Biografía

17 de febrero · Albany, Nueva York, Estados Unidos

1.74 m

Male

he/him

Played "Mark" on a touring company of the hit Broadway musical, Rent.

He did some modeling in the Albany area, appearing in advertisements for the local newspaper.

Ashton was in the Albany-based band, Method of Groove. He was the singer and also played guitar until he injured his hand. The band broke up around 2004.

His mother, Susan, is a social worker. Through his maternal grandmother, Ashton is a ninth cousin, once removed, of English actor Sam Claflin (through shared "Claflin" ancestry). Also on his mother's side, Ashton is a descendant of businessman John Jacob Astor (who is Ashton's five times great-grandfather), colonial official Robert Livingston the Elder, New York mayor/governor Wilhelmus Beekman, and other prominent New Yorkers of the colonial era.