Benjamin Ayres

For the Amsterdam-based instrument-maker, see Benjamin Ayres (instrument maker). For the Australian basketball player, see Ben Ayre.

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.

Benjamin Ayres
Ayres in September 2010
Born	(1977-01-19) January 19, 1977 (age 48) Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor Writer
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Saving Hope jPod
Spouse	Erin Ayres
Children	2
Relatives	Boris Karloff
Website	https://www.benjaminjamesayres.com/

He is a distant relative of character actor Boris Karloff.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Summer	Jake
2003	Quietanzato	Tony	Short film
2004	Spare Change	Miles	Short film
	Desolation: A Comedy	Fred the Cop
2005	Crazy Late	Travis	Short film
2007	Numb	Brad
	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Guard #1
	Good Luck Chuck	Groomsman
2009	A Gun to the Head	Dwayne
	Good Image Media	Ron Miner	Short film
	Scott's Land	Helix	Short film
2010	Lullaby for Pi	Sonny
2012	Dead Before Dawn	Griffith Galloway
	Charlie	Officer Benson
2013	Cottage Country	Dov Rosenberg
	The Golden Ticket	Dooley	Short film
2014	Death Do Us Part	Derrick Harris
	What an Idiot	Zane
2015	American Riot	Warden Montgomery	Short film
2016	A Sunday Kind of Love	Mark
	Unless	Arthur Springer
2018	Birdland	Calvin
2019	Canadian Strain	Luke
	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"
	Da Vinci's Inquest	Bartender	Episode: "First the Seducing Then the Screwing"
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
2006	Killer Instinct	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
2007	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
2008	jPod	Casper Jasperson (Cancer Cowboy)	13 episodes
	Psych	Howie Tolkin	Episode: "Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller?"
2009	Impact	Bob Pierce	2 episodes
	Diamonds	Steve Dyson	Miniseries
	The Vampire Diaries	Mr. William Tanner	Episodes: "Pilot", "The Night of the Comet" & "Friday Night Bites"
	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"
	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	Saving Hope	Dr. Zach Miller	83 episodes
2013	Lost Girl	Endymion / Eddy	Episode: "Sleeping Beauty School"
	His Turn	Buck Bolan	TV movie
2014	Working the Engels	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
2015	Schitt's Creek	Grant	Episode: "Little Sister"
	Vox	Cal Hollister	TV movie
2016	Love By Chance	Dr. Eric Carlton	TV movie
2017	Falling for Vermont	Dr. Jeff Callan	TV movie
	Emma Fielding Mysteries	Will	TV movie
	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
	A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas	David Lyndon	TV movie[2]
	Best Intentions	Jack Mayhan	TV movie
2019–2021	Chronicle Mysteries	Drew Godfrey	5 episodes[3]
2019–2022	Detention Adventure	Bruno Black	9 episodes
2020	Cranberry Christmas	Gabe	TV movie
	Private Eyes	Professor Dan Bryan	Episode: "Tappa Kegga Daily"
2021	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
2022	The Kids in the Hall	Blank Face	Episode #1.6
	Color My World with Love	Nic	TV movie
	The Bad Seed Returns	Robert Costa	TV movie
	Long Lost Christmas	Blake	TV movie
2023	Field Day	Dan Aldridge	TV movie
	Our Christmas Mural	Hayden	TV movie (uncredited)
	Miracle in Bethlehem, PA.	Joe	TV movie
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
	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