Peter Benson

Known for: Acting
Movies: 111

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.

Upcoming Peter Benson Movies

My Christmas Cowboy

2026

November 13, 2026

Snow Globe Town

2026

December 12, 2026

Best-Known Movies

7.2

Everything, Everything

2017

5.0

Air

2015

5.2

Dead Rising: Watchtower

2015

6.2

Infidelity in Suburbia

2017

6.3

A Bride for Christmas

2012

6.9

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2016

6.8

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2015

6.9

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2015

6.7

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2016

7.0

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2017

Filmography

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

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	Snow Globe Town	Director
2026	My Christmas Cowboy	Director
2026	Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery	Director
2026	A Little Park Music	Director
2026	Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery	Director
2025	The More the Merrier	Director
2025	Christmas Above the Clouds	Director
2025	A Royal Montana Christmas	Director, Producer
2025	Return to Office	Director
2024	Leah's Perfect Gift	Director
2024	Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle	Director
2024	The 5-Year Christmas Party	Director
2024	Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars	Director
2024	Blind Date Book Club	Director
2023	Navigating Christmas	Director
2023	Big Sky River: The Bridal Path	Director
2023	The Professional Bridesmaid	Director
2023	The Wedding Veil Expectations	Director
2022	When I Think of Christmas	Director
2022	Big Sky River	Director
2022	Color My World with Love	Director
2021	Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas	Director
2021	The Santa Stakeout	Director
2021	Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone	Director
2021	Sweet Carolina	Director
2021	Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent	Director
2020	Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek	Director
2016	What An Idiot	Director, Writer
2014	Death Do Us Part	Writer
2013	Afterparty	Producer

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