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.

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle
Monty
2024

Guiding Emily
Mark
2023

Big Sky River: The Bridal Path
James
2023

The Wedding Contract
Peter Pitt
2023

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
2022

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
2021

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly
Arthur Smith
2020

The Baby-Sitters Club
Edward McGill · (1 episode)
2020

My Husband's Deadly Past
Otto Croft
2020

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek
Arthur Smith
2020

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Frank
2019

Holiday Date
Glen
2019

Prodigal Son
Al Grimes · (1 episode)
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

The Murders
Chris Bennett · (1 episode)
2019

Love Under the Rainbow
Kevin
2019

Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man
Mike Thurman
2019

The Wrong Patient
Chris
2018

A Million Little Things
Trevor Matlof · (2 episodes)
2018

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
Detective Arthur Smith
2018

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
Archie Hunter · (1 episode)
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
2018

A Family for the Holidays
Mr. Addison, Becky's Husband
2017

The Good Doctor
Nigel Monroe · (1 episode)
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

Imposters
Freddy · (1 episode)
2017

Walking the Dog
Bill
2017

A Surrogate's Nightmare
Dr Logie
2017

Christmas List
Brett Bishop
2016

Ice
Quinn Sinder · (2 episodes)
2016

MECH-X4
Seth Harper · (6 episodes)
2016

The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Det. Arthur Smith
2016

Chesapeake Shores
Brian Higgins · (1 episode)
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
2016

Stolen Dreams
Jacob Nyholm
2015

Air
Anchorman
2015

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Det. Arthur Smith
2015

Perfect High
Dean
2015

UnREAL
Jeff Kidd · (1 episode)
2015

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Arthur Smith
2015

Dead Rising: Watchtower
Bruce
2015

I Wanna Date U
Online Date
2015

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
2014
Afterparty
Craig
2013

Spooksville
Bill Wilcox · (3 episodes)
2013

The Mystery Cruise
Jack Reilly
2013

Motive
Tony Manning · (1 episode)
2013

Ring of Fire
Volcano Expert · (2 episodes)
2012

A Bride for Christmas
Matt
2012

Arrow
D.A. Carnahan · (1 episode)
2012

Continuum
Todd Sanchez · (1 episode)
2012

The Pregnancy Project
Shawn Myers
2012

Hell on Wheels
Marshal Jessup · (3 episodes)
2011

The Money Pet
The Slacker
2011

One Angry Juror
Eric
2010

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Male TV Host · (1 episode)
2010

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Dad · (1 episode)
2010

Waiting 4 Goliath
Straight-Acting Dude
2009

High Noon
Roy Squires
2009

The Break-up Artist
Rick Barnes
2009

Slap Shot 3: The Junior League
Mark
2008

Ba'al
Foreman
2008

jPod
Greg Jarlewski · (3 episodes)
2008

Passion's Web
Father Bracken
2007

Murder on Spec
Detective Paul Tannon
2006

Psych
Lester Beacon · (1 episode)
2006

Psych
Philip Keiser · (1 episode)
2006

Pick Me Up
Deuce
2006

The Accidental Witness
Joseph Brockway
2006

Mind Game
ER Doctor
2006

Supernatural
Walter Kelly · (1 episode)
2005

Supernatural
Joba · (1 episode)
2005

Going the Distance
Nervous Guy
2004

The 4400
Lloyd · (1 episode)
2004

Smallville
Young Dexter 'Dex' McCallum · (1 episode)
2001

WW3
Peter Mint
2001

Dark Angel
Walter · (1 episode)
2000

Stargate SG-1
Devon · (1 episode)
1997