Ben Cotton

Acting

Ben Cotton

Born July 26, 1975Edmonton, Alberta, Canada130 credits

Ben Cotton (born July 26, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor. His most notable roles are on the TV series Stargate Atlantis playing scientist Dr. Kavanagh, his portrayal of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2, Shane Pierce, the local townie, on CBS's Harper's Island and Lt. Coker Fasjovik in Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome.

Known For

Sheriff Country
7.2

Sheriff Country

TV

2025

Smoke
6.0

Smoke

TV

2025

Murder in a Small Town
6.8

Murder in a Small Town

TV

2024

Calamity Jane
6.0

Calamity Jane

Movie

2024

Sight Unseen
7.8

Sight Unseen

TV

2024

The Irrational
6.6

The Irrational

TV

2023

Filmography

Sheriff Country
2025Sheriff Countryas Sean AbbottTV
Smoke
2025Smokeas Scotty BucykTV
Murder in a Small Town
2024Murder in a Small Townas Benjamin StrachanTV
Calamity Jane
2024Calamity Janeas WadeMovie
Sight Unseen
2024Sight Unseenas Agent MitchellTV
The Irrational
2023The Irrationalas Wes BanningTV
The Night Agent
2023The Night Agentas Gordon WickTV
Fire Country
2022Fire Countryas Sean AbbottTV
Disappearance in Yellowstone
2022Disappearance in Yellowstoneas WallyMovie
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
2022Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murderas Reggie HarrisMovie
Debris
2021Debrisas LoebTV
Resident Alien
2021Resident Alienas JimmyTV
Fu*king Idiots
2020Fu*king Idiotsas MikeMovie
Welcome to the Circle
2020Welcome to the Circleas GradyMovie
Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day
2020Gourmet Detective: Roux the Dayas Ritchie PalmerMovie
Hammer
2019Hammeras AdamsMovie
Cold Pursuit
2019Cold Pursuitas Timothy 'Windex' DenoisMovie
The Dragon Prince
2018The Dragon Princeas Rex Igneous (voice)TV
Crown and Anchor
2018Crown and Anchoras CharlieMovie
O.I.
2018O.I.as BarryMovie
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco
2018The Bletchley Circle: San Franciscoas Detective Bill BryceTV
Gregoire
2017Gregoireas SteveMovie
The Good Doctor
2017The Good Doctoras Tom CantrellTV
Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder
2017Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murderas Todd WintersMovie
Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery
2017Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mysteryas Cliff HogarthMovie
Riverdale
2017Riverdaleas Michael MatthewsTV
Pretty Little Dead Girl
2017Pretty Little Dead Girlas Garrett MillerMovie
Mars
2016Marsas Ben SojerTV
Travelers
2016Travelersas Christopher RockwellTV
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You
2016Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without Youas PaulMovie
Hello Destroyer
2016Hello Destroyeras Bill DavisMovie
On the Farm
2016On the Farmas The FarmerMovie
The Unseen
2016The Unseenas CrisbyMovie
Dead Rising: Endgame
2016Dead Rising: Endgameas RogersMovie
Colony
2016Colonyas JimTV
Zoo
2015Zooas Analyst KnoxTV
iZombie
2015iZombieTV
The Man in the High Castle
2015The Man in the High Castleas EarleTV
I Wanna Date U
2015I Wanna Date Uas Jeff from workMovie
Christmas Icetastrophe
2014Christmas Icetastropheas Mayor GibbonsMovie
Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
2014Songs She Wrote About People She Knowsas JasonMovie
Zodiac
2014Zodiacas Marty FitzgeraldMovie
Kid Cannabis
2014Kid Cannabisas Joe LoyaMovie
The 100
2014The 100as RedTV
Mountain Men
2014Mountain Menas HerschbergerMovie
When Calls the Heart
2014When Calls the Heartas Sonny GarrisonTV
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
2013Once Upon a Time in Wonderlandas Tweedle #2TV
The Tomorrow People
2013The Tomorrow Peopleas RapistTV
Lawrence & Holloman
2013Lawrence & Hollomanas LawrenceMovie
Cinemanovels
2013Cinemanovelsas BenMovie
Defiance
2013Defianceas DaigoTV
Bates Motel
2013Bates Motelas DannyTV
The Marine 3: Homefront
2013The Marine 3: Homefrontas Galen JacksonMovie
Motive
2013Motiveas Dustin HessTV
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
