Arbuckle started his career as a theatre actor in Cape Breton at the Boardmore Playhouse and Savoy Theatre, along with other independent theatre companies. He then made his first move into film in 2003 with the lead role in the short film Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, which also starred Julian Richings, later becoming a TV show on Space as well as an animated film. Since then, he has and continues to appear on many feature films and television series, including: Oliver Peele in 2010 in the pilot episode of the CBS show Blue Bloods, Saving Hope, Murdoch Mysteries, Falling Water, and others.
