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Aaron Ashmore

Aaron Ashmore

Actor · Born October 7, 1979 (47) · Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Aaron Richard Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his television roles as Jimmy Olsen in Smallville, Steve Jinks in Warehouse 13, John Jaqobis in Killjoys, and Duncan Locke in Locke & Key. He has also appeared in numerous films and television productions throughout his career. Ashmore is the identical twin brother of actor Shawn Ashmore.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 7, 1979 (47)
From
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Aaron Ashmore's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
18%
Self
17%
Society
15%
Survival
10%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 25 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 8 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 9 of 22 analyzed roles.

Ally
9 of 22
Herald
3 of 22
Hero
3 of 22
Shadow
2 of 22
Mentor
2 of 22
Threshold guardian
1 of 22
Shapeshifter
1 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Warm
13
Hopeful
12
Melancholic
10
Dread
6
Other
30

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Aaron Ashmore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Ashmore's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page.

  • I Will Find You(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ronald Dreason

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Watchmaker(2026)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • What Comes Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Grant

  • Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Yarn Maker(2025)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Change in Heart(2025)

    as Marshall

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Suze(2023)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mistletoe Murders(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker(2024)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Accused(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • SkyMed(2022)

    Show 35 episodes · as William "Wheezer" Heaseman

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Cider and Sunsets(2022)

    as Curt Richards

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Children Ruin Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Urologist

  • Things We Feel But Do Not Say (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mark

  • The Retreat(2021)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Daddy(2020)

    as Angus

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ginny & Georgia(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gil Timmins

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Santa's Squad(2020)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies(2020)

    as Counselor Parker

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Locke & Key(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · as Duncan Locke · as Duncan Locke (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Tammy's Always Dying(2019)

    as Reggie Seamus

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hudson & Rex(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Galen Wheatcroft

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • 22 Chaser(2018)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Cardinal(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Randall Wishart

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Ransom(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Sydney Graves

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Designated Survivor(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Phil Brunton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Bateman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Wish Upon a Christmas(2015)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Swept Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Nick Hopewell

  • Regression(2015)

    as George Nesbitt

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Killjoys(2015)

    Show 50 episodes · as John Jaqobis

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Big News from Grand Rock(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • I Put a Hit on You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ray

  • Servitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Chase

  • Conception(2011)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • XIII: The Series(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dylan Masters

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Shrine(2010)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nate

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben

  • Privileged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Blake Webber

  • Fear Island(2009)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Thaw(2009)

    as Atom Galen

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 39 episodes · as Steve Jinks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Duquette

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage(2008)

    as Pat Kinkade

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Rose

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as Scott Griffin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack London

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Palo Alto, CA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Alec

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Stone Angel(2007)

    as Matt

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Bear Named Winnie(2004)

    as Corporal Randy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • My Brother's Keeper(2004)

    as Eric / Lou Woods

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • CSI: NY(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Cam Vandemann

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as Troy Vandegraff

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A Separate Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Chad

  • Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story(2004)

    as Marc Hall

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Brave New Girl(2004)

    as Tyler

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • 1-800-Missing(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Colin McNeil · as Colin McNeil (credit only)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Pentagon Papers(2003)

    as Randy Kehler

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Taz Thomas · as Trevor Gordon

  • A Christmas Visitor(2002)

    as John Boyajian

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Safety of Objects(2001)

    as Bobby Christianson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Conviction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Whiff

  • Charms for the Easy Life(2002)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Skulls II(2002)

    as Matt Hutchinson

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 53 episodes · as Jimmy Olsen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Treed Murray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dwayne

  • The Familiar Stranger(2001)

    as Chris Welsh

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dying to Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jason

  • Haven(2001)

    as Myles Billingsley Jr.

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Myles Billingsley Jr.

  • Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Second Son

  • Run the Wild Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Charlie Upshall

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Harper

  • Love Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bob Bartram

  • The Return of Alex Kelly(1999)

    as Luke Lawson

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Famous Jett Jackson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert

  • Animorphs(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Double (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Emily of New Moon(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harrison Bowles

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • La Femme Nikita(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil Hudson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Due South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Teenager

  • Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer(1993)

    as Young Byron Spencer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy · as Jake

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Married to It(1991)

    as Student in Pageant

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Inn Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • What If (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 85 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Regression (2015)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Suze (2023)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Warehouse 13 (2009)

Film career

19912026

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1999Screen debut· Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
  • 2009First top-billed film· Fear Island
  • 2010Career best· The Shrine
  • 2015Career best· Killjoys

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 87: 87 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1990s12 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 19 roles
9909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Aaron Ashmore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 35; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 64 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Brave New Girl (2004)

90th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Veronica Mars (2004)

Midcredits 94th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Aaron Ashmore's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles35–49 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Aaron Ashmore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Ashmore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robin Dunne shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers