Benjamin Arthur is the stage name of Benjamin Arthur Gutknecht, a
Canadian
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actor from
Kitimat
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,
British Columbia
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. He is most noted for his regular role as Josh Blecher in the television comedy series ''
Less Than Kind
''Less Than Kind'' is a 2008–2013 Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg. The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin ...
'', for which he won the
Gemini Award
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for
Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series at the
25th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 25th Gemini Awards were held on November 15, 2010, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Cory Monteith, took place at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre a ...
in 2010.
He was previously nominated in the same category at the
24th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 24th Gemini Awards were held on November 14, 2009, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Ron James, took place at the Stampede Corral in Calgary and was ...
in 2009.
["Gemini nominees". '']Toronto Star
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'', August 26, 2009.
Filmography
Film
Television
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21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian Screen Award winning actors
Male actors from British Columbia
People from Kitimat
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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