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'{{short description|Australian author of children's books}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Aaron Blabey | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|1|1|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bendigo]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia | nationality = Australian | citizenship = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | alma_mater = | employer = | occupation = {{hlist|[[Children's literature|Children's author]]|executive producer||illustrator|artist|designer|actor}} | years_active = 1989–2005 (actor)<br>2006–present (children's author) | title = | networth = | height = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | opponents = | boards = | spouse = Kirstie Hutton (married 2000) | partner = | children = | parents = | relations = | callsign = | signature = | website = [http://www.aaronblabey.com/ aaronblabey.com] | footnotes = }} '''Aaron Blabey''' (born 1 January 1974) is an Australian author of children's books. He is the creator of three best-selling children's series; ''Pig the Pug'' – a picture book series about a rude, selfish, mean-spirited little dog, ''[[The Bad Guys (book series)|The Bad Guys]]'' – a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' #1]] bestselling graphic novel series for junior readers about a gang of scary-looking animals trying to change their bad reputations and ''Thelma the Unicorn'' – a second picture book series about a plain little pony who pretends to be a unicorn. As of December 2022, Blabey has around 35 million books in print and his books have spent over 120 weeks on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List. ''The Bad Guys'' first reached #1 on the list on 3 July 2019. On 22 April 2022 an animated movie adaptation of ''[[The Bad Guys (film)|The Bad Guys]]'' from [[DreamWorks Animation]] starring [[Sam Rockwell]], [[Awkwafina]], [[Marc Maron]], [[Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson]] and [[Anthony Ramos (actor)|Anthony Ramos]] premiered in the United States. Blabey served as an executive producer on the movie with Patrick Hughes and [[Etan Cohen]]. The movie opened at #1 at the U.S. box office and was the second-highest-grossing animated film of 2022. In May 2019, it was announced that [[Netflix]] is developing a movie-musical adaptation of ''[[Thelma the Unicorn (film)|Thelma the Unicorn]]'' with Blabey again serving as executive producer. Until 2005, Blabey was also an actor. In the field of acting, he is probably best known for his lead roles in two television [[dramedy|dramedies]], 1994's ''[[The Damnation of Harvey McHugh]]'', for which he won an [[Australian Film Institute Award]], and 2003's ''[[CrashBurn]]'',<ref name=austv>[http://www.australiantelevision.net/crashburn/pfl_blabey.html Australian Television: Crashburn: profiles], accessed 25 November 2008</ref> before retiring from performance in 2005. ==Personal life== Aaron Blabey was born on January 1, 1974, in [[Bendigo|Bendigo, Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scool.scholastic.com.au/schoolzone/toolkit/assets/pdfs/Authors_Aaron_Blabey.pdf.pdf|title=Aaron Blabey|website=Scholastic Australia|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> He married the actress and speech pathologist Kirstie Hutton in April 2000. They have two sons. Blabey supports [[The Alannah and Madeline Foundation]], who work to protect children from violence.<ref name=amfsupport>[http://www.amf.org.au/messages-of-support/ The Alannah and Madeline Foundation], accessed 20 December 2015</ref> ==Career== ===Acting=== Blabey appeared in various television and film roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s and took part in several theatrical productions.<ref name=MDA>ABC 2002, [http://www.abc.net.au/mda/behind/aaron2.htm Aaron Blabey: Behind Closed Doors: MAD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215610/http://www.abc.net.au/mda/behind/aaron2.htm |date=29 December 2008 }}, accessed 25 November 2008</ref> Besides his 1994 award for acting in a lead role, the [[Australian Film Institute]] also [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama|nominated him]] in 2000 for his guest-starring role in the series ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]''. ===Art=== From the mid-2000s, Blabey turned his attention away from acting and towards painting and created six separate solo exhibitions across Australia between 2004 and 2006.<ref name=nomad>[http://www.artnomad.com.au/artists/artist.cfm?id=1001 Aaron BLABEY in stock at Art Nomad], accessed 25 November 2008</ref> ===Early picture books=== Then in 2006, Blabey turned his focus entirely to the creation of children's picture books. The first of these, ''Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley'', was published in July 2007. In 2008, the book received a [[Children's Book Council of Australia|Children's Book Council of Australia Award]] in the council's [[Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood|Early Childhood]] category.