Published May 9, 2026, 10:03 a.m. ET

Nick Pasqual, an actor with credits that include a brief appearance on How I Met Your Mother , was found guilty Friday of attempted murder after prosecutors said he stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Hollywood makeup artist Allie Shehorn, more than 20 times during a 2024 break-in at her Southern California home.

The 36-year-old now faces the possibility of life in prison for the attack on Shehorn, an award-winning special effects makeup artist whose credits include Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire and Babylon .

During testimony last week at the San Fernando Courthouse, Shehorn, 37, showed jurors the scars left across her body and described what she said was a frightening pattern of abuse leading up to the assault.

According to ABC7 , the couple had split after a violent altercation, and Shehorn had obtained a restraining order against Pasqual before the stabbing.

“I locked the door and he just started punching holes in that door and broke that open, and I just ran into…