Canadian actor Shawn Robert Ashmore, who was born on October 7, 1979, has made a name for himself through a number of noteworthy appearances in movies, television shows, and video games. He became well-known for his performance as Bobby Drake/Iceman in the well-liked X-Men film series.
Along with these roles, he also appeared as Agent Mike Weston in The Following, Eric in The Ruins, Sam Spencer in Conviction, Wesley Evers in The Rookie, and Lamplighter in the superhero series The Boys on Amazon Prime Video.
Ashmore also contributed his skills to the world of video games, portraying Conrad in the upcoming Man of Medan and Jack Joyce in the 2016 title Quantum Break. Aaron Ashmore, Shawn’s identical twin brother, is another actor worth mentioning.
Ashmore was born in Richmond, British Columbia, to manufacturing engineer Rick Ashmore and homemaker Linda (née Davis). He attended Turner Fenton Secondary School and Earnscliffe Senior Public School while growing up in Brampton, Ontario, and St. Albert, Alberta.
Aaron, his identical twin, also loves to perform. They have explored independent roles in addition to playing twins in a number of films. Aaron and Shawn are around the same height, and they both have unusual tattoos on their wrists that stand for “Good Man Ashmore” (GMA), a nod to their grandfather who also had a tattoo of a similar design.
Shawn Ashmore Movies and TV Shows
- The Following
- Fringe
- The Rookie
- The Boys
- Smallville
- S.W.A.T.
- Dark
- Hit & Run
- Earth: Final Conflict
- The Super Hero Squad Show
- The Outer Limits
- Relationship Status
- Into the Dark
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
- Conviction
- Scrubs
- Diverted
- Animorphs
- Flash Forward
- Locke & Key
- Accused
- The Con
- Ginny & Georgia
- The Famous Jett Jackson
Shawn Ashmore Twin
In fact, Shawn Ashmore has a twin. Aaron Ashmore is his identical twin brother. Aaron and Shawn Ashmore are both actors from Canada who have achieved success in the entertainment business. Despite sharing a similar appearance, they have pursued independent acting careers and have played distinct roles in a variety of movies and television shows.
Shawn Ashmore Twitter
Shawn R Ashmore’s Twitter handle is @ShawnRAshmore