<ref name=peng1>[http://www.penguin.com.au/lookinside/spotlight.cfm?SBN=9780670070947 Penguin Group (Australia) – Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Blabey, Aaron] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825074113/http://www.penguin.com.au/lookinside/spotlight.cfm?SBN=9780670070947 |date=25 August 2009 }}, accessed 25 November 2008</ref> The book was also shortlisted for the CBCA's [[Children's Book of the Year Award for New Illustrator#Crichton Award winners 1988–2018|Crichton Award]] (given to new illustrators), The [[New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards|NSW Premier's Literature Awards]] – The [[New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards#Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature|Patricia Wrightson Award]], and the [[Children's Peace Literature Award]]. In 2008, the book was also included on the Notable Book list from the [[Smithsonian Institution]].<ref name=peng3>[http://www.penguin.com.au/contributors/4590/aaron-blabey Penguin Books Australia – Aaron Blabey (Author)], accessed 8 December 2011</ref> His second book, ''Sunday Chutney'', was published in 2008 and shortlisted for the CBCA [[Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book|Picture Book of the Year]] 2009<ref name=peng2>[http://www.penguin.com.au/lookinside/spotlight.cfm?SBN=9780670071791 Penguin Group (Australia) – Sunday Chutney] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019094302/http://www.penguin.com.au/lookinside/spotlight.cfm?SBN=9780670071791 |date=19 October 2009 }}, accessed 25 November 2008</ref> and the Australian Book Industry Awards 2009. His third book, ''Stanley Paste'', was a CBCA Notable Book in the Picture Book category in 2010<ref name=CBCA>[http://cbca.org.au/PictureBook_Notables_2010.html Picture Book Notable Books 2010]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, accessed 8 December 2011</ref> as was ''The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon'' in 2012, which was also selected as a prestigious White Raven of 2012 by the [[International Youth Library]] in Munich, Germany. ''The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon'' also won the [[New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards#Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature|Patricia Wrightson Award]] in 2013 [[New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards]] and the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v112?mainTabTemplate=awardDefault|title=Children's Peace Literature Award|website=AustLit|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> In early 2014, [[Nick Cave]] selected ''The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon'' to record for the Story Box Library website. His fifth book, ''The Dreadful Fluff'' won the Best Designed Children's Cover of the Year by the Australian Publishers Association in 2013,<ref name=APA>[http://www.publishers.asn.au/awards.cfm?doc_id=24 61st Annual Book Design Awards 2013, Australian Publishers Association] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513065540/http://www.publishers.asn.au/awards.cfm?doc_id=24 |date=13 May 2013 }}, accessed 25 May 2013</ref> which also saw the release of his critically acclaimed sixth title, ''Noah Dreary''. This was followed by a picture book for adults entitled ''Babies Don't Suck'' – a guide for expectant new fathers. Blabey's seventh children’s book, ''The Brothers Quibble'', which deals with sibling rivalry, was chosen as the National Simultaneous Storytime Book of 2015, and was read by over 500,000 children on 27 May 2015. ===''Pig the Pug'', ''Thelma the Unicorn'' and ''Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas''=== In 2014 Blabey signed a three-book deal with [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] Australia beginning with ''Pig the Pug'', a humorous picture book about a rude, selfish, mean-spirited dog ([[pug]]), who always gets into arguments and even fights with his rival playmate, the friendly, polite-mannered, good-hearted Trevor ([[dachshund]]). The book was an immediate hit in Australia and has since been translated into many languages and published around the world. It spawned a series of Pig books including ''Pig the Fibber'' (2015), ''Pig the Winner'' (2016), ''Pig the Elf'' (2016), ''Pig the Star'' (2017), ''Pig the Grub'' (2018), ''Pig the Tourist'' (2019), ''Pig the Slob (Blob)'' (2020), ''Pig the Monster'' (2021) and the final instalment ''Pig the Rebel'' (2022). The Pig books have sold millions of copies around the world, predominantly in the USA and Australia. The second book released from his initial three-book-deal was ''Thelma the Unicorn''. This picture book – about a plain little pony who dreams of becoming a unicorn – has also become a bestseller. In combination with its sequel ''The Return of Thelma the Unicorn'', it has sold millions of copies as well. In June 2019, it was announced that [[Netflix]] was developing an animated musical movie adaptation of ''[[Thelma the Unicorn (film)|Thelma the Unicorn]]'', to be directed by [[Jared and Jerusha Hess|Jared Hess]] (who wrote the script with his wife Jerusha) and Lynn Wang with animation provided by [[Mikros Image]] Montreal. Blabey served as an executive producer on the project.