Kelly Blatz
Kelly Steven Blatz is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the lead role in Aaron Stone.
Career
Blatz made his acting debut in Simon Says, then appeared in The 7, then in the 2008 remake of Prom Night with Brittany Snow and Idris Elba. The same year he went on to play the psychopathic son of a preacher in Phedon Papamichael's intense thriller From Within with Thomas Dekker and Jared Harris, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2009, Blatz played the lead in the independent feature film April Showers, based on the Columbine shootings. He has since become known for his role as Aaron Stone in the Disney XD television show. In 2010, TBS cast him as the lead in their first hour-long comedy, Glory Daze. In 2012 he starred in the film Lost Angeles, where he played a homeless convict who gets caught up in the world of paparazzi.In 2014, he was cast as the lead role in Marcus Nispel's Exeter Following that, he starred in Charles Olivier Michaud's drama 4 Minute Mile alongside Richard Jenkins, Kim Basinger, and Analeigh Tipton. He played Drew Jacobs, a talented high school runner who is mentored by his neighbor to escape a life of drugs alongside his brother. The film premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in June, 2014.
In 2016 he was cast as the role of Brandon in the second season of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead. He also played John Wilkes Booth in NBC's new series Timeless..
Directing
In 2015 he directed a series of short documentaries on numerous artists in Los Angeles. In that same year he co-directed and starred in a narrative short film titled "The Stairs" co-starring Anthony Heald. The film was nominated for the Jury Prize for best short film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival and won the Jim Teece Audience Award for best short film at the 2016 Ashland Independent Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at the 2016 River's Edge International Film Festival.Music
Blatz was the lead singer in the band Capra for seven years, releasing three albums and playing in Los Angeles venues. After signing to Hollywood Records, the band made a record with producer Matt Wallace. Before the record came out, Blatz left the band due to artistic differences.In 2011, he took a year off from acting to record two solo albums, Black Box and White Noise, under the name Scott Kid. They were released six months apart for free download on his website. In January 2013, he released his third album as Scott Kid, titled Holy Ghost. In September 2013, he released his fourth album as Scott Kid, Solitary Man.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Zoey 101 | Gene | "Dance Contest" |
| 2009–2010 | Aaron Stone | Charlie Landers / Aaron Stone | Lead role |
| 2009 | 90210 | Max | "Life's a Drag" |
| 2009 | Sonny with a Chance | James Conroy | "Sonny With a Chance of Dating" |
| 2010–2011 | Glory Daze | Joel Harrington | Lead role |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Officer Elam Smith | "Let Her Go" |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Officer Elam Smith | "Stepping Stone" |
| 2015 | NCIS | Petty Officer Kyle Friedgen | "Day in Court" |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Kevin | "Manly Whatnots" |
| 2016 | Fear the Walking Dead | Brandon Luke | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Timeless | John Wilkes Booth | "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" |
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | Aidan Coulter | "Heartfelt" |
| 2020 | Sinister Savior | Daniel | Lead Role |