Ashmore, Aaron 1979–

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ASHMORE, Aaron 1979–

PERSONAL

Full name, Aaron Robert Ashmore; born October 7, 1979, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; son of Rick and Linda Ashmore; twin brother of Shawn (an actor).

Addresses:

Contact—K. G. Talent, 55A Sumach St., Toronto, Ontario M5A 3J6, Canada.

Career:

Actor.

Awards, Honors:

Gemini Award nomination, best performance in a children's or youth program or series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1995; New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Award, best actor, 2002; Saturn Award nomination, Cinescape genre face of the future, Academy of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Films, 2003; Teen Choice Award nomination (with Anna Paquin), choice chemistry, 2003; MTV Movie Award nomination, best kiss (with Anna Paquin) and MTV Movie Award, breakthrough male, 2004.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Student in pageant, Married to It, 1991.

Bobby Christianson, The Safety of Objects, IFC Films, 2001.

Dwayne, Treed Murray (also known as Entre l'arbre et l'ecorce and Get Down), Alliance Atlantis, 2001.

Matt "Hutch" Hutchinson, The Skulls II, Universal, 2002.

Eric/Lou Woods, My Brother's Keeper (also known as Le sang du frere), Little Ricky, 2004.

Bobby, Safe, Shoes Full of Feet, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Young Byron Spencer, Gross Misconduct, CBC, 1993.

Luke Lawson, Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly (also known as Le retour d'Alex Kelly), CBS, 1999.

Bob Bartram, Love Letters, ABC, 1999.

Charlie, Run the Wild Fields, Showtime, 2000.

Second son, Blackout, CBS, 2001.

Chris Welsh, The Familiar Stranger (also known as My Husband's Double Life), Lifetime, 2001.

Jason, Dying to Dance, NBC, 2001.

Ted, Charms for the Easy Life, Lifetime, 2002.

John Boyajian, A Christmas Visitor, Hallmark Channel, 2002.

Randy Kehler, The Pentagon Papers, F/X, 2003.

Marc Hall, Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (also known as Prom Queen), 2004.

Tyler, Brave New Girl, 2004.

Chad, A Separate Peace, Showtime, 2004.

Corporal Randy Taylor, A Bear Named Winnie, CBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Billy, "The Tale of the 13th Floor," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1993.

Teenager, "Juliet Is Bleeding," Due South, CBS and CTV, 1996.

Ax Double, "The Capture: Part 2," Animorphs, Nickelodeon, 1999.

Robert, "Something to Prove," The Famous Jett Jackson, The Disney Channel, 2000.

Jake, "The Tale of the Lunar Locusts," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Neil Hudson, "Time to Be Heroes," La Femme Nikita, USA Network, 2000.

Young Paul, "Grandma's Shoes," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX and CTV, 2000.

Trevor Gordon, "Tree Hugger," The Eleventh Hour, CTV, 2002.

Troy Vandegraff, "Credit Where Credit's Due," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2004.

Troy Vandegraff, "Meet John Smith," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2004.

Troy Vandegraff, "The Wrath of Con," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2004.

Troy Vandegraff, "You Think You Know Somebody!," Veronica Mars, UPN, 2004.

Trevor, "365 Days," The West Wing, NBC, 2005.

Taz Thomas, "Kettle Black," The Eleventh Hour, CTV, 2005.

Trevor, "King Corn," The West Wing, NBC, 2005.

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