Benjamin James Ayres (born January 19, 1977) is a
Canadian
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actor best known for his role as Dr. Zach Miller of the
CTV series ''
Saving Hope
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''. He also recurred on the
Gemini Award
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–winning
HBO Canada
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series ''
Less Than Kind
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'' for which he was nominated for a
Canadian Screen Award
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. His first series regular role was Casper Jesperson (a.k.a. "Cancer Cowboy"), the chain-smoking sex addict who is morbidly obsessed with death, in the critically acclaimed cult hit
CBC Television
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series ''
jPod
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'', based on the
Douglas Coupland
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novel
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of the same title.
He is a distant relative of character actor
Boris Karloff
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
Nominations
References
External links
Official Twitter account*
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1977 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Male actors from British Columbia
People from Kamloops