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/jared-and-jerusha-hess-to-adapt-acclaimed-childrens-novel-thelma-the-unicorn-by-aaron-blabey-into-animated-musical-feature-film-for-netflix|title=Jared and Jerusha Hess To Adapt Acclaimed Children's Novel "Thelma the Unicorn" by Aaron Blabey Into Animated Musical Feature Film For Netflix|date=June 5, 2019|website=Netflix Media Center}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/thelma-the-unicorn-netflix-napoleon-dynamite-jared-hess-jerusha-hess-animated-movie-musical-aaron-blabey-childrens-book-1202627468/ |title=Netflix Sets ''Napoleon Dynamite''{{'}}s Jared & Jerusha Hess To Turn Children's Book ''Thelma The Unicorn'' Into Animated Musical |date=June 5, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605194617/https://deadline.com/2019/06/thelma-the-unicorn-netflix-napoleon-dynamite-jared-hess-jerusha-hess-animated-movie-musical-aaron-blabey-childrens-book-1202627468/ |archive-date=June 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film adaptation is set for release on May 17, 2024. ===''The Bad Guys''=== 2015 also saw the release of the first two instalments of Blabey's best-selling graphic novel series for junior readers, ''[[The Bad Guys (book series)|The Bad Guys]]''. The humorous series follows the adventures of a gang of scary-looking, dangerous animals – Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark and Mr. Piranha – who attempt to change their bad reputations by performing good deeds. In January 2018, ''The Bad Guys'' hit [[The New York Times Best Seller list]] (Children's Series) and have since remained there for many weeks. After 36 weeks on the list, ''The Bad Guys'' finally reached the number one spot on July 3 2019. As of December 2022, there are over 25 million ''Bad Guys'' books in print around the world and the series has spent over 120 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. On 9 March 2018 it was announced that an [[Animation|animated]] [[Film|feature film]] adaptation of ''[[The Bad Guys (film)|The Bad Guys]]'' was in development at [[DreamWorks Animation]] – with a screenplay by [[Etan Cohen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/etan-cohen-dreamworks-animation-bad-guys-1202722718/|title=Etan Cohen and DreamWorks Animation Developing 'Bad Guys' Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2018-03-09|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220094428/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/etan-cohen-dreamworks-animation-bad-guys-1202722718/|archive-date=2019-12-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/writer-etan-cohen-bringing-bad-guys-dreamworks-animation/|title=Writer Etan Cohen Bringing The Bad Guys To DreamWorks Animation|date=2018-03-11|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|first=James|last=White|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214022459/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/writer-etan-cohen-bringing-bad-guys-dreamworks-animation/|archive-date=2019-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/etan-cohen-adapting-bad-guys-books-dreamworks-animation-1093443|title=Etan Cohen Adapting 'The Bad Guys' Books for DreamWorks Animation|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|date=March 9, 2018|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008151243/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/etan-cohen-adapting-bad-guys-books-dreamworks-animation-1093443|archive-date=2019-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 October 2019 the project went into production with a scheduled release date of 17 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/dreamworks-animation-2021-releases-spirit-riding-free-the-bad-guys-1202753767/|title=DreamWorks Animation & Universal To Release 'Spirit Riding Free' & 'The Bad Guys' In 2021|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=2019-10-07|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205053635/https://deadline.com/2019/10/dreamworks-animation-2021-releases-spirit-riding-free-the-bad-guys-1202753767/|archive-date=2019-12-05|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the release date was pushed back to 22 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=October 12, 2021|title=Universal Pushes Dates For DreamWorks Toon 'The Bad Guys' & George Clooney-Julia Roberts Pic 'Ticket To Paradise'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/universal-pushes-release-dates-for-the-bad-guys-ticket-to-paradise-dreamworks-george-clooney-julia-roberts-1234854915/|access-date=October 13, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019223001/https://deadline.com/2021/10/universal-pushes-release-dates-for-the-bad-guys-ticket-to-paradise-dreamworks-george-clooney-julia-roberts-1234854915/|url-status=live}}</ref> The movie is directed by animator [[Pierre Perifel]] in his [[List of directorial debuts|feature directorial debut]] and produced by Damon Ross and Rebecca Huntley and written by Etan Cohen and Hillary Winston. Blabey serves as an [[executive producer]] on the project with Etan Cohen and Patrick Hughes. It stars [[Sam Rockwell]] (Mr. Wolf), [[Awkwafina]] (Ms. Tarantula), [[Marc Maron]] (Mr. Snake), [[Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson]] (Mr. Shark) and [[Anthony Ramos (actor)|Anthony Ramos]] (Mr. Piranha). Whilst promoting the movie in Los Angeles in April 2022, Blabey appeared on [[Marc Maron]]’s podcast WTF and discussed his journey to that point with Maron who played Mr Snake in the film. A Netflix-exclusive holiday special, subtitled "[[The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday|A Very Bad Holiday]]", was released on November 30, 2023. In March 2022, a month before the film was released, Perifel said that he would love to do a sequel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/the-bad-guys/director-would-love-to-do-sequel|title=The Bad Guys director would love to do a sequel|work=The Digital Flix|last=Percival|first=Tom|date=March 31, 2022|access-date=May 20, 2022|archive-date=May 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504043349/https://www.thedigitalfix.com/the-bad-guys/director-would-love-to-do-sequel|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, DreamWorks Animation officially confirmed a sequel with a release date set for August 1, 2025. Perifel will return to direct and JP Sans, who served as head of character animation on the previous film, will co-direct, with the cast reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=DreamWorks Animation Sets ‘The Bad Guys 2’ For Late Summer 2025 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-bad-guys-2-release-date-1235868833/ |website=Deadline |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=26 March 2024}}</ref> === ''Cat On The Run'' === In January 2022, about 3 months before the release of the film adaptation of ''The Bad Guys'', Blabey announced that a new book series called ''Cat on The Run'' is in development and was released in 2023. The book takes place in the same universe as ''The Bad Guys'' and the story will feature the world’s #1 cat video star trying to prove her innocence after she was framed for a crime she didn’t commit. ===Art direction=== Blabey has also worked as a staff writer at a major [[advertising agency]] and spent two years as a lecturer at a prominent Sydney painter. His most famous hobby was singing skibbidi toilet to 3 year olds. ==Honours and awards== *1994, [[Australian Film Institute Television Awards|Australian Film Institute Award]], [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Television Drama|Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama]], ''The Damnation of Harvey McHugh'', episode: "Spay Misty For Me." *2008, [[Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood]], ''Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley''. *2012, White Ravens Award by the [[International Youth Library]], ''The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon''. *2012, National Literacy Ambassador<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.gov.au/support-literacy-and-numeracy|title=Support for Literacy and Numeracy|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> *2012 - 2015, Ambassador for [[The Alannah and Madeline Foundation]]. *2013, [[New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards#Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature|New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature]], ''The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon''. *2013, Best Designed Children's Cover of the Year by the Australian Publishers Association, ''The Dreadful Fluff''. *2013, The Children's Peace Literature Award from the Australian Psychological Society – Psychologists For Peace, ''The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon''. *2016, INDIE books award for Best Children's Book, ''The Bad Guys'' ==List of works== As author and illustrator: *''Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley'', Penguin Books, Australia, 2007. *''Sunday Chutney'', Penguin Books, Australia, 2008. *''Stanley Paste'', Penguin Books, Australia, 2009. *''The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon'', Penguin Books, Australia, 2011. *''The Dreadful Fluff'', Penguin Books, Australia, 2012. *''Noah Dreary'', Penguin Books, Australia, 2013. *''The Brothers Quibble'', Penguin Books, Australia, 2014. *''Pig The Pug'', Scholastic Australia, July 2014. *''Babies Don't Suck'', Pan Macmillan Australia, August 2014. *''Thelma the Unicorn'', Scholastic Australia, February 2015. *''Pig the Fibber'', Scholastic Australia, May 2015 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 1)'', Scholastic Australia, July 2015 *''Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas'', Scholastic Australia, September 2015. *''The Bad Guys (Episode 2 - Mission Unpluckable)'', Scholastic Australia, November 2015 *''I Need A Hug'', Scholastic Australia, December 2015 *''Pig the Winner'', Scholastic Australia, March 2016 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 3 - The Furball Strikes Back)'', Scholastic Australia, May 2016 *''Don't Call Me Bear'', Scholastic Australia, June 2016 *''Pig the Elf'', Scholastic Australia, October 2016 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 4 - Attack of the Zittens)'', Scholastic Australia, November 2016 *''Busting!'', Scholastic Australia, February 2017 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 5 - Intergalactic Gas)'', Scholastic Australia, May 2017 *''Guff'', Penguin Australia, August 2017 *''Pig the Star'', Scholastic Australia, September 2017 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 6 - Alien Vs Bad Guys)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2017 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 7 - Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?)'', Scholastic Australia, May 2018 *''Pig the Grub'', Scholastic Australia, September 2018 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 8 - Superbad)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2018 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 9 - The Big Bad Wolf)'', Scholastic Australia, May 2019 *''Pig the Tourist'', Scholastic Australia, July 2019 *''The Return of Thelma the Unicorn'', Scholastic Australia, October 2019 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 10 - The Baddest Day Ever)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2019 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 11 - Dawn of the Underlord),'' Scholastic Australia, May 2020 *''Pig the Slob (Blob)'', Scholastic Australia, September 2020 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 12 - The One?!)