Aaron Richard Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles on American television series such as Jimmy Olsen on Smallville, Steve Jinks on Warehouse 13 and Johnny Jaqobis on the Canadian television series Killjoys. He is the identical twin brother of actor Shawn Ashmore.
Aaron Ashmore | |
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 Ashmore in 2015 | |
| Born | Aaron Richard Ashmore October 7, 1979 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Zoë Kate (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Shawn Ashmore (twin brother) |
Career
Ashmore is known for playing Marc Hall in 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 television shows such as The Eleventh Hour, The West Wing, and 1-800-Missing. Ashmore played the recurring role of Troy Vandegraff on the UPN television series Veronica Mars, as well as the role of Agent Steve Jinks on the Syfy show Warehouse 13.
He was cast as Jimmy Olsen for the sixth season of Smallville on the WB television network and continued to play him into its eighth season. Two years after leaving the show, Ashmore returned to play his character's younger brother on the series finale. Ashmore's twin brother Shawn appeared on Smallville in earlier seasons, and he was offered the role of Jimmy Olsen by director Bryan Singer in Superman Returns before Sam Huntington was cast.
Besides his recurring role on Smallville, Ashmore had roles in the 2007 films Palo Alto, Privileged, The Stone Angel and The Christmas Cottage. He starred in the horror film Fear Island. MTV.ca announced on October 6, 2010, that he would have a role in the Maple Pictures comedy film Servitude.
In 2010, Ashmore starred as Marcus, one of three journalists who investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice in a small town in Poland, in the horror film The Shrine. He also starred as Eric in the romantic comedy Conception. In 2011, Ashmore joined season three of the Syfy series Warehouse 13, in which he played the role of ATF agent Steve Jinks, a human polygraph of sorts, who has the unique ability to discern whether someone is lying or not.
Ashmore next starred in the 2014 rom-com thriller I Put a Hit on You as Ray, a man whose girlfriend tries to have him assassinated after he rejects her marriage proposal. In 2015, Ashmore played a supporting role in the thriller film Regression; starred as Nick Hopewell in the Lifetime original film Swept Under; began his role as John Jaqobis, an interplanetary bounty hunter, in the Syfy original series Killjoys; and starred as Jesse in his second Lifetime film, Wish Upon a Christmas. Killjoys ended after its fifth season in 2019.
Personal life
Aaron and his identical twin brother Shawn (also an actor) were born in Richmond, British Columbia, the sons of Linda, a homemaker, and Rick Ashmore, a manufacturing engineer. They were raised in Brampton, Ontario, where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School and Earnscliffe Senior Public School. They have a "GMA" tattoo on their wrists that stands for "Good Man Ashmore"; their grandfather had a similar tattoo. On June 20, 2014, Aaron married Zoë Kate. In 2016, the couple's first child was born, a daughter. Their second daughter was born in 2019.
