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Aaron Ashmore
Aaron at the 2006 CW Upfront Party
Born	October 7, 1979 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor

Aaron Ashmore (born October 7, 1979 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television actor. His twin brother, Shawn Ashmore, is also an actor. Aaron and Shawn have played twins in several movies, but have also pursued roles independently.

Aaron Ashmore's most famous role was as Marc Hall in the 2004 Canadian TV movie Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story. He has also appeared in The Skulls 2.

Aaron has more recently played the recurring role of Troy Vandegraff on the popular UPN TV series Veronica Mars.

Both he and his brother have GMA tattooed on their wrists. This stands for "Good Man Ashmore", a tattoo that their grandfather also had. It is a "family pride" tattoo.

He has recently been cast to star as Jimmy Olsen on the TV show Smallville. Coincidentally, his best friend Sam Huntington played Olsen in Superman Returns.

Movie and Television appearances

  1. "Veronica Mars" (2004 - )
  2. "1-800-Missing" (2005 - )
     ... aka Missing (UK) (USA: second season title)
  3. "The West Wing" (2005)
  4. "The Eleventh Hour" (2005)
  5. A Bear Named Winnie (2004) (TV) .... Corporal Randy Taylor
  6. A Separate Peace (2004) (TV) .... Chad
  7. Safe (2004) .... Bobby
  8. Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004) (TV) .... Marc Hall
     ... aka Prom Queen (Canada: English title: short title)
  9. Brave New Girl (2004) (TV) .... Tyler
 10. My Brother's Keeper (2004) .... Eric/Lou Woods
     ... aka Sang du frère, Le (Canada: French title)
 11. The Pentagon Papers (2003) (TV) .... Randy Kehler
 12. A Christmas Visitor (2002) (TV) .... John Boyajian
 13. Conviction (2002) (TV) .... Whiff
 14. Charms for the Easy Life (2002) (TV) .... Ted
 15. "Emily of New Moon"
         - A Fall from Grace (2002) TV Episode .... Harrison Bowles
 16. The Skulls II (2002) (V) .... Matt 'Hutch' Hutchinson
 17. Treed Murray (2001) .... Dwayne
     ... aka Entre l'arbre et l'écorce (Canada: French title)
     ... aka Get Down (USA: DVD title)
 18. Dying to Dance (2001) (TV) .... Jason
 19. The Safety of Objects (2001) .... Bobby Christianson
 20. The Familiar Stranger (2001) (TV) .... Chris Welsh
     ... aka My Husband's Double Life (Australia) (USA: DVD title)
 21. Blackout (2001/I) (TV) .... Second Son
 22. "Twice in a Lifetime"(2000)
 23. "La Femme Nikita"
     ... aka Nikita (Canada: English title)
         - Time to Be Heroes (2000) TV Episode .... Neil Hudson
 24. "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"(2000)
 25. "The Famous Jett Jackson"
         - Something to Prove (2000) TV Episode .... Robert
 26. Run the Wild Fields (2000) (TV) .... Charlie Upshall
 27. Love Letters (1999) (TV) .... Bob Bartram
 28. Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly (1999) (TV) .... Luke Lawson
     ... aka Retour d'Alex Kelly, Le (Canada: French title)
 29. "Animorphs"
     ... aka AniTV (USA: promotional title)
 30. "Due South"
     ... aka Direction: Sud (Canada: French title)
 31. "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
 32. Gross Misconduct (1993) (TV) .... Young Byron Spencer
 33. Married to It (1991) .... Student in Pageant

External links

• Aaron Ashmore at IMDb
• Aaron Ashmore
• Aaron-Ashmore.com
• Veronica Mars Web
• "Smallville" casts "Veronica Mars'" ex-boyfriend to play Jimmy Olsen "Smallville" casts "Veronica Mars'" ex-boyfriend to play Jimmy Olsen

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