Peter Benson
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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.
Filmography
Everything, Everything
as Dr. Chase
Air
as Anchorman
Dead Rising: Watchtower
as Bruce
Infidelity in Suburbia
as Greg Halpern
A Bride for Christmas
as Matt
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Arthur Smith
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Arthur Smith
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Detective Arthur Smith
My Favorite Wedding
as Jack
Going the Distance
as Nervous Guy
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Det. Arthur Smith
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play
as Det. Arthur Smith
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game
as Detective Arthur Smith
Perfect High
as Dean
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
as Arthur Smith
Christmas List
as Brett Bishop
Rufus
as Man Walking Dog