13 Facts About Shaun Benson

Shaun Benson was born on January 16,1976 and is a Canadian actor and director.

Shaun Benson acted in several theatre productions in the 1990s before embarking on his film and television career.

In 2002, Benson appeared alongside Harrison Ford in the American submarine film K-19: The Widowmaker and has since starred in various films including ARQ, Never Saw It Coming and I Still See You.

Shaun Benson portrayed Dr Steven Webber in the American daytime TV soap opera General Hospital in 2004 and 2005.

Shaun Benson has trained in the Meisner technique of acting and teaches Meisner acting classes.

Shaun Benson is the son of Eugene Benson, an English professor and a prolific novelist, playwright and librettist.

Shaun Benson later graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a bachelor of science in chemistry and biochemistry, before studying acting at the George Brown College Theater School in Toronto.

Shaun Benson holds a 5th Degree Black Belt and his Renshi Teaching Certificate in Legacy Shorin Ryu under Hanshi Gary Legacy and Kyoshi Randy Dauphin and a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Toronto BJJ under Jorge Britto with his time in Los Angeles spent training with Jean-Jacques Machado.

Shaun Benson played the recurring role of Dr Steven Lars Webber on the soap opera General Hospital from 2004 to 2005, which attracted him considerable attention compared to his previous roles.

In 2016, Shaun Benson appeared in the Netflix time loop thriller ARQ as Sonny, as well as Season 2 of the series Gangland Undercover as Crowbar.

Shaun Benson subsequently appeared in the SyFy series Channel Zero as the town sheriff, Gary Yolen.

Shaun Benson has trained as an actor using the Meisner technique and teaches Meisner acting classes in Toronto.

Shaun Benson directed the 2015 independent film Barn Wedding, which won the HMV People's Pick For Best Flick award at the 2015 Canadian Film Fest.