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Ben Cotton

Date of birth: 1975-07-26

Place of birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Ben Cotton

Biography

Ben Cotton (born July 26, 1975) 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.

Movie Credits

Stan Helsing
2.1

Stan Helsing

2009-10-23

A spoof on many horror movie series. Ending his shift at the video rental, Stan's picked up by his B

30 Days of Night: Dark Days
2.5

30 Days of Night: Dark Days

2010-10-04

After surviving the incidents in Barrow, Alaska, Stella Olemaun relocates to Los Angeles, where she

A Simple Curve
2.9

A Simple Curve

2005-01-01

Caleb is 27, and was raised in the majestic Kootenays by his bush hippie parents. He loves his fathe

Edison & Leo
3.2

Edison & Leo

2008-09-04

The film is about the relationship between crazy scientist George Edison and his son Leo. After bein

The Cabin Movie
1.4

The Cabin Movie

2005-09-15

Three couples travel to a secluded cabin in an attempt to revitalize their lives through bizarre gam

Mayerthorpe
2.6

Mayerthorpe

2008-02-10

A semi-fictional story about the shooting of four Canadian RCMP officers during a drug raid in Mayer

The Tooth Fairy
2.1

The Tooth Fairy

2006-08-08

A woman and her daughter (Nicole Muñoz) encounter a deadly legend at a bed-and-breakfast.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
3.5

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

2022-02-20

A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals

Dead Rising: Endgame
2.6

Dead Rising: Endgame

2016-06-20

Investigative reporter Chase Carter must stop a secret government conspiracy in the zombie infested

Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade
3.2

Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

2012-11-04

As Chicago gears up for its annual Thanksgiving Day parade, Emily Jones, an eager parade coordinator

The Bad Son
1.9

The Bad Son

2007-05-20

The women in a Seattle serial killer's life often had an unpleasant way of turning up dead - from hi

Fierce People
3

Fierce People

2006-10-26

A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is a

Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder
3.1

Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder

2017-08-06

Annie Winters is a long-time customer of Rags-to-Riches and her husband Garret is a wealthy internet

Family in Hiding
2.5

Family in Hiding

2006-08-06

A woman witnesses the murder of a prosecutor by a criminal he is trying to convict. She informs the

Time and Again
1.9

Time and Again

2007-05-05

When Anna Malone finds an old music box hidden in a house she is renovating, she has no idea the joy

Cinemanovels
2.4

Cinemanovels

2013-09-06

The estranged daughter (Lauren Lee Smith) of a recently deceased filmmaker gains a new understanding

Riding the Bullet
2.6

Riding the Bullet

2004-10-15

In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death.

Lawrence & Holloman
2.5

Lawrence & Holloman

2013-10-01

Lawrence is an optimistic suit salesman for whom everything always goes right-until he takes the sui

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
3.4

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome

2012-12-09

The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. D

Late
0

Late

2012-02-17

Two strangers struggle to make an authentic connection in a chance, and brief, encounter at a cafe.

Scar
2.3

Scar

2007-05-19

Joan Burrows returns to her hometown for her niece's graduation, only to be confronted by the serial

The Chronicles of Riddick
3.3

The Chronicles of Riddick

2004-06-11

After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself ca

Christmas Icetastrophe
2.6

Christmas Icetastrophe

2014-12-20

This Christmas, a super frozen object is going to slam into the Earth. In the middle of a small town

The Planting
0

The Planting

2011-11-18

After a wasted life of digging holes and filling them back in, Chris is faced with the task of diggi

Battlestar Galactica: Razor
3.6

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

2007-11-12

The history and adventures of the Battlestar Pegasus, from shortly before the Cylon invasion to shor

Songs She Wrote About People She Knows
2.9

Songs She Wrote About People She Knows

2014-09-04

A timid officer worker becomes both pariah and Pied Piper when she unleashes her confessional, scath

Vengeance is Mine
3

Vengeance is Mine

2012-06-25

Following the attack on his precinct, Kane buries his friends and sets his sights on avenging their

Zodiac
1.9

Zodiac

2014-08-16

Global disasters begin to occur after archaeologists unearth a 2,000-year-old astrology artifact. A

Strange Frequency
2

Strange Frequency

2001-01-24

A Rock 'n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with four segments: "Disco Inferno," where metalheads f

Mountain Men
2.8

Mountain Men

2014-01-29

Two estranged brothers, Toph and Cooper, must journey to a remote family cabin in the mountains to e

Johnny Tootall
0

Johnny Tootall

2005-03-21

Discharged from Bosnian war, Johnny carries the weight of this war on his shoulders. He left the war

Playing for Keeps
3.1

Playing for Keeps

2009-01-18

A white woman has an affair with a married African-American basketball star and challenges him for c

Disappearance in Yellowstone
2.6

Disappearance in Yellowstone

2022-05-21

When Jessie’s car breaks down in the middle of a beautiful, but desolate national park and her 17-ye

Sunflower Hour
5

Sunflower Hour

2011-07-06

A behind the scenes look at the seedy underbelly of puppeteering and what it really takes to make it

Deadly Little Secrets
0.8

Deadly Little Secrets

2002-01-01

A federal agent and ex-detective attempt to bring a physician with murderous tendencies to justice.

