Ashwin was a professional dancer and he used to run a dance school before studying engineering and working in an information technology company for sometime.
[4] He made his acting debut in Yaanum Theeyavan (2017), which starred Varsha Bollamma and Raju Sundaram.
[1][5] In a review of the film, a critic from the Deccan Chronicle noted that "Debutant Ashwin Jerome has the right looks of a hero and he is good at action sequences as well".
[6] He played the second lead in the thriller Pancharaaksharam, but the film ended up releasing after Natpe Thunai (2019).
He was approached for the role by Hiphop Tamizha Adhi and the film producers Khushbu and Sundar C.[3] His father, Jerome Pushparaj, is a music composer.