Benjamin Ayres
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Benjamin Ayres | |
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Born | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | January 19, 1977
Occupation | Actor Writer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Known for | Saving Hope jPod |
Spouse(s) | Erin Ayres |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Boris Karloff |
Benjamin James Ayres (born January 19, 1977) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Zach Miller of the CTV series Saving Hope. He also recurred on the Gemini Award–winning HBO Canada series Less Than Kind for which he has nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. His first series regular role was Casper Jesperson (aka "Cancer Cowboy"), the chain-smoking sex addict who is morbidly obsessed with death, in the critically acclaimed cult hit CBC Television series jPod, based on the Douglas Coupland novel of the same title.
He is a distant relative of character actor Boris Karloff. [1]
Filmography[]
Year | Film / Show | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Summer | Jake | |
2004 | Desolation: A Comedy | Fred the Cop | |
2007 | The L Word | Lorenzo | 1 episode |
Numb | Brad | ||
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Guard #1 | ||
Good Luck Chuck | Groomsman | ||
Holiday in Handcuffs | Nick | ||
2008 | jPod | Casper Jasperson (Cancer Cowboy) | 13 episodes |
Psych | Howie Tolkin | 1 episode | |
Impact | Bob Pierce | Television miniseries | |
Diamonds | Steve Dyson | Television miniseries | |
2009 | A Gun to the Head | Dwayne | |
The Vampire Diaries | Mr. William Tanner | 3 episodes | |
Mistresses | Carter Blackwell | "Pilot" | |
Dan for Mayor | Mike Norman | 26 episodes | |
Less Than Kind | Eric Blake | 13 episodes | |
2010 | Lullaby for Pi | Sonny | |
2011 | Combat Hospital | Christian Bettany | 1 episode |
Flashpoint | Decklan Pownell | 1 episode | |
12 Dates of Christmas | Jack Evans | TV movie | |
2012 | Dead Before Dawn | Griffith Galloway | |
Charlie | Officer Benson | ||
2012–2017 | Saving Hope | Dr. Zach Miller | 84 episodes |
2013 | Cottage Country | Dov Rosenberg | |
2014 | Death Do Us Part | Derrick Harris | |
What an Idiot | Zane | ||
2014-2016 | Bitten | Jorge Sorrentino | 3 episodes |
2016 | A Sunday Kind of Love | Mark | |
Love By Chance | Dr. Eric Carlton | Hallmark Channel TV movie | |
Unless | Arthur Springer | ||
2017 | Falling for Vermont | Dr. Jeff Callan | Hallmark Channel TV movie |
2017 | Emma Fielding Mysteries | Will | Hallmark Channel Television Movie |
2018 | Burden of Truth | Alan Christie | 7 episodes |
2018 | Birdland | Calvin | |
Suits | Gavin Andrews | 4 episodes | |
2019 | Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered | Drew Godfried | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie[2] |
Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man | |||
Chronicle Mysteries: Vines That Bind | |||
Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End | |||
A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas | David Lyndon | A Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television film[3] | |
Canadian Strain | Luke | ||
Lie Exposed | Gregg | ||
2021 | The Good Doctor | Whyatt |
Nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Film/Series |
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2013 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series | Less Than Kind |
2012 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series | Less Than Kind |
2011 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Performance By an Ensemble—Television | Dan for Mayor |
2010 | Gemini Award | Best Comedy Program or Series | Dan for Mayor |
2008 | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | jPod |
References[]
- ^ "Benjamin Ayres". CBC Media Centre. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Benjamin Ayres on Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Benjamin Ayres as David on A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Male actors from British Columbia
- People from Kamloops
- Canadian television actor stubs