2012Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chromeas Coker FasjovikMovie
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
2012Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chromeas Coker FasjovikTV
Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade
2012Love at the Thanksgiving Day Paradeas BrianMovie
In No Particular Order
2012In No Particular Orderas RyanMovie
Arrow
2012Arrowas CrewmanTV
Doppelgänger Paul
2012Doppelgänger Paulas TonyMovie
Vengeance is Mine
2012Vengeance is Mineas ThomasMovie
Dawn Rider
2012Dawn Rideras Ben McClureMovie
Continuum
2012Continuumas JadenTV
L
2012Lateas HeMovie
Alcatraz
2012Alcatrazas YapperTV
T
2011The Plantingas The ManMovie
Finding a Family
2011Finding a Familyas Brent FeldmanMovie
Seeds of Destruction
2011Seeds of Destructionas DatsunMovie
The Secret Circle
2011The Secret CircleTV
Sunflower Hour
2011Sunflower Houras Shamus O'Reilly / JerryMovie
The Killing
2011The Killingas Pastor MikeTV
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
2010The Boy Who Cried Werewolfas Cab DriverMovie
30 Days of Night: Dark Days
201030 Days of Night: Dark Daysas DaneMovie
Messages Deleted
2010Messages Deletedas Ken 'Sarge' RiversMovie
Caprica
2010Capricaas AtreusTV
A Trace of Danger
2010A Trace of Dangeras EricMovie
Christmas in Canaan
2009Christmas in Canaanas Jake HammerMovie
Riese: Kingdom Falling
2009Riese: Kingdom Fallingas HerrickTV
Stan Helsing
2009Stan Helsingas FweddyMovie
A
2009A Gun to the Headas KurtMovie
Harper's Island
2009Harper's Islandas Shane PierceTV
Playing for Keeps
2009Playing for Keepsas PeterMovie
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008The Day the Earth Stood Stillas Truck DriverMovie
Fringe
2008Fringeas Impound ClerkTV
Mothers & Daughters
2008Mothers & Daughtersas DiceMovie
Edison & Leo
2008Edison & Leoas Faraday (voice)Movie
That One Night
2008That One Nightas CraigMovie
M
2008Mayerthorpeas Constable Leo JohnstonMovie
jPod
2008jPodas TimTV
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007Battlestar Galactica: Razoras Terrified ManMovie
Bionic Woman
2007Bionic Womanas JamieTV
Flash Gordon
2007Flash Gordonas Bounty HunterTV
The Bad Son
2007The Bad Sonas John David FinnMovie
Scar
2007Scaras BishopMovie
Time and Again
2007Time and Againas CharlieMovie
Blood Ties
2007Blood Tiesas KellyTV
To Be Fat Like Me
2007To Be Fat Like Meas WarrenMovie
Dragon Boys
2007Dragon Boysas Corey SternigTV
Fierce People
2006Fierce Peopleas Boyfriend (uncredited)Movie
The Tooth Fairy
2006The Tooth Fairyas HenryMovie
Family in Hiding
2006Family in Hidingas TravisMovie
Psych
2006Psychas BarlowTV
Kyle XY
2006Kyle XYTV
Slither
2006Slitheras CharlieMovie
The Cabin Movie
2005The Cabin Movieas JasonMovie
Supernatural
2005Supernaturalas Mr. Wheeler / Richard BeesomTV
Robson Arms
2005Robson ArmsTV
J
2005Johnny Tootallas HenryMovie
A Simple Curve
2005A Simple Curveas DaveMovie
Riding the Bullet
2004Riding the Bulletas Rally Student #2Movie
Stargate Atlantis
2004Stargate Atlantisas Dr. KavanaghTV
The 4400
2004The 4400as DeweyTV
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004The Chronicles of Riddickas Slam GuardMovie
The Collector
2004The CollectorTV
Walking Tall
2004Walking Tallas Drug DealerMovie
Tru Calling
2003Tru Callingas CarjackerTV
First to Die
2003First to Dieas JamesMovie
Taken
2002Takenas DennyTV
John Doe
2002John Doeas ActivistTV
The Dead Zone
2002The Dead Zoneas HankTV
Deadly Little Secrets
2002Deadly Little Secretsas FBI AgentMovie
Smallville
2001Smallvilleas Paul HendrixTV
Special Unit 2
2001Special Unit 2as ClayTV
Strange Frequency
2001Strange Frequencyas Officer DJ (segment 'My Generation')Movie
S
2001Silicon Folliesas BaristaMovie
Dark Angel
2000Dark Angelas Biker at Gas Line-upTV
The Wonder Cabinet
1999The Wonder Cabinetas Deputy TuckerMovie
First Wave
1998First Waveas Gua PoliceTV
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Danny (segment "Hubert's Curse")TV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Mr. PaulsenTV