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After two seasons as a series regular on the CTV hit series Dan For Mayor, Benjamin Ayres landed the role of Dr. Zachary Miller in the highly acclaimed CTV/NBC original series Saving Hope. During his early twenties, he studied at The Lyric School of Acting under the direct mentorship of studio head Michele Lonsdale Smith. He later collaborated with her as a performer in a wide range of theatrical productions; including multiple mountings of Eric Bogosian’s one man play Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, Judith Thompson’s Lion in the Streets and August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Possibly still best known for his role as Cancer Cowboy, the chain-smoking sex addict with a morbid death obsession, in the critically acclaimed cult hit CBC series jPod, based on the Douglas Coupland novel of the same name, the role brought a Leo nomination in 2008.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Love By Chance (TV-2016)
A Sunday Kind of Love (2016)
Unless (2016)
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (TV-2017)
Birdland (2017)
Yellow (TV-2017)
Lie Exposed (2019)
Canadian Strain (2019)
Best Intentions (TV-2019)
Cranberry Christmas (TV-2020)
TV Series – Cast:
jPod (2008)
Impact (2008, mini-series)
Diamonds (2008, mini-series)
Dan for Mayor (2009-2011)
Saving Hope (2012-2017)
Emma Fielding Mysteries (2017, mini-series)
Burden of Truth (2018-2020)
Chronicle Mysteries (2019)
Detention Adventure (2019-2022)
Family Law (2021)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Psych (2008)
Mistresses (2009)
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Less Than Kind (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Combat Hospital (2011)
Flashpoint (2011)
Bitten (2014)
Frankie Drake Mysteries (2018)
Suits (2018, 2019)
Baroness Von Sketch Show (2019)
Detenton Adventure (2019, 2020)
Private Eyes (2020)
The Good Dioctor (2021)
The Kids in the Hall (2022)
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