Benjamin Ayres
{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
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{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Benjamin Ayres
| image = BenAyresSept10.jpg
| caption = Ayres in September 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|1|19}}
| birth_place = Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
| othername =
| occupation = Actor Writer
| years_active = 2002–present
| known_for = Saving Hope
jPod
| spouse = Erin Ayres
| children = 2
| parents =
| relatives = Boris Karloff
| website = https://www.benjaminjamesayres.com/
}}
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 was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. His first series regular role was Casper Jesperson (a.k.a. "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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/bio/benjamin-ayres|title=Benjamin Ayres|website=CBC Media Centre|access-date=29 August 2019}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Summer | Jake | |
| 2003
| Quietanzato | Tony | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| Spare Change | Miles | Short film |
| Desolation: A Comedy
| Fred the Cop | |
| 2005
| Crazy Late | Travis | Short film |
| rowspan="3"|2007
| Numb | Brad | |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
| Guard #1 | |
| Good Luck Chuck
| Groomsman | |
| rowspan="3"|2009
| data-sort-value="Gun to the Head, A" | A Gun to the Head | Dwayne | |
| Good Image Media
| Ron Miner | Short film |
| Scott's Land
| Helix | Short film |
| 2010
| Sonny | |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Griffith Galloway | |
| Charlie
| Officer Benson | |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| Dov Rosenberg | |
| data-sort-value="Golden Ticket, The" | The Golden Ticket
| Dooley | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Derrick Harris | |
| What an Idiot
| Zane | |
| 2015
| American Riot | Warden Montgomery | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| data-sort-value="Sunday Kind of Love, A" | A Sunday Kind of Love | Mark | |
| Unless
| Arthur Springer | |
| 2018
| Birdland | Calvin | |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Luke | |
| Lie Exposed
| Gregg | |
| 2022
| Don't Hang Up | Officer Halton | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Jeremiah | Guard | Episode: "And the Ground, Sown with Salt" |
| 2003
| Muirios | Episode: "Space Race" |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| data-sort-value="Collector, The" | The Collector | The Devil / Pool Hustler | Episode: "The Actuary" |
| Da Vinci's Inquest
| Bartender | Episode: "First the Seducing Then the Screwing" |
| rowspan="5"|2005
| Survivors | Eric LeMarque | Miniseries; episode: "Dead Man Boarding" |
| Battlestar Galactica
| Lt. George 'Catman' Birch | Episode: "Home: Part 1" |
| Supernatural
| Homeland Security Man #1 | Episode: "Phantom Traveler" |
| Reunion
| Nate | Episode: "1989" |
| Chasing Christmas
| Mike | TV movie |
| rowspan="5"|2006
| Ty Graham | Episode: "She's the Bomb" |
| Eight Days to Live
| Reporter | TV movie |
| Whistler
| Joe | Episode: "Out of the Shadows" |
| My Silent Partner
| Arthur Bannister | TV movie |
| Sketch with Kevin McDonald
| Various Characters | TV movie |
| rowspan="6"|2007
| data-sort-value="L Word, The" | The L Word | Lorenzo | Episode: "Long Time Coming" |
| Holiday in Handcuffs
| Nick | TV movie |
| Blue Smoke
| Hugh | TV movie |
| Termination Point
| Officer Dunbar | TV movie |
| Smallville
| Jason Bartlett | 5 episodes |
| Betrayals
| Javier Sarmiento | TV movie |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| jPod | Casper Jasperson (Cancer Cowboy) | 13 episodes |
| Psych
| Howie Tolkin | Episode: "Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller?" |
| rowspan="4"|2009
