Peter Benson

Acting

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.

Known For

Infidelity in SuburbiaInfidelity in Suburbia · 2017
Infidelity in Suburbia
6.22017
MovieThrillerTV Movie
With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to supplant her restless days. Elliott, her irresistibly hot private contractor, soon fulfills her more forbidden dreams.
Everything, EverythingEverything, Everything · 2017
Everything, Everything
7.22017
MovieDramaRomance
A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.
Dead Rising: WatchtowerDead Rising: Watchtower · 2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
5.22015
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A group of people fight to survive in a zombie infested town.
AirAir · 2015
Air
5.02015
MovieScience FictionThriller
In the near future, breathable air is nonexistent. Virtually all of humanity has disappeared, and those chosen to reestablish society reside in a controlled state of suspended animation. Two engineers tasked with guarding the last hope for mankind struggle to preserve their own sanity and lives while administering to the vital task at hand.
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryDead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · 2017
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
6.92017
MovieMysteryTV Movie
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’s home, she then becomes the main suspect. Determined to find the killer and clear her name, Aurora can't help but to get involved once again.
Going the DistanceGoing the Distance · 2004
Going the Distance
5.52004
MovieComedyRomance
Nick is a successful young man whose comfortable West Coast life couldn't be better. However, when his girlfriend falls under the influence of lecherous music producer Lenny Swackhammer, Nick impulsively decides to travel to Toronto to intervene. Nick's buddies Tyler and Dime opt to turn the quest into a cross-country road trip that's complete with wacky antics and encounters with beautiful women.
Holiday DateHoliday Date · 2019
Holiday Date
6.42019
MovieRomanceTV Movie
When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
My Favorite WeddingMy Favorite Wedding · 2017
My Favorite Wedding
6.92017
MovieComedyRomance
Potential Northwestern fellow Tess Harper lasers through her best friend's wedding planning like the star doctor she hopes to soon become. In fact, Tess puzzles through any problem - provided it's not her own. When she meets divorce lawyer and groom's best friend, Michael, Tess maneuvers around him like a gurney in the emergency room until she discovers this best man has a few moves of his own.

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Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryLast Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery · 2018
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
7.22018
MovieMysteryTV Movie
There is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing room, Aurora enlists her Real Murders Club members to help gather clues. At the same time, she experiences mounting concern that Aida is becoming attracted to the film’s director who, like everyone else working on the set that day, is considered a suspect. And this time around Martin is especially worried about Aurora’s safety after learning that the film’s screenwriter, who has a romantic history with her, emerges as the prime suspect.

Det. Arthur Smith