Returning for the eighth season of Smallville, Aaron Ashmore portrays the iconic Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen.
Ashmore was born in Richmond, British Columbia. His identical twin brother, Shawn Ashmore, is also an actor. Aaron and Shawn have played twins in several movies, but have also pursued roles independently.
Ashmore was best known for playing Marc Hall in the 2004 Canadian TV movie 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 the television shows The Eleventh Hour, The West Wing and 1-800-Missing. Ashmore also had a recurring role on The CW series Veronica Mars.
Ashmore can next be seen in the upcoming films Palo Alto, Privileged, The Stone Angel and The Christmas Cottage. He recently wrapped production on the horror film Deep Cove, also starring Haylie Duff.
Ashmore resides in Vancouver, British Columbia while filming.