• Shawn Turner is a Canadian photographer born in the mid-1980s.
• He and his wife, actress and equestrian Amber Marshall, married in 2013 and live on a ranch in Calgary.
• He is a philanthropist and an active gym-goer.
• He has a net worth of over $200,000 and his wife is worth more than $2 million.
• Amber is best known for her role in the series "Heartland" and has won two awards for her acting.
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Who is Shawn Turner?
Shawn was born in Canada sometime in the mid-1980s – he hasn’t shared his exact date of birth with the public, but his zodiac sign is believed to be Aquarius, and he holds Canadian nationality. He’s a photographer, but probably known best for being the husband of Amber Marshall, a famous Canadian actress and equestrian.
Early life and education
Shawn was raised in Alberta, Canada by his mother and father, however, not a lot is known about them, because Shawn respects their privacy, but it’s said that his mother was a pharmacist, and that his father was a doctor. He hasn’t mentioned having any siblings, but it’s said that Shawn grew up alongside his older sister.
He became interested in all kinds of art at a very early age, and was mostly into drawing while attending a local elementary school. It was while at high school that Shawn became interested in photography; it started as his favorite hobby, and eventually turned into a full-time job.
Shawn matriculated sometime in the first half of the 2000s, and because he hasn’t spoken of his further education, it’s believed that he hasn’t attended college.
Shawn’s career
Shawn prefers to keep the details related to his career away from the media’s attention, and it’s only known that he has been working as a photographer for around two decades now.
Love life and marriage with Amber Marshall
Shawn and Amber prefer to keep the details of their love life to themselves, and haven’t even shared how and when they met; it’s believed that they were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend in the second half of the 2000s, but this remains unconfirmed.
The two became engaged in February 2012 and married on 27 July 2013, in a private ceremony attended by many of their friends and family members. They are today living on their ranch in Calgary, Alberta, where they have various animals, including dogs, horses and an alpaca.
Neither has spoken of any other people whom they have perhaps been with, and as of May 2022, Shawn’s married to Amber Marshall; they don’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Shawn’s a philanthropist, and he and Amber have volunteered with various charity organizations, as well as donated money. They’ve also volunteered at a couple of Canadian animal shelters.
Shawn’s physically highly active, and has multiple training sessions at the gym every week, thus his muscular body.
He’s into travelling and has been to many Canadian cities, as well as to a couple of US states, mostly to keep his wife company during her red carpet events.
Shawn has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Will Smith, Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried, while a couple of his favorite films include “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, “I, Robot” and “Independence Day”.
Age, height and net worth
Shawn’s believed to be in his mid-30s. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, his height is 5ft 8ins (1.75m) and he weighs around 155lbs (70kgs).
As of May 2022, Shawn’s net worth stands at over $200,000, while his wife Amber’s net worth has been estimated at more than $2 million.
Who is his wife Amber?
Amber was born in London, Ontario, Canada, on 2 June 1988 – her zodiac sign is Gemini, and she holds Canadian nationality. She’s appeared in close to 20 movies and TV series, while she’s probably known best for her portrayal of the main character Amy Fleming in the critically acclaimed family series “Heartland”. It was created by Murray Shostak, also stars Shaun Johnston and Michelle Morgan, and follows a family from Alberta; the series has been airing since 2007, and has won 27 of the 91 awards for which it’s been nominated.
Amber was raised alongside her brother Lee in Ontario, by their father David Marshall and mother Wenda; not a lot is known about her family as she respects their privacy, but they can still be seen featured in some of Amber’s Instagram pictures. She’s quite active on the network, and is today followed by close to a million people, while she’s uploaded nearly 3,500 pictures.
Amber grew up being surrounded by animals, and has stated that the two things she enjoys most in life are spending time with horses and acting. She studied at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts, and upon matriculating in 2006 didn’t enroll at college, but instead chose to work on her acting career.
Amber honed her acting skills at the Original Kids Theatre Company, and made her debut TV series appearance in the 2001 episode “Making the Grade” of the action family adventure “Super Rupert”; the following year saw her appear in an episode of the historical fantasy drama “Twice in a Lifetime”, the romantic family drama “Doc”, and the crime comedy drama “Monk”.
Amber made her debut film appearance in the 2002 family drama “The Christmas Shoes”, while she gained recognition in 2004, when cast to play Daughter in the action science fiction horror movie “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”.
It was directed by Alexander Witt, starred Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory and Eric Mabius, and follows Alice whose city has been overrun by zombies, while she must now make her way out of it because a nuclear bomb is to be dropped there; the movie won six of the nine awards for which it was nominated. Amber had only two other roles in the 2000s: she played Tracey Battle in the 2005 family sports series “The Power Strikers”, and voiced Rebecca in the 2006 animated action adventure series “Dark Oracle”.
What marked the 2010s for her was perhaps her portrayal of Nicole in the 2014 science fiction movie “Mutant World”, directed by David Winning, and which starred Holly Deveaux, Ashanti and Jason Cermak. It follows a group of people who have spent 10 years in a bunker, following a meteor crash on Earth, while they must now go out of the bunker in search of supplies; the movie won three of the five awards for which it was nominated.
Amber’s most recent two roles have been in the 2019 episodes “Prize Money” and “Lady Killers” of the drama series “Hudson”, and the 2020 romantic movie “Love in Harmony Valley”.
She has won two of the seven awards for which she’s been nominated: she won a 2013 Canadian Screen Award – Fan’s Choice for Canada’s Screen Star, and a 2019 Alberta Film & Television Rosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actress, for “Heartland”.
