Aaron Ashmore is a Canadian film and television actor who has appeared in many Movies and TV Shows. He was born 0n 7 October, 1979 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Consequently, Aaron Ashmore’s zodiac sign is Libra.
Aaron Ashmore and his identical twin, Shawn Ashmore, were born a minute apart – with Aaron being the older one. His father, Rick, is an engineer while his mother is a homemaker. His mom, Linda, used to be in a club known as Multiple Births Association. Multiple Births Association is a national support club for families who have twins, triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets.
The family’s participation in this club made it possible for the Canadian twins acting talent to be discovered. Aaron and Shawn then started their acting careers, at around age 10, by doing TV commercials. The list of the most famous Aaron Ashmore movies and tv shows includes Smallville (as Jimmy Olsen), Warehouse 13 (as Steve Jinks) and TV series Killjoys (as Johnny Jaqobis).
Aaron Ashmore Movies and TV Shows and is he Gay?
Is Aaron Ashmore Gay or Married?
Some people have been asking if Aaron Ashmore is gay or married. But Aaron Ashmore is not gay. Aaron Ashmore is married to Zoe Kate since June 20, 2014. Moreover, he is a father of two lovely daughters, with his first born arriving in 2016 and the second born in 2019.
Shawn and Aaron Ashmore
Aaron Ashmore has an identical twin brother known as Shawn Robert Ashmore. Aaron was born one minute before Shawn. Shawn Ashmore is a father of one and married to his fiancé Dana Renee Wasdin who he met while filming “Frozen”.
The twins were born in Richmond, British Colombia as sons of Linda (Nee Davis) who was a homemaker and Rick Ashmore, a manufacturing engineer.
They were raised in St. Albert in Alberta, and Brampton in Ontario, Canada. Shawn and Aaron Ashmore attended the same schools. They first went to Earnscliffe Senior Public School, and then to Turner Fenton for their secondary level education.
Both Aaron and Shawn have a tattoo engraved on their wrist with the initials “GMA” that mean Good Man Ashmore.
Moreover, their grandfather had the same tattoo.
Like his twin brother Aaron, Shawn Ashmore is an actor. He is notable for playing a role as Iceman in X-Men and its continuation X2 (X2: X-Men United/ X-Men 2) and X-Men: The Last Stand.
Shawn and Aaron have played twins in various movies. Surprisingly according to Aaron, Shawn often falls under the nice guy cast while he (Aaron) gets the bully cast.
How old is Aaron Ashmore?
Born on Sunday, 7 October 1979, Aaron Ashmore is 45 years, 2 months and 14 days old on 21 December, 2024.
- Total Years: 45
- Total Days: 16,512
- Total Months: 542
- Total Weeks: 2,358 and 6 days
How tall is Aaron Ashmore
Aaron Ashmore is 1.82 m tall. He is a bit taller than his twin brother Shawn Ashmore.
His favorite color is blue.
Popular Aaron Ashmore Movies and TV Shows
Aaron is famous for appearing on Smallville, the American superhero television series that ran for 10 seasons from 2001 to 2011. He played the role of Jimmy Olsen. On Warehouse 13, Aaron Ashmore is cast as Steve Jinks.
He is also popular on a Canadian space adventure drama series known as Killjoys where he acts as Johnny Jaqobis.
The following is the list of famous Aaron Ashmore movies and TV shows.
Veronica Mars (2004 – 2019)
Veronica Mars is an American teen stylish Hollywood and mystery drama TV series. It was created by Rob Thomas, and Neptune, California is the fictional town the series is set in.
The series debuted on September 22, 2004 and ended on May 22, 2007.
Veronica Mars was produced by several companies, including Warner Bros. Television Studios and Stu Segall Productions.
Veronica Mars is a character in the television series who is a student. She progresses from high-school to college. While in college, Veronica acts as a private investigator, under her father’s authority. Her father is a detective.
In each episode, Veronica works and solves different stand-alone cases. The first two seasons each had a season-long extended storyline.
Aaron Ashmore appeared on Veronica Mars season one, and on season two as a fifth. The Canadian actor played the role of Troy Vandegraff, and he acted as a short-term boyfriend to Veronica Mars.
Troy was a person of interest hence falling in love with Veronica. He was involved in smuggling steroids from Mexico to US. He wanted to involve Veronica, but she managed to find out his purpose. Suddenly Troy achieved his other plan and successfully escaped with his real girlfriend.
As time goes by, Veronica encounters Troy in a visit to Hearst College. He is accused of shaving a girls head and of rape. Even though Veronica ends up clearing Troy’s name, she doesn’t find out who the rapist was.
Briefly it is later mentioned that Troy’s last seen moment was across the country in a private school. His relationship with his real girlfriend had come to an end. Troy claims to be a good person and calls her a true friend, but Veronica responds by saying that she is merely an “acquaintance with reservations”.
Killjoys (2015 – 2019)
Killjoys is a Canadian space adventure drama series. It was aired on Space (1997–2019 and currently known as CTV Sci-Fi Channel) in Canada.
Killjoys was created by Michelle Lovretta. It revolves around a group of three hard-living bounty hunters: Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen), D’avin (Luke Macfarlane) and Johnny (Aaron Ashmore).
The three bounty hunters were working for Reclemation Apprehension Coalition (RAC). Moreover, they work in Quad, a four planet-and-moon system.
RAC Agents are given high authority by their agency. The trio are taking orders to arrest people or property. In their job they swear to be neutral in conflicts and owe no loyalty to any system, be it the government or any other organizations.
Having their past coming to haunt them, they must work hard to keep themselves and their friends alive.
Aaron Ashmore played the role of John Andras “Johnny Jaqobis”. In addition, he is the main character from season one to season five.
