Benjamin Ayres

Benjamin James Ayres is a Canadian actor who played William Tanner on The Vampire Diaries.
==Biography==
Ayres was born on January 19, 1977 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. He is best known for his role as 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 name.
==Filmography==
Year 	Title 	Role
2012-2017	Saving Hope 	Dr. Zachary Miller
2016 	Unless 	Arthur Springer
2016 	Love by Chance 	Eric Carlton
2014-2016	Bitten 	Jorge Sorrentino
2015 	A Sunday Kind of Love 	Mark
2015 	Vox 	Cal Hollister
2015 	Schitt's Creek 	Grant Byers
2015 	American Riot 	Warden Montgomery
2014 	What an Idiot 	Zane
2014 	Rookie Blue 	Geno Jones
2014 	Seed 	Frank Dacosta
2014 	Death Do Us Part 	Derrick Harris
2014 	Working the Engels 	Dennis Karinsky
2013 	Lost Girl 	Endymion / Eddy
2013 	The Golden Ticket 	Dooley
2013 	His Turn 	Buck Bolan
2013 	Cottage Country 	Dov Rosenberg
2013 	Home Stuff 	
2010-2013	Less Than Kind 	Eric Blake
2012 	Charlie 	Officer Benson
2012 	Dead Before Dawn 3D 	Griffith Galloway
2011 	12 Dates of Christmas 	Jack Evans
2011 	InSecurity 	Cal Thompson
2011 	Flashpoint 	Decklan Pownell
2011 	Reel Love 	Bobby Calgrove
2010-2011	Dan for Mayor 	Mike
2011 	Combat Hospital 	Christian Bettany
2010 	Lullaby for Pi 	Sonny
2009 	Scott's Land 	Helix
2009 	Good Image Media 	Ron Miner
2009 	The Vampire Diaries 	William Tanner
2009 	A Gun to the Head 	Dwayne
2009 	Impact 	Bob Pierce
2009 	Diamonds 	Steve Dyson
2009 	Mistresses 	Carter Blackwell
2008 	Psych 	Howie Tolkin
2008 	Soulstice 	Justice
2008 	jPod 	Cowboy / Casper 'Cowboy' Jesperson
2007 	Holiday in Handcuffs 	Nick
2007 	It Was One of Us 	Javier Sarmiento
2007 	Good Luck Chuck 	Groomsman
2007 	Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Guard #1
2007 	Smallville 	Jason Bartlett
2007 	Numb 	Brad
2007 	The L Word 	Lorenzo
2007 	Blue Smoke 	Hugh
2007 	Termination Point 	Officer Dunbar
2006 	Sketch with Kevin McDonald 	Various Characters
2006 	My Silent Partner 	Arthur Bannister
2006 	Whistler 	Joe
2006 	Eight Days to Live 	Reporter
2006 	Killer Instinct 	Ty Graham
2005 	Chasing Christmas 	Mike
2005 	Reunion 	Nate
2005 	Supernatural 	Homeland Security Man #1
2005 	Battlestar Galactica 	Lt. George 'Catman' Birch
2005 	Survivors 	Eric LeMarque
2005 	Crazy Late 	Travis
2004 	Da Vinci's Inquest 	Bartender
2004 	The Collector 	The Devil / Pool Hustler
2004 	Desolation: A Comedy 	Fred the Cop
2004 	Spare Change 	Myles
2004 	Still Life 	Remy
2003 	Quietanzato 	Tony
2003 	SSX 3 	(voice, as Ben Ayres)
2003 	Stargate SG-1 	Muirios
2002 	Jeremiah 	Guard
2002 	Summer 	Jake
==Appearances==
;Season One
*Pilot
*The Night of the Comet
*Friday Night Bites
==External links==
*IMDb
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