| Impact | Bob Pierce | 2 episodes |
| Diamonds
| Steve Dyson | Miniseries |
| data-sort-value="Vampire Diaries, The" | The Vampire Diaries
| Mr. William Tanner | Episodes: "Pilot", "The Night of the Comet" & "Friday Night Bites" |
| Mistresses
| Carter Blackwell | TV movie |
| 2010–2011
| Mike Norman | 26 episodes |
| 2010–2013
| Eric Blake | 12 episodes |
| rowspan="5"|2011
| Lt. Christian Bettany | Episode: "Wrong Place at the Right Time" |
| Reel Love
| Bobby Calgrove | TV movie |
| InSecurity
| Cal Thompson | Episode: "Agent Ex" |
| Flashpoint
| Decklan Pownell | Episode: "Day Game" |
| 12 Dates of Christmas
| Jack Evans | TV movie |
| 2012–2017
| Dr. Zach Miller | 83 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| Endymion / Eddy | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty School" |
| His Turn
| Buck Bolan | TV movie |
| rowspan="3"|2014
| Dennis Karinsky | Episode: "Picture Night" |
| Seed
| Frank Dacosta | Episode: "Et Tattoo Bruté?" |
| Rookie Blue
| Geno Jones | Episode: "Heart Breakers, Money Makers" |
| 2014–2016
| Bitten | Jorge Sorrentino | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| Grant | Episode: "Little Sister" |
| Vox
| Cal Hollister | TV movie |
| 2016
| Love By Chance | Dr. Eric Carlton | TV movie |
| rowspan="3"|2017
| Falling for Vermont | Dr. Jeff Callan | TV movie |
| Emma Fielding Mysteries
| Will | TV movie |
| Yellow
| Husband | TV movie |
| 2018
| Ben Sellers | Episode: "Now You See Her" |
| 2018–2019
| Suits | Gavin Andrews | 5 episodes |
| 2018–2020
| Alan Christie | 9 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2019
| Graham / Mr. Rothersby | 2 episodes |
| data-sort-value="Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas, A" | A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas
| David Lyndon |
| Best Intentions
| Jack Mayhan | TV movie |
| 2019–2021
| Drew Godfrey |
| 2019–2022
| Bruno Black | 9 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2020
| Cranberry Christmas | Gabe | TV movie |
| Private Eyes
| Professor Dan Bryan | Episode: "Tappa Kegga Daily" |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| data-sort-value="Good Doctor, The" | The Good Doctor | Whyatt | Episode: "The Uncertainty Principle" |
| You, Me & the Christmas Trees
| Jack | TV movie |
| 2021
| Chronicle Mysteries: Helped to Death | Drew Godfrey | Hallmark Movie |
| rowspan="4"|2022
| data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | The Kids in the Hall | Blank Face | Episode #1.6 |
| Color My World with Love
| Nic | TV movie |
| data-sort-value="Bad Seed Returns, The" | The Bad Seed Returns
| Robert Costa | TV movie |
| Long Lost Christmas
| Blake | TV movie |
| rowspan="3"|2023
| Field Day | Dan Aldridge | TV movie |
| Our Christmas Mural
| Hayden | TV movie (uncredited) |
| Miracle in Bethlehem, PA.
| Joe | TV movie |
| rowspan="7"|2024
| True Justice | D.A. Quinn | TV movie |
| Paging Mr. Darcy
| Golfer Bro | TV movie |
| Love & Jane
| Trevor Fitzsimmons | TV movie |
| Family Law
| Ben Cohen | 6 episodes |
| Santa Tell Me
| Nick A | TV Movie |
| Happy Holidays From Cherry Lane
| Eli | TV Movie |
| data-sort-value="Santa Class, The" | The Santa Class
| Dan | TV Movie |
Nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Film/Series |
|---|
| 2008
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | jPod |
| 2010
| Best Comedy Program or Series |
| 2011
| Best Performance By an Ensemble—Television | Dan for Mayor |
| 2012
| Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series |
| 2013
| Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series | Less Than Kind |
References
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External links
- [https://www.twitter.com/benjaminayres Official Twitter account]
- {{IMDb name|id=1534707|name=Benjamin Ayres}}
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors