Shawn Ashmore
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| Shawn Ashmore | |
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Ashmore at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
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| Born | Shawn Robert Ashmore October 7, 1979 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Dana Renee Wasdin (m. 2012) |
| Relatives | Aaron Ashmore (identical twin brother) |
Shawn Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979)[1] is a Canadian film and television actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Jake in the television series Animorphs, Agent Mike Weston in the television drama series The Following, and Bobby Drake / Iceman in the X-Men film series. He is the identical twin brother of actor Aaron Ashmore.
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Early life
Ashmore was born in Richmond, British Columbia,[1] the son of Linda, a homemaker, and Rick Ashmore, a manufacturing engineer. He was raised in St. Albert, Alberta and Brampton, Ontario, where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and Earnscliffe Senior Public School. His twin brother, Aaron Ashmore, is also an actor. Aaron and Shawn have played twins in several movies, but have also pursued roles independently. Aaron is slightly taller than Shawn and, according to Aaron, Shawn often gets cast as the nice guy while Aaron himself is cast as the bully.[2]
Career
One of Ashmore's notable roles was as Iceman in X-Men and its sequels X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. Ashmore also reprised his role as Iceman in the animated series The Super Hero Squad Show, as well as voicing the role for X-Men: The Official Game.
Ashmore starred as Cadet Major Brad Rigby in Cadet Kelly, a Disney Channel original film which aired in 2002 and he also guest-starred as Eric Summers in two episodes of Smallville, a series on which his brother was later cast in the role of Jimmy Olsen. Ashmore also had starring roles on Animorphs as Jake Berenson and In a Heartbeat as Tyler Connell.
In December 2004, Ashmore was cast in the lead role in the SciFi Channel mini series Legend of Earthsea, based on the novels by Ursula K. Le Guin. He played the role of Ged, a young wizard-in-training, who takes advice from a Magus (Danny Glover) and falls in love with Tenar (Kristin Kreuk), the protege of the High Priestess of the Tombs of Atuan (Isabella Rossellini). In 2005, Ashmore starred in a CTV TV movie about Terry Fox's historic run across Canada, which aired in September of that year. In 2008, he starred as one of the leads in the 2008 horror film The Ruins. Ashmore was cast in Adam Green's 2010 dramatic thriller Frozen as Joe Lynch.
Ashmore also starred in the apocalyptic siege warfare film The Day with Dominic Monaghan, Michael Eklund, Shannyn Sossamon, and Ashley Bell. Ashmore also starred in the television drama series The Following, starring Kevin Bacon. He reprised his role as Iceman in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Personal life
On July 27, 2012, Ashmore married film executive Dana Renee Wasdin, whom he met while filming Frozen.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Married to It | Student in Pageant | |
| 1998 | The Hairy Bird | Photographer | AKA, All I Wanna Do |
| 2000 | X-Men | Bobby Drake / Iceman | |
| 2001 | Wolf Girl | Beau | |
| 2002 | Past Present | College Kid | Short film New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | Cadet Major Brad Rigby | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2003 | X2: X-Men United | Bobby Drake / Iceman | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (with Anna Paquin) Nominated — Saturn Award for Cinescape Genre Face of the Future (Male) Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Anna Paquin) |
| 2004 | My Brother's Keeper | Twin Double (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Underclassman | Rob Donovan | |
| 2005 | 3 Needles | Denys, the Porn Actor | |
| 2005 | The Quiet | Connor | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Bobby Drake / Iceman | |
| 2008 | Solstice | Christian | |
| 2008 | The Ruins | Eric | |
| 2010 | Frozen | Joe Lynch | |
| 2010 | Hatchet II | Fisherman #1 (uncredited) | |
| 2010 | Mother's Day | George Barnum | |
| 2011 | The Day | Adam | |
| 2012 | Mariachi Gringo | Edward | |
| 2012 | Already Gone | Jude Mulvey | Short film |
| 2012 | Breaking the Girl | Eric | |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Bobby Drake / Iceman |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Katts and Dog | Episode: "Mistaken Identity" | |
| 1992 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Charlie | Episode: "Colonel Stonesteel and the Desperate Empties" |
| 1997 | Flash Forward | Gord | Episode: "Mudpack" |
| 1997 | Promise the Moon | Leviatus Bennett | TV movie |
| 1997 | Melanie Darrow | David Abbott | TV movie |
| 1997 | Fast Track | Young Chandler | Episode: "Combustions" |
| 1998–1999 | Animorphs | Jake Berenson | 26 episodes |
| 1999 | Deep in the City | Tyler | Episode: "Departures" |
| 1999 | Real Kids, Real Adventures | Aaron Hall | Episode: "Mountain Lion" |
| 1999 | At the Mercy of a Stranger | Danny | TV movie |
| 1999 | Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow | Ben Valentine | TV short |
| 2000 | Earth: Final Conflict | Max | Episode: "Sanctuary" |
| 2000 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Chet | Episode: "What You Wish For" |
| 2000–2001 | In a Heartbeat | Tyler Connell | 21 episodes |
| 2001 | The Big House | Trevor Brewster | TV movie |
| 2001 | Blackout | First Son | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Outer Limits | Morris Shottwell | Episode: "Lion's Den" |
| 2001 | Wolf Girl | Beau | TV movie |
| 2002 | Aces | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | Brad | TV movie |
| 2002–2004 | Smallville | Eric Summers | Episode: "Leech" Episode: "Asylum" |
| 2004 | Earthsea | Ged | TV miniseries Leo Award for Best Lead Performance By A Male in a Feature Length Drama |
| 2005 | Terry | Terry Fox | TV movie Nominated — Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series |
| 2009 | Diverted | Mike Stiven | TV movie |
| 2009–2010 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Iceman (voice) | Episode: "Mysterious Mayhem at Mutant High!" Episode: "The Ice Melt Cometh!" |
| 2010 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Fitz | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Fringe | Joshua Rose | Episode: "Amber 31422" |
| 2013–2015 | The Following | Agent Mike Weston | Main cast |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | X-Men: The Official Game | Bobby Drake / Iceman (voice) | |
| 2016 | Quantum Break | Jack Joyce (voice, likeness and motion capture) |
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