Aaron Ashmore
Aaron Ashmore | |
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 Ashmore at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival eTalk Star! Schmooze | |
| Born | Aaron Robert Ashmore |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Aaron Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979)[1] is a Canadian film and television actor, best known as Jimmy Olsen in Smallville. He has been mistaken for his twin brother Shawn Ashmore.
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 the television shows The Eleventh Hour, The West Wing, and 1-800-Missing. Ashmore has more recently played the recurring role of Troy Vandegraff on the The CW Television Network television series Veronica Mars.
He was cast as Jimmy Olsen for the sixth season of Smallville on the CW and continued to play him into its eighth season.[2] 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 Template:Fy 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]
Personal life
Both he and his brother were born in Richmond, British Columbia.[1] They have a "GMA" tattoo on their wrists that stands for "Good Man Ashmore". Their grandfather had a similar tattoo.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Married to It | Student in Pageant | |
| 1993 | Gross Misconduct | Young Byron Spencer | TV film |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Billy | TV series The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor | |
| 1996 | Due South | Teenager | TV series Juliet is Bleeding |
| 1999 | Animorphs | Ax double | TV series |
| 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 | TV series Something to Prove | |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jake | TV series The Tale of the Lunar Locusts Second appearance | |
| La Femme Nikita | Neil Hudson | TV series Time to Be Heroes | |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Paul | TV series Grandma's Shoes | |
| 2001 | Blackout | Second Son | TV film |
| The Familiar Stranger | Chris Welsh | TV film | |
| The Safety of Objects | Bobby Christianson | Independent film | |
| Dying to Dance | Jason | TV film | |
| Treed Murray | Dwayne | ||
| Blue Murder | TV series Baby Point | ||
| 2002 | The Skulls II | Matt "Hutch" Hutchinson | |
| Emily of New Moon | Harrison Bowles | TV series A Fall from Grace | |
| Charms for the Easy Life | Ted | TV film | |
| Conviction | Whiff | TV film | |
| A Christmas Visitor | John Boyajian | TV film | |
| The Eleventh Hour | Taz Thomas | TV series Tree Hugger | |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Randy Kehler | TV film |
| 2004 | My Brother's Keeper | Eric/Lou Woods | |
| Brave New Girl | Tyler | TV film | |
| Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story | Marc Hall | TV film | |
| Safe | Bobby | ||
| A Separate Peace | Chad | TV film | |
| A Bear Named Winnie | Corporal Randy Taylor | TV film | |
| 2005 | The Eleventh Hour | Trevor Gordon | TV series Kettle Black Second appearance |
| The West Wing | Trevor | TV series Two episodes | |
| 2005 – 2006 | 1-800-Missing | Colin McNeil | TV series Fifteen episodes |
| 2004 – 2006 | Veronica Mars | Troy Vandegraff | TV series Five episodes |
| 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 | ||
| 2006 – 2009 | Smallville | Jimmy Olsen | TV series Fifty-two episodes |
| 2009 | The Thaw | Atom | |
| 2010 | The Shrine | Marcus |
References
- ^ a b "Aaron Ashmore". TV Guide. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (2006-07-11). "Super Scoop: Veronica Mars' Ex Joins Smallville!". TV Guide. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
- ^ a b "Aaron Ashmore Talks Smallville". KryptonSite. 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ^ "New Movie". Aaron-Ashmore.com. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ "Deep Cove". Aaron-Ashmore.com. 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Tattoos". Aaron-Ashmore.com. Retrieved 2006-08-29.