Aaron Ashmore
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 Ashmore at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival eTalk Star! Schmooze |
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| Born | Aaron Robert Ashmore October 7, 1979 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Aaron Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979)[1] is a Canadian film and television actor, perhaps best known for his roles in American TV shows, as Jimmy Olsen in Smallville and as Steve Jinks in Warehouse 13. He is the twin brother of actor Shawn Ashmore.
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[edit] Career
Aaron Ashmore was best known for playing Marc Hall in the 2004 Canadian TV movie Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story. Since then, he has appeared in the films Safe, A Separate Peace, and A Bear Named Winnie. He has also had guest roles on television shows such as The Eleventh Hour, The West Wing, and 1-800-Missing. Ashmore played the recurring role of Troy Vandegraff on The WB television series Veronica Mars, and is currently playing the role of Agent Steve Jinks on the Syfy show Warehouse 13.
He was cast as Jimmy Olsen, first love interest of Chloe Sullivan, for the sixth season of Smallville on the WB television network and continued to play him into its eighth season.[2] Two years after leaving the show, Ashmore returns to play his character's younger brother on the series finale. Coincidentally, his friend Sam Huntington played Olsen in Superman Returns and the two have both appeared in Veronica Mars.[3] Ashmore's twin brother appeared on Smallville in earlier seasons. Besides his recurring role on Smallville, Ashmore had roles in the 2007 films Palo Alto,[3] Privileged, The Stone Angel and The Christmas Cottage.[4] Aaron is currently filming Fear Island, a horror film also starring Haylie Duff in Vancouver.[5]
MTV.ca announced on October 6, 2010, that he will have a role in Maple Pictures comedy film Servitude, which stars Joe Dinicol, Lauren Collins, Linda Kash, and John Bregar.[6] Servitude is to start filming in November.
[edit] Personal life
Both he and his twin brother Shawn were born in Richmond, British Columbia,[1] and raised in Brampton, Ontario, where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and Earnscliffe Senior Public School. They have a "GMA" tattoo on their wrists that stands for "Good Man Ashmore". Their grandfather had a similar tattoo.[7]
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Married to It | Student in Pageant | |
| 2001 | The Safety of Objects | Bobby Christianson | Independent film |
| Treed Murray | Dwayne | ||
| 2002 | The Skulls II | Matt "Hutch" Hutchinson | |
| 2004 | My Brother's Keeper | Eric/Lou Woods | |
| Safe | Bobby | Short film | |
| 2007 | Palo Alto | Alec | Independent film |
| The Stone Angel | Matt | ||
| 2008 | Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas | Pat Kinkade | Direct-to-video film |
| Fear Island | Mark | ||
| 2009 | The Thaw | Atom | |
| 2010 | The Shrine | Marcus | |
| 2011 | Servitude | Chad | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Gross Misconduct | Young Byron Spencer | TV film |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Billy | ||
| 1996 | Due South | Teenager | |
| 1999 | Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly | Luke Lawson | TV film |
| Love Letters | Bob Bartram | TV film | |
| 2000 | Run the Wild Fields | Charlie Upshall | TV film |
| The Famous Jett Jackson | Robert | ||
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jake | ||
| La Femme Nikita | Neil Hudson | ||
| Twice in a Lifetime | Paul | ||
| 2001 | Blackout | Second Son | TV film |
| The Familiar Stranger | Chris Welsh | TV film | |
| Dying to Dance | Jason | TV film | |
| Blue Murder | n/a | ||
| Emily of New Moon | Harrison Bowles | ||
| Charms for the Easy Life | Ted | TV film | |
| 2002 | A Christmas Visitor | John Boyajian | TV film |
| Conviction | Whiff | TV film | |
| The Eleventh Hour | Taz Thomas/Trevor Gordon | ||
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Randy Kehler | TV film |
| 2004 | Brave New Girl | Tyler | TV film |
| Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story | Marc Hall | TV film | |
| A Separate Peace | Chad | TV film | |
| A Bear Named Winnie | Corporal Randy Taylor | TV film | |
| 2005 | The Eleventh Hour | Trevor Gordon | |
| The West Wing | Trevor | ||
| 2005–2006 | 1-800-Missing | Colin McNeil | |
| 2004–2006 | Veronica Mars | Troy Vandegraff | |
| 2006–2009, 2011 | Smallville | Henry James "Jimmy" Olsen/James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen | |
| 2010 | Fringe | Matthew Rose | |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Scott Griffin | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Warehouse 13 | Agent Steve Jinks | |
| 2011 | XIII: The Series | Dylan Masters | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Fanboy Confessional | Narrator | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Lost Girl | Nate | 3 episodes |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Aaron Ashmore". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/aaron-ashmore/191947. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (2006-07-11). "Super Scoop: Veronica Mars' Ex Joins Smallville!". TV Guide. http://community.tvguide.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800003533. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
- ^ a b "Aaron Ashmore Talks Smallville". KryptonSite. 2006-07-17. http://www.kryptonsite.com/ashmoretca.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ^ "New Movie". Aaron-Ashmore.com. 2006-09-14. http://www.aaron-ashmore.com/. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ "Deep Cove". Aaron-Ashmore.com. 2008-05-02. http://www.aaron-ashmore.com/. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ http://www.mtv.ca/moviehead/article.jhtml?id=28673
- ^ "Tattoos". Aaron-Ashmore.com. http://www.aaron-ashmore.com/aaron/tattoo.html. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
