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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Nick is a successful young man whose comfortable West Coast life couldn't be better. However, when h...
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A murderous blackmailer threatens to frame a wealthy widow (Brooke Burns) for her estranged husband'...
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In the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect to anywhere, recently divorced Sta...
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A woman who gets paid to break people up is forced to become a matchmaker when some new competition ...
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Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial ju...
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The Pregnancy project tells the real story of Gaby Rodriguez, a seventeen-year-old who attended a Wa...
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Bride-to-be Jessie Patterson calls off her third engagement - during the ceremony! She swears off se...
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"The Mystery Cruise" centers around best friends and impending business partners, Alvirah Meehan (Ga...
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A couple's pre-wedding party takes a deadly turn when an unknown assailant begins killing the guests...
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When Mira's April Fool's Day tricks materialize, she finds herself promoted to the perfect job, dati...
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Fitness instructor Julia is down on her luck, trying to make her baby boot camp a thriving business....
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After being stood up by her dream guy, a perpetually single Holly and her best friend Lucy decide to...
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Laura Paddington is overcome with joy when her daughter, Zoe, returns to her after being abducted 17...
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Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily...
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A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a maste...
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Sweet suburban teen Amanda is introduced by her new friends to prescription drug-sharing, but the re...
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Down on his luck in the love department, a man lies about his identity to get closer to the woman of...
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A woman is the prime suspect in the mysterious drowning death of her anchorwoman sister....
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While Aurora "Roe" Teagarden searches for her piece of the American dream, she decides to test the w...
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Aurora Teagarden is a beautiful young librarian with a passion for solving murders. After an exhaust...
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Isobel Gray plans a storybook Christmas with her boyfriend, including a snow-covered cottage in the ...
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A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who ...
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Potential Northwestern fellow Tess Harper lasers through her best friend's wedding planning like the...
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With her husband away at work, and her son at school, Laura dreams of a home-renovation project to s...
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A woman acting as a surrogate for her estranged sister is put in peril when it turns out that someon...
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Bestselling author Angela Young needs to get away from the media circus surrounding her book, but he...
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Kristie Simmons, an attorney, initiates a legal battle trying to get approval for a bike lane for th...
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Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but ...
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Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his ni...
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There is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the ...
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Crime-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden leaps headfirst into Lawrenceton’s latest murder investigat...
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Dr. Katie Jones, a successful plastic surgeon, becomes entangled in the web of a narcissist patient ...
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Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrence...
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Podcaster Alex McPherson seeks the truth behind the tragic death of a young lawyer, while partner Dr...
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When a New England Christmas decorating competition searches for the town with the most Christmas sp...
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A matriarch is poisoned during a family wedding reception and Aurora Teagarden vows to get to the bo...
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Someone begins taunting Aurora Teagarden with cryptic clues left at crime scenes, so the librarian-t...
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At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of mur...
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When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home w...
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Lucy wasn't sure if she would find true love, until Jack moves to town with his daughter Sophie. Tog...
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Ally Craig has been fostering retired military dog, Sunshine, as she recovers from a broken engageme...
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A woman haunted by visions that suggest she killed a missing co-ed discovers that her psychiatrist h...
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Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Rea...
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Nate and Brooke are going to the same four weddings, four weekends in a row. To avoid the singles ta...
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When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and t...
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Tanya is a police detective who is reluctantly partnered with fellow detective Ryan to solve a recen...
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After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, cross...
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During the holidays, a woman with amnesia catches a ride with her handsome nurse to investigate the ...
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Amy and Travis travel to New York to investigate after Amy's uncle goes missing, and the initial clu...
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Just days before Aurora’s wedding, a body is discovered, and she fears her father may be a suspect. ...
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When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out w...
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A pop singer and a professor must put aside their differences when their best friends decide to get ...
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Through a series of chance encounters, sparks fly between college literature professor Mia and Tony,...
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A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals ...
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Emma's daughter Kendall becomes engaged, but Emma is concerned as Kendall and her fiancé have Down S...
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Tara needs to go back to Parable, Montana, the place that made her the happiest, in order to move fo...
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Sara Thompson returns to her hometown to help her mother move and is surprised to find her ex-boyfri...
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Tara, now settled in Montana and dating Cowboy Boone, works to bring their family lives together but...
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Recently divorced Melanie brings her son to a remote island for Christmas, where she connects with a...
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Avery and Peter try to keep the romance alive while renovating the old house they bought and jugglin...
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Rebecca, a teacher, and Adam, an ad executive are excited to plan their Jewish wedding, but their we...
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Emily's life changes after losing her eyesight, while a guide dog struggles with training. Through a...
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When a Professional Bridesmaid books a high-profile wedding, she must keep her true identity a secre...
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Three siblings return home at Christmas to honor their late grandmother's wishes, and with the help ...
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Over five years, Alice and her old theater school rival, Max, reunite each holiday season to work at...
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Publicist Savannah Bailey offers Tripp Marks, her actor client of newfound fame, the ability to conn...
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A bookstore owner finds love and direction in life after agreeing to review a famous author’s new no...
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Leah Meyer, a Jewish woman who has always dreamed of experiencing a traditional Christmas, faces une...