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2020 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 13 - Cut to the Chase)'', Scholastic Australia, May 2021 *''Pig the Monster'', Scholastic Australia, July 2021 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 14 - They’re Bee-hind You!)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2021 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 15 - Open Wide and Say Arrrgh!)'', Scholastic Australia, July 2022 *''Pig the Rebel'', Scholastic Australia, July 2022 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 16 - The Others?!)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2022 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 17 - Let the Games Begin!)'', Scholastic Australia, June 2023 *''Cat On The Run in Cat of Death!'', Scholastic Australia, September 2023 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 18 - Look Who's Talking!)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2023 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 19 - The Serpent and The Beast)'', Scholastic Australia, June 2024 *''The Bad Guys (Episode 20 - One Last Thing)'', Scholastic Australia, October 2024 === Other editions === The ''Pig the Pug'' series is published by Scholastic Canada in [[Toronto]]. This edition preserves the Australian spelling of the original. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Other notes |- |rowspan= |1989 | ''[[G.P.]]'' | Sean | TV series |- |rowspan= |1993 | ''[[Phoenix (Australian TV series)|Phoenix]]'' | | TV series, 1 episode |- |rowspan= 4|1994 | ''[[The Man from Snowy River (TV series)|The Man from Snowy River]]'' | Jimmy Wilks | TV series, 1 episode |- | ''[[Halifax f.p.]]'' | Tony Lobianco | TV series, 1 episode |- | ''[[The Damnation of Harvey McHugh]]'' | Harvey McHugh | TV series, 1 episode, [[Australian Film Institute Awards|Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama]]<ref name=AFI>Australian Film Institute 2008, [http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?Section=2008_AFI_Awards_Nominees_PDFs&ContentID=4673 AFI AWARD WINNERS TELEVISION CATEGORIES 1986–2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613033451/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?Section=2008_AFI_Awards_Nominees_PDFs&ContentID=4673 |date=13 June 2011 }}, accessed 25 November 2008</ref> |- | ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' | Robbie Davies | TV series, 1 episode |- |rowspan= 3|1996 | ''[[Turning April]]'' | Leif | Feature film |- | ''[[Twisted Tales (Australian TV series)|Twisted Tales]]'' | Nick | TV series, 1 episode |- | ''[[Mr. Reliable]]'' | Bruce Morrison | Feature film |- |rowspan= 4|1997 | ''[[Fallen Angels (Australian TV series)|Fallen Angels]]'' | Jim Phelps | TV series, 1 episode |- | ''[[Medivac (TV series)|Medivac]]'' | Danny Haywood | TV series |- | ''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]'' | Warren Beckett | TV series |- | ''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]'' | Gary Travis | TV series |- |rowspan= 2|1998 | ''[[Day of the Roses]]'' | Dr White | TV miniseries |- | ''Pentuphouse'' | Dale | |- |rowspan= 3|1999 | ''[[Erskineville Kings]]'' | Tunny | Feature film |- | ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' | Scott | TV series, 1 episode |- | ''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]'' | Doug Porter | TV series |- |rowspan= 2|2000 | ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]'' | Michael Callum | TV series, Nominated for [[Australian Film Institute Awards|Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series]] |- | ''[[Grass Roots (TV series)|Grass Roots]]'' | Sandy Maxwell | TV series, 1 episode |- |rowspan= 1|2001 | ''[[Mullet (film)|Mullet]]'' | Terry | Feature film |- |rowspan= 1|2003 | ''[[CrashBurn]]'' | Ben Harfield | TV series |- |rowspan= 2|2004 | ''[[Human Touch (film)|Human Touch]]'' | David | Feature film |- | ''[[Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story]]'' | Kirkham | TV miniseries |- |rowspan= 1|2005 | ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]'' | Luke Rodman | TV series |- |rowspan= 1|2006 | ''The 9:13'' | Thunder | |- |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} == External links == * {{official website}} * {{imdb name}} {{AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blabey, Aaron}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:AACTA Award winners]] [[Category:Australian male actors]] [[Category:Australian artists]] [[Category:Australian children's writers]] [[Category:The Bad Guys]] [[Category:Writers who illustrated their own writing]]'