Shawn Ashmore

Shawn Ashmore

CountryCanada Canada
GenderMale
BirthdayOkt. 7, 1979
BiographyShawn Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor known for roles in film, television, and interactive media.

He began acting in his youth, notably portraying Jake Berenson on Nickelodeon's Animorphs (1998–1999), Tyler Connell in Disney Channel's In a Heartbeat (2000–2001), and Brad Rigby in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cadet Kelly (2002). At age 14, Ashmore received a Gemini nomination for Best Performance in a Children's/Youth Program for his starring role in the TV film Guitarman (1994).

Ashmore gained international recognition as Bobby Drake / Iceman in the 20th Century Fox X-Men films (2000–2014), winning the 2004 MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Male Performance for X2. His later film roles include portraying Canadian hero Terry Fox in Terry (2005), as well as leading parts in the horror films The Ruins (2008) and Frozen (2010).

On television, Ashmore portrayed FBI agent Mike Weston in The Following (2013–2015), and since 2018, he has starred as attorney Wesley Evers on police-procedural drama The Rookie. He has also headlined several video games, providing voice and performance capture for prominent titles such as Quantum Break (2016), The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan (2019), and Alan Wake II (2023).

Ashmore received a Leo Award for Legend of Earthsea (2004) and has earned multiple Gemini and Saturn Award nominations. He is the identical twin of actor Aaron Ashmore.

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