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After making the return to the office on a hybrid schedule, two coworkers known to each other only a...
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An overwhelmed doctor is left to look after and care for three very pregnant women by herself during...
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When a workaholic CEO tries to skip Christmas by flying to Australia, she’s in for the flight of her...
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Hannah finds a body at the grand re-opening of the Lake Eden Inn. When a storm traps everyone inside...
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Recent movies
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| 1 | Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2026) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 2 | Return to Office (2025) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 3 | The More the Merrier (2025) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 4 | Christmas Above the Clouds (2025) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 5 | Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 6 | The 5-Year Christmas Party (2024) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 7 | Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars (2024) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 8 | Blind Date Book Club (2024) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 9 | Leah's Perfect Gift (2024) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 10 | Big Sky River: The Bridal Path (2023) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 11 | Navigating Christmas (2023) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 12 | The Wedding Veil Expectations (2023) | Director / Writer | 6.5 | |
| 13 | The Wedding Contract (2023) | Peter Pitt | 6 | |
| 14 | Guiding Emily (2023) | Mark | 7 | |
| 15 | The Professional Bridesmaid (2023) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 16 | Perfect Harmony (2022) | Simon | 6 | |
| 17 | Just One Kiss (2022) | Mark | 6 | |
| 18 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022) | Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 19 | Color My World with Love (2022) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 20 | Big Sky River (2022) | Director / Writer | 6.7 | |
| 21 | When I Think of Christmas (2022) | Director / Writer | 5 | |
| 22 | The Santa Stakeout (2021) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
| 23 | Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (2021) | Director / Writer | 6.7 | |
| 24 | Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas (2021) | Director / Writer | 8 | |
| 25 | Mystery 101: Deadly History (2021) | Al Winslow | 7 | |
| 26 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021) | Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 27 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con (2021) | Dt. Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 28 | My Husband's Deadly Past (2020) | Otto Croft | - | - |
| 29 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020) | Arthur Smith | 6.5 | |
| 30 | Wedding Every Weekend (2020) | - | 7.5 | |
| 31 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020) | Director / Writer | 7.5 | |
| 32 | Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man (2019) | Mike Thurman | 6.5 | |
| 33 | It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019) | Frank | 5.7 | |
| 34 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For (2019) | Det. Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 35 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse (2019) | Det. Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 36 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019) | Det. Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 37 | Holiday Date (2019) | Glen | 6.3 | |
| 38 | Love Under the Rainbow (2019) | Kevin | 7 | |
| 39 | Love and Sunshine (2019) | Ben Morgan | 7 | |
| 40 | Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018) | Det. Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 41 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game (2018) | Detective Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 42 | The Wrong Patient (2018) | Chris | - | - |
| 43 | Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018) | Arthur Smith | 6.8 | |
| 44 | Everything, Everything (2017) | Dr. Chase | 6.2 | |
| 45 | My Favorite Wedding (2017) | Jack | 7 | |
| 46 | Infidelity in Suburbia (2017) | Greg Halpern | - | - |
| 47 | A Surrogate's Nightmare (2017) | Dr Logie | - | - |
| 48 | Falling for Vermont (2017) | Brad Thompson | 7 | |
| 49 | Walking the Dog (2017) | Bill | 6 | |
| 50 | Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017) | Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 51 | A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017) | Detective Arthur Smith | 6.4 | |
| 52 | What An Idiot (2016) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 53 | Murder Unresolved (2016) | Seth | - | - |
| 54 | Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016) | Det. Arthur Smith | 6.8 | |
| 55 | The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016) | Det. Arthur Smith | 6.8 | |
| 56 | Rufus (2016) | Man Walking Dog | - | - |
| 57 | Christmas List (2016) | Brett Bishop | 7.3 | |
| 58 | Air (2015) | Anchorman | 4.9 | |
| 59 | I Wanna Date U (2015) | Online Date | - | - |
| 60 | Stolen Dreams (2015) | Jacob Nyholm | - | - |
| 61 | Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015) | Det. Arthur Smith | 6.8 | |
| 62 | A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015) | Arthur Smith | 7 | |
| 63 | Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015) | Bruce | 4.2 | |
| 64 | Perfect High (2015) | Dean | 6 | |
| 65 | Death Do Us Part (2014) | Director / Writer | 1 | |
| 66 | Lucky in Love (2014) | Michael | 7 | |
| 67 | A Daughter's Nightmare (2014) | Dr. Logie | 6 | |
| 68 | Baby Bootcamp (2014) | Jeremy | - | - |
| 69 | The Mystery Cruise (2013) | Jack Reilly | 5 | |
| 70 | Afterparty (2013) | Craig | - | - |
| 71 | The Pregnancy Project (2012) | Shawn Myers | 5 | |
| 72 | A Bride for Christmas (2012) | Matt | 7 | |
| 73 | One Angry Juror (2010) | Eric | - | - |
| 74 | The Break-up Artist (2009) | Rick Barnes | - | - |
| 75 | High Noon (2009) | Roy Squires | 7 | |
| 76 | Murder on Spec (2006) | Detective Paul Tannon | - | - |
| 77 | Pick Me Up (2006) | Deuce | 6 | |
| 78 | Going the Distance (2004) | Nervous Guy | 5 |
