Peter Benson

Peter Benson

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Canada

Biography

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.

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Representative Works

Infidelity in Suburbia
Infidelity in Suburbia
6.2
/ English
Everything, Everything
Everything, Everything
7.2
/ English
Air
Air
5.0
/ English
Holiday Date
Holiday Date
6.4
/ English
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Dead Rising: Watchtower
5.2
/ English
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
6.9
/ English
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
6.7
/ English
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
5.0
/ English
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
7.4
/ English
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
7.5
/ English
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
6.3
/ English
A Bride for Christmas
A Bride for Christmas
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Infidelity in Suburbia
2017Nominee

Best Performance

Infidelity in Suburbia

Everything, Everything
2017Nominee

Best Performance

Everything, Everything

Air
2015Nominee

Best Performance

Air

Career Highlights

Holiday Date
2019Highlight

Best Performance

Holiday Date

Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015Highlight

Best Performance

Dead Rising: Watchtower

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