As John Jaqobis on Syfyskick-butt summer seriesKilljoys, Aaron Ashmore gets to blast into outer space.
Killjoysisnt the first genre show Ashmore has been a part of.
He also photographed Superman as Jimmy Olsen on The WBsSmallville, betrayedVeronica Mars, and retrieved objects forWarehouse 13.
Credit: Steve Wilkie/Syfy
I was a hugeStar Trekfan.
I also lovedThe X-Files, which was a huge show I didnt miss.
My parents, my brother, and I would watch it every week it was on.
Killjoys
Theres maybe a little bit of darkness thats crept into John this season, Ashmore says.
Getting a chance to play a three-dimensional character has been pretty fun and exciting.
I thought he was an interesting character because he wasnt your stereotypically calm or centered Buddhist, Ashmore recalls.
He could be a little uptight or negative at times.
So it was funny that he was [Buddhist], because you wouldnt assume that.
It was just something he adopted to help center himself.
The idea is if you mix them together you get who Steve is.
But when theyre separated, theyre just polar opposites.
Getting to play both of them and interact with myself through a green screen was really fun.
But thats a great thing about playing these roles.
Sometimes you end up pushing yourself a little out of your comfort zone.
Jimy also married and divorced Clarks best friend Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack).
Shawns character interacted with Clark so much, Ashmore says.
Luckily, he went to the audition.
But I really liked the interactions with Clark and how interested Jimmy was in Superman and tracking him down.
Unfortunately, Jimmys time on the show ended when Doomsday killed his character in season 8.
I think it worked, says the actor.
Of course I was bummed because I really liked playing that character, but the death was awesome.
SOUVENIR FROM THE SET:Jimmy wore these bowling shirts.
There was red one and a brown one, and I have those tucked away somewhere.
When I did the first one, I was definitely a fan of the show.
I was the perfect age range for that, Ashmore recalls.
But they knew Shawn had a twin.
I thought they were really fun, and that it was a good little series…
But we may have missed it.
Killjoysairs Fridays at 8 p.m.
