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Shawn robert ashmore was born on October 7, 1979 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Son of Linda, a homemaker, and Rick Ashmore, manufacturing manager, Shawn He is the twin brother of fellow actor Aaron Ashmore. Together they starred in several films, both in the role of twins and independently.
As children, the brothers Ashmore They were discovered by a talent agent, and quickly began to appear in television commercials, sometimes together, sometimes separately.
It is worth mentioning as a curiosity that when they were 12 years old, Aaron He was summoned for a job, but since he felt ill, Shawn it was in his place and from that moment on, the latter’s career was always one step ahead of his brother’s.
Aaron Y Shawn They have played twins in various films, but they have also developed their respective careers independently.
In 1998 Shawn landed one of his first leading roles on television, leading the cast of the science fiction series “Animorphs“; two years later he played Tyler Connell, protagonist of the series “In a Heartbeat” and more recently starred in the miniseries “Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures“.
Shawn He was also a guest artist in other series such as “Smallville“(in which his brother Aaron played the role of Jimmy Olsen; and others like”Earth: Final Conflict “,” The Famous Jett Jackson “,” Beyond the Limit ” Y “Fringe (To the limit)“He is currently playing the role of the Agent Weston in the new Fox series, “The Following“, whose cast is headed by Kevin Bacon.
On the big screen he is well known for his portrayal of the dual role of Bobby Drake / Iceman in the films “X-Men” (2000), “X-Men 2” (2003) and “X-Men 3: the final decision” (2006). Shawn he also played this character in the animated series “The Super Hero Squad Show“.
Other credits in his career are counted in the titles “3 Needles”, which he starred alongside Chloe Sevigny and Lucy Liu; and “Solstice” (2008), “Las Ruinas” (2008), “Bajo Cero” (2010), “Mother’s Day”, “The Day” (2011) and “Mariachi Gringo” (2012), which also had it as protagonist.
In his personal life, Ashmore He married Dana Wasdin in July 2012.