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Shawn Ashmore

Oct 07, 1979 (46 years old) in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Shawn Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor who is known for roles in film, television, and interactive media. He began acting in his youth, notably portraying Jake Berenson in Nickelodeon's television series Animorphs (1998–1999), Tyler Connell in Disney Channel's television series 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 television film Guitarman (1994).

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

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

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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Known For

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The Rookie
Wesley Evers
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Smallville
Eric Summers
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S.W.A.T.
Liam
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The Boys
Man In Scrubs
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Fringe
Joshua Rose
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The Outer Limits
Morris Shotwell
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The Following
Mike Weston
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Earth: Final Conflict
Max
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
Bobby / Iceman
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The Rookie: Feds
Wesley Evers

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