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Shawn Ashmore

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Shawn Ashmore
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The Rookie: Feds (2022– )
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Shawn Robert Ashmore was born one minute after his twin brother Aaron Ashmore in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on October 7, 1979. He is the son of Linda, a homemaker, and Rick Ashmore, a manufacturing engineer. By the age of seven, when their mother became a part of the Multiple Births Association in Alberta, Canada, the Ashmore twins were already in front of cameras impressing their elders. But it was Shawn that at the age of 14, stole the hearts of many with his wonderful performance in Guitarman (1994) in which he played the main character and was nominated for a Gemini Award. Since then, his career has skyrocketed. He has done many made-for-television movies and series, and has guest starred on various television shows, but it was his brief appearance in X-Men (2000) that landed him a role in X2: X-Men United (2003) and got him on the road to stardom. As an added bonus, he even got his own personal action figure modeled after him.

After only three months after X2: X-Men United (2003) he easily earned the very minor role of his brother's double in My Brother's Keeper (2004) with a release date in spring of 2004. Apart from acting, Shawn enjoys spending time with his brother, listening to music, playing guitar and snowboarding. His special skill is that he's fluent in French. His mother Linda, who is a twin herself, is a homemaker, while his father Rick is a manufacturing manager. Shawn has one pet, Jessica, a golden retriever, that he got from his grandmother when he was nine.
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Shawn Ashmore in The Boys (2019)
Anna Paquin and Shawn Ashmore in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Shawn Ashmore, Cole Hauser, and Ashton Holmes in Acts of Violence (2018)
Shawn Ashmore in Acts of Violence (2018)
Shawn Ashmore, Tiffany Brouwer, Ashton Holmes, and Melissa Bolona in Acts of Violence (2018)
Shawn Ashmore in Acts of Violence (2018)
Shawn Ashmore in Animorphs (1998)
Shawn Ashmore in Conviction (2016)
Ian McKellen and Shawn Ashmore in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Shawn Ashmore in Conviction (2016)
Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Hayley Atwell, Emily Kinney, and Manny Montana in Conviction (2016)
Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Hayley Atwell, Emily Kinney, and Manny Montana in Conviction (2016)

Known for

Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
X2: X-Men United
7.4
  • Bobby Drake
  • Ice Man
  • 2003
Emma Bell in Frozen (2010)
Frozen
6.2
  • Joe Lynch
  • 2010
Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
X-Men
7.3
  • Bobby Drake
  • Iceman
  • 2000
Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.6
  • Bobby Drake
  • Iceman
  • 2006

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Actor

  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
  • Andrea Londo in The Free Fall (2021)
    The Free Fall
  • Ashley Greene in Aftermath (2021)
    Aftermath
  • Jensen Ackles, Laz Alonso, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, and Jack Quaid in The Boys (2019)
    The Boys
  • Lin Shaye, Shawn Ashmore, and Gary Cole in Darkness Falls (2020)
    Darkness Falls
  • Shawn Ashmore in The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (2019)
    The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan
    • (voice)
  • Into the Dark (2018)
    Into the Dark
  • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
    S.W.A.T.
  • Bruce Willis and Cole Hauser in Acts of Violence (2018)
    Acts of Violence
  • Shawn Ashmore and Dianna Agron in Hollow in the Land (2017)
    Hollow in the Land
  • Shawn Ashmore, Amanda Schull, and Milo Ventimiglia in Devil's Gate (2017)
    Devil's Gate
  • Hayley Atwell in Conviction (2016)
    Conviction
  • Emma Bell, Kristen Gutoskie, Milo Ventimiglia, McKinley Freeman, Willa Fitzgerald, Michael Galante, Molly Burnett, and Jes Macallan in Relationship Status (2016)
    Relationship Status
  • Shawn Ashmore in Quantum Break (2016)
    Quantum Break

Producer

  • Natasha Henstridge in Home Invasion (2016)
    Home Invasion
  • Shawn Ashmore and Mayko Nguyen in Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (2010)
    Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
    • (2010)
  • Terry (2005)
    Terry

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"One More Run" from Frozen
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"One More Run" from Frozen
Mother's Day
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Mother's Day
Mother's Day
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Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Clip 1:29
Mother's Day
Mother's Day
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Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Clip 0:48
Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Clip 0:47
Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Clip 1:12
Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Clip 1:03
Mother's Day
The Ruins
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The Ruins
The Ruins
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The Ruins
The Ruins
Clip 0:45
The Ruins

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    • October 7, 1979
    • Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
    • Dana Renee AshmoreJuly 27, 2012 - present (1 child)
    • Aaron Ashmore(Sibling)
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    Is twin brother of Aaron Ashmore.
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    My brother and I have been in auditions where they said to our agents, "We like them both, so we're just going to flip a coin."

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