Shawn Ashmore
Born: 1979-10-07 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shawn Ashmore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Just Breathe as Chester
- It Feeds as Randall Harris
2022
- The Rookie: Feds as Wesley Evers
- The Free Fall as Nick
2021
- Aftermath as Kevin
2020
- Darkness Falls as Jeff Anderson
2019
- The Boys as Man In Scrubs
- Culture Shock as Thomas
2018
- The Rookie as Wesley Evers
- Acts of Violence as Brandon
- Devil's Gate as Conrad 'Colt' Salter
2017
- S.W.A.T. as Liam
- Hollow in the Land as Darryl
2016
- Home Invasion ... (Executive Producer)
- Conviction as Sam Spencer
- Quantum Break as Jack Joyce
- Relationship Status as Ben
2014
- X-Men: Days of Future Past as Bobby / Iceman
- Happy Halloween as David
- The Wil Wheaton Project as Self
2013
- The Following as Mike Weston
- Breaking the Girls as Eric
2012
- The Barrens as Dale
- Mariachi Gringo as Edward
- Already Gone as Jude Mulvey
2011
- The Day as Adam
2010
- Hatchet II as Fisherman #1
- Frozen as Joe Lynch
- Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures as Fitz
- Mother's Day as George Barnum
2009
- The Super Hero Squad Show as Iceman
- Diverted as Mike Stiven
2006
- X-Men: The Last Stand as Bobby Drake / Iceman
2005
- Underclassman as Rob Donovan
- 3 Needles as Denys
- The Quiet as Connor
- Terry as Terry Fox
2004
- Legend of Earthsea as Ged
- My Brother's Keeper as Twin Double (uncredited)
2003
- The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'
- Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
- X2 as Bobby Drake / Ice Man
- X2 Global Webcast Highlights as Self
2002
- Cadet Kelly as Brad
2001
- Smallville as Eric Summers
- Wolf Girl as Beau
- Blackout as First Son
2000
- In a Heartbeat as Tyler Connell
- X-Men as Bobby Drake
1999
- At the Mercy of a Stranger as Danny
- The City as Tyler
1998
- Strike! as Photographer
- Animorphs as Jake
- Real Kids, Real Adventures
1997
- Earth: Final Conflict as Max
- Any Mother's Son as Billy
- Fast Track as Young Chandler
- Melanie Darrow as David Abbott
- Promise the Moon as Leviatus Bennett
1995
- The Outer Limits as Morris Shotwell
- Flash Forward as Gord
1994
- Guitarman as Waylon Tibbins
1993
- Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer as Young Brian Spencer
1991
- Married to It as Student in Pageant
1985
- The Ray Bradbury Theater as Charlie