Ashley George Hamilton (born September 30, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and singer-songwriter. He made his acting debut in the 1993 film Beethoven's 2nd. He has since starred in films such as Lost in Africa (1994), Off Key (2001), Lost Angeles (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), and Cats Dancing on Jupiter (2015). He portrayed the role of Cole Deschanel in the first season of the NBC television series Sunset Beach (1997).
Hamilton was born in Los Angeles, the son of actors George Hamilton and Alana Stewart. At 19, Hamilton garnered media attention when he and Shannen Doherty married after knowing one another for only two weeks. The marriage lasted just five months before the couple divorced. He was then married to actress Angie Everhart from December 1996 until their divorce in March 1997. Before Shannen Doherty, he was in relationship with Claire Stansfield, 10 years his senior.
He has one daughter, Willow born in November 2016 with Renee Karalian.