Finding a Family
3.3

Finding a Family

2011-10-15

Bright Alex grows up in Michigan proud of his mother, Romanian immigrant Ileana, who became a profes

The Unseen
2.9

The Unseen

2016-07-17

A man, who years earlier mysteriously abandoned his family and isolated himself in a small northern

Christmas in Canaan
3

Christmas in Canaan

2009-12-12

Set in the 1960s, Christmas in Canaan is a drama about a black family and a white family that learn

Pretty Little Dead Girl
2.9

Pretty Little Dead Girl

2017-01-04

Emma, the lucky recipient of a recent heart transplant, sets out to find the identity of her donor o

Seeds of Destruction
2.7

Seeds of Destruction

2011-10-08

When the seeds from the original Garden of Eden are carelessly released into today's toxic climate,

Hello Destroyer
3.3

Hello Destroyer

2016-09-10

A young junior hockey player's life is shattered by an in-game act of violence. In an instant his li

Gregoire
2.3

Gregoire

2017-12-31

Loosely based on real life events, Gregoire follows four young adults and the choices they make when

On the Farm
2.5

On the Farm

2016-07-26

Based on a true story, a powerful study of the dysfunction and disorder in the police and criminal j

Walking Tall
3.2

Walking Tall

2004-04-02

A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prom

Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery
3.4

Concrete Evidence: A Fixer Upper Mystery

2017-04-02

When Mac—Shannon’s new beau—first moved to Lighthouse Cove, he bought the historic lighthouse mansio

I Wanna Date U
0

I Wanna Date U

2015-01-01

After being stood up by her dream guy, a perpetually single Holly and her best friend Lucy decide to

To Be Fat Like Me
2.5

To Be Fat Like Me

2007-01-08

Pretty, popular, and slim high-schooler Aly Schimdt had plans of earning a sports scholarship to col

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You
3.6

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You

2016-09-25

Oliver's Divine Delivery Theory is put to the test when he and the POstables seem to be unable to de

Crown and Anchor
3.5

Crown and Anchor

2018-08-24

When James Downey returns home to Newfoundland for his mother’s funeral, he is faced with all the ha

A Trace of Danger
1.8

A Trace of Danger

2010-01-10

A successful defense attorney finds her life in jeopardy when she returns home to defend her high sc

O.I.
3.5

O.I.

2018-08-18

A depressed man in a bar recounts the story of the completely original idea that led to his being th

Cold Pursuit
3

Cold Pursuit

2019-02-07

The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels beg

The Day the Earth Stood Still
2.8

The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008-12-10

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate cha

In No Particular Order
5

In No Particular Order

2012-10-10

Suspended in post-adolescence, twenty-something Sarah (Kristine Cofsky) alternates between hedonism

A Gun to the Head
0.5

A Gun to the Head

2009-09-14

A reformed criminal escapes his wife's dinner party for a quick beer with his cousin and former part

Welcome to the Circle
2.3

Welcome to the Circle

2020-02-28

A random bear attack during a family camping trip leaves Greg (father) and Samantha (daughter) trapp

Hammer
2.7

Hammer

2019-12-05

A father faces a personal crisis when he discovers his estranged son fleeing a botched drug deal. Th

Doppelgänger Paul
0

Doppelgänger Paul

2012-09-12

A lonely man's relationship to his doppelganger leads to plagiarism.

The Marine 3: Homefront
3.1

The Marine 3: Homefront

2013-03-05

A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped sister and stop a terrorist attack mastermi

Slither
3.3

Slither

2006-03-31

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutan

Fu*king Idiots
0

Fu*king Idiots

2020-09-30

While Mike and Sara can candidly and concisely acknowledge their shortcomings, it doesn’t mean they’

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
3.2

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

2010-10-22

A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is ob

Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day
3.6

Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day

2020-01-19

Henry is hired to authenticate and purchase a long lost and very valuable recipe book. Soon Henry an

Kid Cannabis
3.1

Kid Cannabis

2014-04-18

An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking mar

Messages Deleted
2.7

Messages Deleted

2010-02-05

A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answ

Calamity Jane
2.9

Calamity Jane

2024-02-02

After Wild Bill is killed in a poker game, Calamity Jane must break out of prison and seek revenge.

Dawn Rider
2.8

Dawn Rider

2012-05-29

A gripping story of vengeance and passion set in the American West. When the father of gunslinger Jo

Silicon Follies
0

Silicon Follies

2001-01-01

The lives and stories of Silicon Valley workers and their bosses as they fight for their wages...

The Wonder Cabinet
0

The Wonder Cabinet

1999-01-01

Dr. Gordon Wayne is a world-renowned heart surgeon who's haunted by a past failure. Sarah Coleman is

First to Die
1.9

First to Die

2003-02-23

A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an i

That One Night
0

That One Night

2008-02-19

That One Night is an exciting comedy about dating, nearing 30 and the re-unification of five college