Benjamin James Ayres (born January 19, 1983) is a

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actor best known for his role as Dr. Zach Miller of the

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''. He also recurred on the

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–winning

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'' for which he was nominated for a

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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

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'', based on the

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of the same title. He is a distant relative of character actor

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Filmography

Nominations

References

External links

Official Twitter account
* 1983 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from British Columbia People from Kamloops {{Canada-tv-actor-stub