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Peter Benson

Peter Benson

Actor and director, also producer and writer · Canada

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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Biography from TMDB.

From
Canada
Works as
Actor and director, also producer and writer
Titles
111 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Peter Benson's films like?

Across their 81 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
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Drama21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Mystery movies
Romance5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Thriller4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Morality
22%
Self
20%
Society
9%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Romantic love27 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds29 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice24 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity22 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 78 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 66 · Serious 9 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 70 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 52 · Charged 22 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 59 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 47 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 49 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 47 · Engaged 31 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 63 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 19 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 19
Shadow
4 of 19
Threshold guardian
3 of 19
Shapeshifter
2 of 19
Trickster
2 of 19
Herald
2 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
48
Tense
36
Hopeful
34
Romantic
24
Joyful
24
Other
54

How their films linger

Feel-good59 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful37 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy64
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Benson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 98 of their 111 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (64).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Benson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

131 credits, 111 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 127 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Everything, Everything (2017)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Guiding Emily (2023)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Infidelity in Suburbia (2017)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 127: 98 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting26 of 127: 14 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting3 of 127: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 127: 0 only producing, 5 with another role

127 titles, 15 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s67 · 67 acting · 3 crew2020s40 · 23 acting · 26 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 50 roles
041419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Peter Benson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 88; across their 78 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Midcredits score across 111 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th39
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

60 of their 111 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser60
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed38

Most divisive · actor

37-Teen (2019)

86th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hell on Wheels (2011)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 78 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Benson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Peter Benson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Benson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jamie Goehring shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

  • Charlaine Harris16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Charlaine Harris
  • Teena Booth16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Teena Booth
  • Jim Head17 titles · 6 as writer    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Jim Head
  • Brian Sawyer4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Brian Sawyer

Actors

  • Candace Cameron Bure16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Candace Cameron Bure
  • Lexa Doig16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Lexa Doig
  • Marilu Henner16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Marilu Henner
  • Miranda Frigon14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Miranda Frigon

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Jeff Tymoschuk11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Jeff Tymoschuk
  • Ron Yoshida10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Ron Yoshida
  • Pieter Stathis9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Pieter Stathis
  • Kelly Herron7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kelly Herron

Producers

  • Jamie Goehring22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Jamie Goehring
  • Shawn Williamson21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Shawn Williamson
  • Michael Shepard17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Michael Shepard
  • Michael Prupas17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Michael Prupas

Mixed roles