Ben Cotton (born July 26, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor. His most notable roles are on the TV series ''

Stargate Atlantis ''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper ...

'' playing scientist Dr. Kavanagh, his portrayal of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2, Shane Pierce, the local townie, on

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's ''

Harper's Island ''Harper's Island'' is an American horror mystery limited series created by Ari Schlossberg for CBS. Schlossberg, Jeffrey Jackson Bell and Jon Turteltaub served as executive producers. The series features an ensemble cast led by Elaine Cassidy ...

'' and Lt. Coker Fasjovik in '' Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome''.

Selected filmography

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Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...

'' (2002) as Paul *''

'' (2004-2009) as Dr. Kavanagh *''

The 4400 ''The 4400'' (pronounced "the forty-four hundred") is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with BSkyB, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky ...

: Episode 2x05 Suffer The Children'' (2005) as Dewey *'' The Cabin Movie'' (2005) *''

A Simple Curve ''A Simple Curve'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Aubrey Nealon and released in 2005. The film stars Kris Lemche as Caleb, a man in his mid-20s who works as a junior partner in his father Jim's ( Michael Hogan) woodworking shop in the rura ...

'' (2005) *''Heartfelt Café'' (2006) as Romantic Boy *''Family in Hiding'' (2006) as Travis *'' Slither'' (2006) as Charlie *'' Whistler'' (2007) as Dean Webber *''

Supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

'' (2007) as Businessman/Pride *'' Blood Ties: 2x08 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'' (2007) as Kelly *''

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...

: 1x14 Stand and Deliver'' (2007) as Bounty Hunter *'' Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' (2007) as Terrified Man *''

The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Re ...

'' (2008) as Trucker *''

Robson Arms ''Robson Arms'' is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. ''Robson Arms'' is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Commu ...

'' (2008) as Joel *''

jPod ''JPod'' is a novel by Douglas Coupland published by Random House of Canada in 2006. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional everyday life of the main character, Ethan Jarlewski, and his team of video game programmers wh ...

'' (2008) as Tim *''

Messages Deleted ''Messages Deleted'' is a 2009 Canadian horror thriller film starring Matthew Lillard, with a screenplay by Larry Cohen, the last Cohen screenplay to be filmed before his death in 2019. Plot A screenwriting teacher is forced to live out the plot ...

'' (2009) as Sarge *''

Christmas in Canaan ''Christmas in Canaan'' is a 2009 American/Canadian drama film starring country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The film is based on the book of the same name written by country music artist Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport. Filming began at the en ...

'' (2009) as Buddy *''

Riese the Series ''Riese: Kingdom Falling'' is a science fiction-fantasy series which debuted online on November 2, 2009 (under the title ''Riese: The Series''). The series is about a traveller named Riese, who flees across the wartorn lands of Eleysia with her wo ...

'' (2009) as Herrick *''

'' (2009) as Shane Pierce *''

Hellcats ''Hellcats'' is an American cheerleading comedy-drama television series that originally aired on The CW in the United States from September 8, 2010, to May 17, 2011. Based on the book ''Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders'' b ...

'' (2010) as Travis Guthrie *'' 30 Days of Night: Dark Days'' (2010) as Dane *'' The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' (2010) as Cab Driver *''

Doppelgänger Paul ''Doppelgänger Paul, or A Film About How Much I Hate Myself'' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Dylan Akio Smith and Kris Elgstrand and released in 2011. The film stars Tygh Runyan as Karl, a lonely man who decides following a near-death ...

'' (2011) *''

Arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...

'' (2012) as Dave Hackett *''

Alcatraz Alcatraz Island () is a small island in San Francisco Bay, offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military pris ...

'' (2012) as Inmate *'' Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome'' (2012) as Coker Fasjovik *''Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade'' (2012) as Brian *''

Fringe Fringe may refer to: Arts * Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe" * Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival * Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre * The Fringe, the ...

'' (2012) as Impound Clerk *'' Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' (2013-2014) as Tweedle #2 *''

Cinemanovels ''Cinemanovels'' is a 2013 Canadian comedy film written and directed by Terry Miles. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film holds the record for Canada's second lowest o ...

'' (2013) as Ben *''

Lawrence & Holloman ''Lawrence & Holloman'' is a Canadian black comedy film, directed by Matthew Kowalchuk and released in 2013.Janet Smith"Lawrence & Holloman serves its comedy nihilistically black" ''The Georgia Straight'', July 16, 2014. Adapted from the theatric ...

'' (2013) as Lawrence *''

Songs She Wrote About People She Knows ''Songs She Wrote About People She Knows'' is a Canadian musical comedy film, released in 2014. The solo directorial debut of Kris Elgstrand,Glen Schaefer, "Director seeks big audience for small films". ''The Province'', September 20, 2014. the f ...

'' (2014) as Jason *''

Kid Cannabis ''Kid Cannabis'' is a 2014 American biographical comedy-drama film. It is based on the true story of a teen named Nate Norman who dropped out of high school to build a multimillion-dollar marijuana ring by trafficking drugs with his friends throu ...

'' (2014) as Joe Loya *''

iZombie (TV series) ''iZombie'' (stylized as ''iZOMBiE'') is an American supernatural procedural crime drama television series developed by Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright for The CW. It is a loose adaptation of the comic book series of the same name creat ...

'' (2015) as Blaine's henchman * '' The Unseen'' (2016) as Crisby * ''

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...

'' (2016) as Captain Ben Sawyer * '' Gregoire'' (2017) as Steve * '' Crown and Anchor'' (2018) * ''

Limetown ''Limetown'' is a scripted podcast fiction series, created by Two-Up Productions, that debuted on July 29, 2015, and became the number one US podcast on iTunes less than two months later. The show has drawn comparisons to the popular podcast ' ...

'' (2019) as Terry Hilkins * ''

Cold Pursuit ''Cold Pursuit'' is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Hans Petter Moland from a screenplay by Frank Baldwin. A co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and France, the film stars Liam Neeson, Tom Bateman, Tom Ja ...

'' (2019) as Windex * '' An Awkward Balance'' (2020) as Mike *''

Resident Alien In law, an alien is any person (including an organization) who is not a citizenship, citizen or a nationality, national of a specific country, although definitions and terminology differ to some degree depending upon the continent or region. ...

'' (2021) as Jimmy *''

Debris Debris (, ) is rubble, wreckage, ruins, litter and discarded garbage/refuse/trash, scattered remains of something destroyed, or, as in geology, large rock fragments left by a melting glacier, etc. Depending on context, ''debris'' can refer to ...

'' (2021) as Loeb

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotton, Ben 1975 births Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Living people Male actors from Edmonton