Reilly

Average Rating

5.7

11 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2013

12 years ago
Lies Between Friends

Played Ollie

Average Rating

6.0

8 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 2022

3 years ago
My Husband's Deadly Past

Played Otto Croft

Average Rating

6.6

8 votes

Release Date

May 31, 2020

5 years ago
Seasoned With Love

Played Adam Schuyler

Average Rating

6.4

8 votes

Release Date

Apr 30, 2021

5 years ago
Pick Me Up

Played Deuce

Average Rating

6.2

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 20, 2006

20 years ago
What An Idiot

Played Nick

Average Rating

5.4

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 2016

10 years ago
Black Fly

Played Konstabl Dave Wilkins

Average Rating

5.3

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 2014

11 years ago
Murder on Spec

Played Detective Paul Tannon

Average Rating

4.7

6 votes

Release Date

Aug 27, 2006

19 years ago
Christmas Above the Clouds

Played Charlie

Average Rating

6.2

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 2025

4 months ago
One Angry Juror

Played Eric

Average Rating

4.2

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 15, 2010

15 years ago
A Family for the Holidays

Played Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband

Average Rating

6.4

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 2017

8 years ago
Passion's Web

Played Father Bracken

Average Rating

4.8

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 2007

19 years ago
Murder Unresolved

Played Seth

Average Rating

4.0

3 votes

Release Date

May 14, 2016

10 years ago
The Accidental Witness

Played Joseph Brockway

Average Rating

2.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2006

20 years ago
The Money Pet

Played The Slacker

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 2011

15 years ago
Afterparty

Played Craig

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 2013

12 years ago
I Wanna Date U

Played Online Date

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2015

11 years ago
Waiting 4 Goliath

Played Straight-Acting Dude

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 26, 2009

17 years ago
Mind Game

Played ER Doctor

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2006

20 years ago

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