Aaron Jeffery | |
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| Born | Aaron C. Jeffery Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable work | Water Rats (1996–98) McLeod's Daughters (2001–08) Wentworth (2013–15) |
| Spouse | Melinda Medich (m. 2003–2005) |
| Partner | Zoe Naylor (2010–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in Water Rats , as Alex Ryan in McLeod's Daughters , and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in Wentworth .
Jeffery has been in a relationship with his former McLeod's Daughters co-star Zoe Naylor since 2010. [1] The couple had their first child together, a daughter, in 2012. [2] [3] Jeffery also has another daughter from a previous relationship. [3]
After graduating in 1993 from NIDA, he began his television career on the children's programme Ship to Shore . Jeffery is best known for his role as Alex Ryan in the drama McLeod's Daughters , which he left in 2008.
Jeffery appeared in the series Underbelly: Badness as Frank. [4] [5] He wrapped filming on 22 June. [6] Three days later, it was announced Jeffery had joined the cast of Neighbours as Bradley Fox for two months. [6] In October, it was revealed that Jeffery had been cast as a corrections officer in the series Wentworth . [7] He also starred in the Bevan Lee series Between Two Worlds for the Seven Network. [8]
In 2021 Jeffery appeared in the AACTA-nominated film Moon Rock For Monday [9] directed by Kurt Martin. The film was nominated for Best Indie Film at the 11th Annual AACTA Awards. [10]
In April 2021, it was announced that Jeffery had been cast in the upcoming Netflix thriller series Pieces of Her , which is adapted from the Karin Slaughter novel of the same name. [11]
In 2015 Jeffery and Naylor founded their production company Eagle Rose Productions. [12]
In both 2004 and 2007, Jeffery won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor in a Drama Series for his role on McLeod’s Daughters.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Square One | Jeremy Hostick | Feature film |
| 1998 | The Interview | Detective Senior Constable Wayne Prior | Feature film |
| 1999 | Strange Planet | Joel | Feature film |
| 2009 | Beautiful | Sergeant Alan Hobson | Feature film |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Thomas Logan | Feature film |
| 2014 | Locks of Love | Terry Knox | |
| 2015 | Turbo Kid | Frederick | Feature film |
| 2017 | Rip Tide | Owen | Feature film |
| 2018 | Occupation | Major Davis | Feature film |
| 2019 | Palm Beach | Doug | Feature film |
| 2021 | Moon Rock For Monday | Bob | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Ship to Shore | Nick | 9 episodes |
| 1994 | The Damnation of Harvey McHugh | Brandon | Episode: "A Tree Grows in Botswana" |
| 1995 | Fire | Firefighter Richard 'Banjo' Gates | 12 episodes |
| Blue Murder | Constable Bobby Williams | 2 episodes | |
| 1996–1998 | Water Rats | Constable Terry Watson | 42 episodes |
| 1998 | Wildside | Walter Chowdrey | Episode: "1.34" |
| 2000 | Murder Call | Rory Simmons | Episode: "Last Act" |
| 2001–2008 | McLeod's Daughters | Alex Ryan | 190 episodes |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune | Gary Savage | 15 episodes |
| 2008 | The Strip | Detective Jack Cross | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away | Geoff Leyland | TV movie |
| East West 101 | Hunter | 3 episodes | |
| Wild Boys | Captain Moonlite / Preacher Scott | Episode: "1.5" | |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Samson | Episode: "Blood and Circuses" |
| Underbelly: Badness | Frank 'Tink' O'Rourke | 4 episodes | |
| Cancerman: The Milan Brych Affair | Dr. John Scott | TV movie documentary | |
| Neighbours | Bradley Fox | 21 episodes | |
| 2013–2015 | Wentworth | Matt "Fletch" Fletcher | 33 episodes |
| 2014 | Old School | Rick | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Step Dave | Warren Robinson | 3 episodes |
| Texas Rising: The Last Soldier | Ranger | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | Janet King | Simon Hamilton | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Blue Murder: Killer Cop | Chris Bronowski | Episode: "Part One" |
| 2018 | Underbelly Files: Chopper | Mark "Chopper" Read | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Pieces of Her | Nick Harp | Recurring role |
| 2024 | Home and Away | James Fowler | Season 37 (2 episodes) |
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