Smallville (2001 – 2017)
Smallville is an American superhero television series. It was developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and is based on the DC Comics character Superman which was created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel.
The TV Show (Smallville) follows coming of age adventures of a teenager named Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in his fictional hometown called Smallville. The town is found in Kansas. Smallville is set during the period before Clark Kent becomes Superman/ Man of Steel.
The first four seasons of the show revolve around Clark and his friends during their high school life, and his complicated love life with a neighborhood girl called Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk).
The show mentions his friendship with Lex Luther (Michael Rosenbaum). Lex is his future nemesis. Season five of Smallville focuses on Clark’s early adult years and his career.
The main casts in the Smallville TV show are:
- Tom Welling as Clark Kent
- Kristin Kreuk as Lana
- Michael Rosebaum as Lex
- Eric Johnson as Whitney Fordman
- Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen
Aaron Ashmore plays Jimmy Olsen on Smallville. Jimmy Olsen is Chloe’s photographer boyfriend. Chloe worked at the media company known as Daily Planet. Ashmore was a recurring guest in season six of the show but became a regular cast member in season seven.
Accused (2023)
Accused is an American crime-drama television series developed by Howard Gordon. The TV series was created by Jimmy McGovern, and it premiered on Fox on January 22 2023. In March 2023 Accused was renewed for a second season.
The TV series is all about the journals of ordinary people and how their lives suddenly turn up-side-down due to horrible mistakes.
Well, Aaron Ashmore is still building his career because he is appearing on this television show as Max.
Profile Summary
| Height | 5’11 feet |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Biceps | 14 inches |
| Chest | 40 inches |
| Waist | 31 inches |
| Tattoos | Yes |
List of Aaron Ashmore Movies and Television Shows
| Movie/ TV Show | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Accused | Max | 2023 |
| SkyMed | Wheezer | 2022 |
| Cider and Sunsets | Curt Richards | 2022 |
| Children Ruin Everything | Urologist | 2022 |
| Ginny & Georgia | Gil Timmins | 2021 |
| Sugar Daddy | Angus | 2021 |
| The Retreat | James | 2021 |
| Things We Feel but Do Not Say | Mark | 2021 |
| The Santa Squad | Gordon | 2020 |
| Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Diaries | Counselor Parker | 2020 |
| Locke & Key | Duncan | 2020 |
| Suze | Rick | 2019 |
| Hudson & Rex | Galen Wheatcroft | 2019 |
| Tammy’s Always Dying | Reggie Seamus | 2019 |
| Chaser | Sean | 2018 |
| Cardinal | Randall Wishart | 2017 |
| Ransom | Sydney Graves | 2017 |
| Private Eyes | Larry Bateman | 2016 |
| Designated Survivor | Phil Brunton | 2016 |
| Wish Upon Christmas | Jesse | 2015 |
| Swept Under | Nick Hopewell | 2015 |
| Regression | George Nesbitt | 2015 |
| Killjoys | John Jaqobis | 2015 |
| Big News from Grand Rock | Aaron Ashmore | 2015 |
| I Put a Hit on You | Ray | 2014 |
| Servitude | Chase | 2012 |
| Conception | Eric | 2011 |
| XIII: The Series | Dylan Masters | 2011 |
| Lost Girl | Nate | 2010 |
| The Shrine | Marcus | 2010 |
| The Bridge | Ben | 2010 |
| Warehouse 13 | Steve Jinks | 2009 |
| Fear Island | Mark | 2009 |
| The Thaw | Atom Galen | 2009 |
| The Listener | Peter Duquette | 2009 |
| Fringe | Matthew Rose | 2008 |
| Christmas Cottage | Pat Kinkade | 2008 |
| In Plain Sight | Scott Griffin | 2008 |
| Murdoch Mysteries | Jack London | 2008 |
| Private Practice | Carl | 2007 |
| Palo Alto, CA | Alec | 2007 |
| The Stone Angel | Matt | 2007 |
| Brave New Girl | Tyler | 2004 |
| A Separate Peace | Chad | 2004 |
| Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story | Marc Hall | 2004 |
| Veronica Mars | Troy Vandegraff | 2004 |
| CSI: NY | Cam Vandemann | 2004 |
| A Bear Named Winnie | Corporal Randy | 2004 |
| My Brother’s Keeper | Eric/ Lou Woods | 2004 |
| Missing | Colin McNeil | 2003 |
| The Pentagon Papers | Randy Kehler | 2003 |
| Conviction | Whiff | 2010 |
| A Christmas Visitor | John Boyajian | 2002 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Trevor Gordon | 2002 |
| The Safety of Objects | Bobby Christianson | 2002 |
| Charms for the Easy Life | Ted | 2002 |
| The Skulls II | Matt Hutchinson | 2002 |
| SmallVille | Jimmy Olsen | 2001 |
| Treed Murray | Dwayne | 2001 |
| Dying to Dance | Jason | 2001 |
| Blackout | Second Son | 2001 |
| Haven | Myles Billingsley Jr. | 2001 |
| My Husband’s Double Life | Chris Welsh | 2001 |
| Run the Wild Fields | Charlie Upshall | 2000 |
| Love Letters | Bob Bartram | 1999 |
| The West Wing (2 episodes) | Trevor | 1999 |
| Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly | Luke Lawson | 1999 |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Paul Harper | 1999 |
| The Famous Jett Jackson | Robert | 1998 |
| Emily of New Moon | Harrison Bowles | 1998 |
| La Femme Nikita | Neil Hudson | 1997 |
| Due South | Teenager | 1994 |
| Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer | Young Byron Spencer | 1993 |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark (1 episode) | Billy | 1992 |
| Married to It | Student in Pageant | 1991 |
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