Ashmore is a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The X-Files.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Married to It | Student in pageant | |
| 2001 | The Safety of Objects | Bobby Christianson | |
| 2001 | Treed Murray | Dwayne | |
| 2002 | The Skulls II | Matt "Hutch" Hutchinson | |
| 2004 | My Brother's Keeper | Eric / Lou Woods | |
| 2007 | Palo Alto | Alec | |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Matt Currie | |
| 2008 | Christmas Cottage | Pat Kinkade | |
| 2009 | The Thaw | Atom Galen | |
| 2009 | Fear Island | Mark | |
| 2010 | Privileged | Blake Webber | |
| 2010 | The Shrine | Marcus | |
| 2011 | Conception | Eric | |
| 2011 | Servitude | Chase Vanhaver | |
| 2014 | I Put a Hit on You | Ray | |
| 2014 | Big News from Grand Rock | Video store manager | |
| 2015 | Regression | George Nesbitt | |
| 2018 | 22 Chaser | Sean | |
| 2019 | Tammy's Always Dying | Reggie Seamus | |
| 2020 | Sugar Daddy | Angus | |
| 2021 | The Retreat | James | |
| 2023 | Suze | Rick |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer | Young Byron Spencer | Television film |
| 1993 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Billy | Episode: "The Tale of the Thirteenth Floor" |
| 1999 | Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly | Luke Lawson | Television film |
| 1999 | Love Letters | Bob Bertram | Television film |
| 1999 | Emily of New Moon | Harrison Bowles | Episode: "A Fall from Grace" |
| 2000 | Run the Wild Fields | Charlie Upshall | Television film |
| 2000 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Robert | Episode: "Something to Prove" |
| 2000 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jake | Episode: "The Tale of the Lunar Locusts" |
| 2000 | La Femme Nikita | Neil Hudson | Episode: "Time to Be Heroes" |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Paul Harper | Episode: "Grandma's Shoes" |
| 2001 | Le porte-bonheur | Jean Philippe | Television film |
| 2001 | Blackout | Second Son | Television film |
| 2001 | Haven | Myles Billingsley Jr. | Television film |
| 2001 | The Familiar Stranger | Chris Welsh | Television film |
| 2001 | Dying to Dance | Jason | Television film |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | Episode: "Baby Point" | |
| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Life | Ted | Television film |
| 2002 | Conviction | Whiff | Television film |
| 2002 | A Christmas Visitor | John Boyajian | Television film |
| 2002 | The Eleventh Hour | Trevor Gordon | Episode: "Tree Hugger" |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Randy Kehler | Television film |
| 2004 | Brave New Girl | Tyler | Television film |
| 2004 | Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story | Marc Hall | Television film |
| 2004 | A Separate Peace | Chad | Television film |
| 2004 | A Bear Named Winnie | Randy Taylor | Television film |
| 2004–2006 | Veronica Mars | Troy Vandegraff | 4 episodes, including "The Rapes of Graff" |
| 2005 | The Eleventh Hour | Taz Thomas | Episode: "Kettle Black" |
| 2005 | The West Wing | Trevor | Episodes: "365 Days", "King Corn" |
| 2005–2006 | Missing | Colin McNeil | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2006–2009, 2011 | Smallville | Jimmy Olsen | Recurring role (season 6); main role (seasons 7–8); guest role (season 10) |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Cam Vandemann | Episode: "Pot of Gold" |
| 2010 | The Bridge | Ben | Episode: "God Bless the Child" |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Carl | Episode: "Second Choices" |
| 2010 | Fringe | Matthew Rose | Episode: "Amber 31422" |
| 2010–2012 | In Plain Sight | Scott Griffin | Recurring role (season 3); guest role (season 5) |
| 2011 | The Listener | Peter Duquette | Episode: "Jericho" |
| 2011 | XIII: The Series | Dylan Masters | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Fanboy Confessional | Narrator | 6 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Lost Girl | Nate | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2011–2014 | Warehouse 13 | Steve Jinks | Recurring role (season 3); main role (seasons 4–5) |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Jack London | Episode: "Murdoch of the Klondike" |
| 2015–2019 | Killjoys | John Jaqobis | Main role |
| 2015 | Swept Under | Nick Hopewell | Television film |
| 2015 | Wish Upon a Christmas | Jesse | Television film |
| 2017 | Ransom | Sydney Graves | Episode: "The Artist" |
| 2019 | Cardinal | Randall Wishart | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Designated Survivor | Phil Brunton | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Galen Wheatcroft | Episode "The French Connection" |
| 2020–2022 | Locke & Key | Duncan Locke | Recurring role (seasons 1 & 3); main role (season 2) |
| 2020 | The Santa Squad | Gordon Church | Television film |
| 2020 | Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies | Counselor Parker | Television film |
| 2020 | Private Eyes | Larry Bateman | Episode: "The Proof is Out There" |
| 2022–present | SkyMed | William "Wheezer" Heaseman | Main cast |
| 2023 | Ginny & Georgia | Gil Timmins | Recurring role (season 2) |