Benjamin Ayres
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Ayres in September 2010 | |
Born |
Benjamin James Ayres January 19, 1977 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | actor |
Benjamin James Ayres (born January 19, 1977) is an actor, director, photographer[1] 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 title. He is currently filming the second season of the CTV series Saving Hope and also recurs on the Gemini Award–winning HBO Canada series Less Than Kind for which he has nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.
Selected television
date | title | role | notes |
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2002 | Jeremiah | Guard | one episode |
2003 | Stargate SG-1 | Muirios | one episode |
2004 | Still Life | Remy | one episode |
2004 | The Collector | The Devil | one episode |
2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Lt. George (Catman) Birch | one episode |
2007 | Smallville | Jason Bartlett | 5 episodes |
2008 | jPod | Casper Jasperson (Cancer Cowboy) | 13 episodes |
2008 | Psych | Howie Tolkin | one episode |
2008 | Impact | Bob Pierce | 2 episodes
mini-series |
2008 | Diamonds | Steve Dyson | 2 episodes
mini-series |
2009 | Mistresses | Carter Blackwell | "Pilot" |
2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Mr. William Tanner | 3 episodes |
2009–2011 | Dan for Mayor | Mike Norman | 26 episodes |
2009–2013 | Less Than Kind | Eric Blake | 13 episodes |
2011 | Combat Hospital | Christian Bettany | one episode |
2011 | Flashpoint | Decklan Pownell | one episode |
2012-2013 | Saving Hope | Dr. Zach Miller | 29 episodes |
Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film/Series |
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2013 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series | Less Than Kind |
2012 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Comedy Series | Less Than Kind |
2011 | Canadian Comedy Awards | Best Performance By an Ensemble—Television | Dan for Mayor |
2010 | Gemini Award | Best Comedy Program or Series | Dan for Mayor |
2008 | Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | jPod |
Notes
- ↑ "triple 3 photography". Benjamin Ayres. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
External links
- Benjamin Ayres' official web site
- Official Twitter account
- Benjamin Ayres at the Internet Movie Database
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