In December 2004, Shawn Ashmore was chosen for the lead role in the SciFi Channel miniseries Legend of Earthsea, which was adapted from Ursula K. Le Guin’s books. He portrayed Ged, a young wizard who falls in love with Tenar (Kristin Kreuk), a ward of the High Priestess of the Tombs of Atuan (Isabella Rossellini), after seeking assistance from a Magus (Danny Glover).
In 2005, Ashmore starred in a CTV TV movie on Terry Fox’s illustrious tour across Canada. The movie was broadcast in September of the same year. He also made a cameo as one of the main characters in the 2008 horror film The Ruins. In the 2010 thriller Frozen, directed by Adam Green, Ashmore portrayed Joe Lynch.
The Day, a post-apocalyptic siege warfare film starring Dominic Monaghan, Michael Eklund, Shannyn Sossamon, Ashley Bell, and others, featured Ashmore. He also had a prominent role in the drama television series The Following, which starred Kevin Bacon. Again portraying Iceman in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past was Ashmore.
Ashmore made a debut in the Microsoft Studios’ April 2016 release of Remedy Entertainment’s single-player, third-person shooter video game Quantum Break. He played the lead character, Jack Joyce, through voice acting and motion capture.
From October 2016 to January 2017 he portrayed Sam Spencer in the American legal drama Conviction, which was filmed in Toronto.
Shawn Ashmore Parents: Meet Rick Ashmore, Linda Ashmore
The birthplace of Shawn Ashmore is Richmond, British Columbia. His father, Rick Ashmore, worked as a manufacturing engineer, while his mother, Linda (née Davis), was a stay-at-home mom.
Shawn was raised in Brampton, Ontario, and St. Albert, Alberta. He went to Turner Fenton Secondary School and Earnscliffe Senior Public School while he was in school. It’s interesting to note that Aaron Ashmore, Shawn’s identical brother, is a working actor.