# Benjamin Ayres

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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Summer | Jake | |
| 2003 | Quietanzato | Tony | Short film |
| 2004 | Spare Change | Miles | Short film |
| 2004 | Desolation: A Comedy | Fred the Cop | |
| 2005 | Crazy Late | Travis | Short film |
| 2007 | Numb | Brad | |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Guard #1 | |
| 2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Groomsman | |
| 2009 | A Gun to the Head | Dwayne | |
| 2009 | Good Image Media | Ron Miner | Short film |
| 2009 | Scott's Land | Helix | Short film |
| 2010 | Lullaby for Pi | Sonny | |
| 2012 | Dead Before Dawn | Griffith Galloway | |
| 2012 | Charlie | Officer Benson | |
| 2013 | Cottage Country | Dov Rosenberg | |
| 2013 | The Golden Ticket | Dooley | Short film |
| 2014 | Death Do Us Part | Derrick Harris | |
| 2014 | What an Idiot | Zane | |
| 2015 | American Riot | Warden Montgomery | Short film |
| 2016 | A Sunday Kind of Love | Mark | |
| 2016 | Unless | Arthur Springer | |
| 2018 | Birdland | Calvin | |
| 2019 | Canadian Strain | Luke | |
| 2019 | Lie Exposed | Gregg | |
| 2022 | Don't Hang Up | Officer Halton | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Jeremiah | Guard | Episode: "And the Ground, Sown with Salt" |
| 2003 | Stargate SG-1 | Muirios | Episode: "Space Race" |
| 2004 | The Collector | The Devil / Pool Hustler | Episode: "The Actuary" |
| 2004 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Bartender | Episode: "First the Seducing Then the Screwing" |
| 2005 | Survivors | Eric LeMarque | Miniseries; episode: "Dead Man Boarding" |
| 2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. George 'Catman' Birch | Episode: "Home: Part 1" |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Homeland Security Man #1 | Episode: "Phantom Traveler" |
| 2005 | Reunion | Nate | Episode: "1989" |
| 2005 | Chasing Christmas | Mike | TV movie |
| 2006 | Killer Instinct | Ty Graham | Episode: "She's the Bomb" |
| 2006 | Eight Days to Live | Reporter | TV movie |
| 2006 | Whistler | Joe | Episode: "Out of the Shadows" |
| 2006 | My Silent Partner | Arthur Bannister | TV movie |
| 2006 | Sketch with Kevin McDonald | Various Characters | TV movie |
| 2007 | The L Word | Lorenzo | Episode: "Long Time Coming" |
| 2007 | Holiday in Handcuffs | Nick | TV movie |
| 2007 | Blue Smoke | Hugh | TV movie |
| 2007 | Termination Point | Officer Dunbar | TV movie |
| 2007 | Smallville | Jason Bartlett | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Betrayals | Javier Sarmiento | TV movie |
| 2008 | jPod | Casper Jasperson (Cancer Cowboy) | 13 episodes |
| 2008 | Psych | Howie Tolkin | Episode: "Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller?" |
| 2009 | Impact | Bob Pierce | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Diamonds | Steve Dyson | Miniseries |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Mr. William Tanner | Episodes: "Pilot", "The Night of the Comet" & "Friday Night Bites" |
| 2009 | Mistresses | Carter Blackwell | TV movie |
| 2010–2011 | Dan for Mayor | Mike Norman | 26 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | Less Than Kind | Eric Blake | 12 episodes |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Lt. Christian Bettany | Episode: "Wrong Place at the Right Time" |
| 2011 | Reel Love | Bobby Calgrove | TV movie |
| 2011 | InSecurity | Cal Thompson | Episode: "Agent Ex" |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | Decklan Pownell | Episode: "Day Game" |
| 2011 | 12 Dates of Christmas | Jack Evans | TV movie |
| 2012–2017 | Saving Hope | Dr. Zach Miller | 83 episodes |
| 2013 | Lost Girl | Endymion / Eddy | Episode: "Sleeping Beauty School" |
| 2013 | His Turn | Buck Bolan | TV movie |
| 2014 | Working the Engels | Dennis Karinsky | Episode: "Picture Night" |
| 2014 | Seed | Frank Dacosta | Episode: "Et Tattoo Bruté?" |
| 2014 | Rookie Blue | Geno Jones | Episode: "Heart Breakers, Money Makers" |
| 2014–2016 | Bitten | Jorge Sorrentino | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Schitt's Creek | Grant | Episode: "Little Sister" |
| 2015 | Vox | Cal Hollister | TV movie |
| 2016 | Love By Chance | Dr. Eric Carlton | TV movie |
| 2017 | Falling for Vermont | Dr. Jeff Callan | TV movie |
| 2017 | Emma Fielding Mysteries | Will | TV movie |
| 2017 | Yellow | Husband | TV movie |
| 2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Ben Sellers | Episode: "Now You See Her" |
| 2018–2019 | Suits | Gavin Andrews | 5 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | Burden of Truth | Alan Christie | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | Baroness von Sketch Show | Graham / Mr. Rothersby | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas | David Lyndon | TV movie |
| 2019 | Best Intentions | Jack Mayhan | TV movie |
| 2019–2021 | Chronicle Mysteries | Drew Godfrey | 5 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Detention Adventure | Bruno Black | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Cranberry Christmas | Gabe | TV movie |
| 2020 | Private Eyes | Professor Dan Bryan | Episode: "Tappa Kegga Daily" |
| 2021 | The Good Doctor | Whyatt | Episode: "The Uncertainty Principle" |
| 2021 | You, Me & the Christmas Trees | Jack | TV movie |
| 2021 | Chronicle Mysteries: Helped to Death | Drew Godfrey | Hallmark Movie |
| 2022 | The Kids in the Hall | Blank Face | Episode #1.6 |
| 2022 | Color My World with Love | Nic | TV movie |
| 2022 | The Bad Seed Returns | Robert Costa | TV movie |
| 2022 | Long Lost Christmas | Blake | TV movie |
| 2023 | Field Day | Dan Aldridge | TV movie |
| 2023 | Our Christmas Mural | Hayden | TV movie (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Miracle in Bethlehem, PA. | Joe | TV movie |
| 2024 | True Justice | D.A. Quinn | TV movie |
| 2024 | Paging Mr. Darcy | Golfer Bro | TV movie |
| 2024 | Love & Jane | Trevor Fitzsimmons | TV movie |
| 2024 | Family Law | Ben Cohen | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Santa Tell Me | Nick A | TV Movie |
| 2024 | Happy Holidays From Cherry Lane | Eli | TV Movie |
| 2024 | The Santa Class | Dan | TV Movie |

## Nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Film/Series |
| 2008 | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | jPod |
| 2010 | Gemini Award | Best Comedy Program or Series | Dan for Mayor |
| 2011 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Performance By an Ensemble—Television | Dan for Mayor |
| 2012 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series | Less Than Kind |
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series | Less Than Kind |