Peter Benson
- Known for
- Acting
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
Directing 27
- 2026Snow Globe Town · director
- 2026Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery · director
- 2026A Little Park Music · director
- 2026Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery · director
- 2025The More the Merrier · director
- 2025Christmas Above the Clouds · director
- 2025A Royal Montana Christmas · director
- 2025Return to Office · director
- 2024Leah's Perfect Gift · director
- 2024Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle · director
- 2024The 5-Year Christmas Party · director
- 2024Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars · director
- 2024Blind Date Book Club · director
- 2023Navigating Christmas · director
- 2023Big Sky River: The Bridal Path · director
- 2023The Professional Bridesmaid · director
- 2023The Wedding Veil Expectations · director
- 2022When I Think of Christmas · director
- 2022Big Sky River · director
- 2022Color My World with Love · director
- 2021Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas · director
- 2021The Santa Stakeout · director
- 2021Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone · director
- 2021Sweet Carolina · director
- 2021Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent · director
- 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek · director
- 2016What An Idiot · director
Acting 82
- 2026Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery as Guest #1
- 2025The More the Merrier as Jim Spencer
- 2025Christmas Above the Clouds as Charlie
- 2024Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle as Monty
- 2023Guiding Emily as Mark
- 2023Big Sky River: The Bridal Path as James
- 2023The Wedding Contract as Peter Pitt
- 2022Perfect Harmony as Simon
- 2022Big Sky River as James
- 2022Lies Between Friends as Ollie
- 2022Just One Kiss as Mark
- 2022Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder as Arthur Smith
- 2021Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas as Ben
- 2021Mystery 101: Deadly History as Al Winslow
- 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part as Arthur Smith
- 2021Sweet Carolina as Tony
- 2021Seasoned With Love as Adam Schuyler
- 2021Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con as Dt. Arthur Smith
- 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly as Arthur Smith
- 2020Wedding Every Weekend
- 2020My Husband's Deadly Past as Otto Croft
- 2020Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek as Arthur Smith
- 2019It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas as Frank
- 2019Holiday Date as Glen
- 201937 Teen as Justin
- 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play as Det. Arthur Smith
- 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For as Det. Arthur Smith
- 2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse as Det. Arthur Smith
- 2019Love and Sunshine as Ben Morgan
- 2019Love Under the Rainbow as Kevin
- 2019Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man as Mike Thurman
- 2018The Wrong Patient as Chris
- 2018Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game as Detective Arthur Smith
- 2018Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Arthur Smith
- 2018Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride as Sean
- 2018Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
- 2017A Family for the Holidays as Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband
- 2017Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again as Mr. Everett
- 2017Falling for Vermont as Brad Thompson
- 2017My Favorite Wedding as Jack
- 2017A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Detective Arthur Smith
- 2017Everything, Everything as Dr. Chase
- 2017Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Arthur Smith
- 2017Infidelity in Suburbia as Greg Halpern
- 2017Walking the Dog as Bill
- 2017A Surrogate's Nightmare as Dr Logie
- 2016Christmas List as Brett Bishop
- 2016The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
- 2016Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
- 2016Murder Unresolved as Seth
- 2016What An Idiot as Nick
- 2016Rufus as Man Walking Dog
- 2015Stolen Dreams as Jacob Nyholm
- 2015Air as Anchorman
- 2015Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Det. Arthur Smith
- 2015Perfect High as Dean
- 2015A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery as Arthur Smith
- 2015Dead Rising: Watchtower as Bruce
- 2015I Wanna Date U as Online Date
- 2014Black Fly as Konstabl Dave Wilkins
- 2014Baby Bootcamp as Jeremy
- 2014A Daughter's Nightmare as Dr. Logie
- 2014Death Do Us Part as Ryan Harris
- 2014Lucky in Love as Michael
- 2013Afterparty as Craig
- 2013The Mystery Cruise as Jack Reilly
- 2012A Bride for Christmas as Matt
- 2012The Pregnancy Project as Shawn Myers
- 2011The Money Pet as The Slacker
- 2010One Angry Juror as Eric
- 2009Waiting 4 Goliath as Straight-Acting Dude
- 2009High Noon as Roy Squires
- 2009The Break-up Artist as Rick Barnes
- 2008Slap Shot 3: The Junior League as Mark
- 2008Ba'al as Foreman
- 2007Passion's Web as Father Bracken
- 2006Murder on Spec as Detective Paul Tannon
- 2006Pick Me Up as Deuce
- 2006The Accidental Witness as Joseph Brockway
- 2006Mind Game as ER Doctor
- 2004Going the Distance as Nervous Guy
- 2001WW3 as Peter Mint
Production 5
- 2025A Royal Montana Christmas · producer
- 2024Renovation Romance · executive producer
- 2021Sweet Carolina · supervising producer
- 2021Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent · supervising producer
- 2013Afterparty · producer
Writing 3
- 2024Renovation Romance · story
- 2016What An Idiot · writer
- 2014Death Do Us Part · writer