Shawn Robert Ashmore, a Canadian actor born on October 7, 1979, has played a number of prominent roles over the course of his career.
He is best known for his roles in the X-Men film series as Bobby Drake/Iceman, Jake Berenson in the TV series Animorphs, Agent Mike Weston in the drama series The Following, Eric in the horror film The Ruins, Sam Spencer in the ABC series Conviction, Wesley Evers in the ABC series The Rookie, and Lamplighter in the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys.
Ashmore has also appeared in video games, as the main character, Jack Joyce, in Quantum Break in 2016, and Conrad in Man of Medan in 2019. Notably, he is Aaron Ashmore’s identical twin brother.
Iceman in the X-Men films, including X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, was one of Ashmore’s most memorable roles. He also provided the character’s voice for the animated series The Super Hero Squad Show and the video game X-Men: The Official Game.
Ashmore’s acting credits include his portrayal as Cadet Major Brad Rigby in the 2002 Disney Channel film Cadet Kelly. He appeared as Eric Summers in two episodes of Smallville, a show in which his brother later starred as Jimmy Olsen. Ashmore also played Jake Berenson in the TV series Animorphs and Tyler Connell in the film In a Heartbeat.
How old was Shawn Ashmore in X2?
On October 7, 1979, Shawn Ashmore was born. On May 2, 2003, “X2,” also referred to as “X2: X-Men United,” was released hence Ashmore was 24 years at the time.
What is Shawn Ashmore doing now?
Even if Ashmore is unable to reprise his role as Iceman, his career is still flourishing. In addition to co-starring with Nathan Fillion in The Rookie, Ashmore recently performed the recurring character of Lamplighter on the popular comic book-based television series The Boys.