Ben Cotton
ActorBorn 1975Active 2012–2023
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5Hallmark films
1 at Christmas
Audience rating7.0 / 10
across 5 rated films
Weirdness4.2 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Best reviewed
Most recent
Come Fly with Me2023
Everything Ben has done for Hallmark, from Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012) right through to Come Fly with Me (2023).
Follow & about Ben
- From
- Edmonton
- Height
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Ben Cotton 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.
All 5 movies
Newest first2010s
4 films- 2017
Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper MysteryActor as Cliff Hogarth · Small Town6.7Weird 3/10 - 2017
Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach MurderActor as Todd Winters · Beach Town6.8Weird 3/10 - 2016
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without YouActor as Paul · Small Town8.0Weird 4/10 - 2012
Love at the Thanksgiving Day ParadeActor as Brian · Thanksgiving6.8Weird 5/10
Ben’s standouts
- Highest ratedSigned, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You (2016)
Best-reviewed of the 5, at 8.0/10
8.0 - Most divisiveConcrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)
Lowest-rated of the 5 — every filmography has one
6.7 
WeirdestCome Fly with Me (2023)The strangest of the bunch — 6/10 on our weirdness scale
6.8
In pictures
A quick look at Ben’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
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Movies by year
Ratings profile
Average 7.0 across 5 rated movies — each dot is one film.
People also ask
- How many Hallmark movies has Ben Cotton been in?
- We have 5 Hallmark movies on file for Ben Cotton, spanning 2012–2023.
- What is Ben Cotton's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You (2016) is Ben's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 8.0/10 audience rating.
- What is Ben Cotton's most popular Hallmark movie?
- Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012) has more audience votes than any other Ben Cotton Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
- Is Ben Cotton still making Hallmark movies?
- The newest Ben Hallmark credit we have is from 2023; nothing later has turned up yet.
- How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Ben Cotton made?
- Ben Cotton turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
- What was Ben Cotton's first Hallmark movie?
- The earliest Ben Hallmark title we have is Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012).
- Where is Ben Cotton from?
- Ben is from Edmonton.
- How tall is Ben Cotton?
- Ben is 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) tall.
- What does Ben Cotton do in Hallmark movies?
- Ben Cotton works on Hallmark films as actor.
Data & sources
Ben’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated August 2026.
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