Matt Austin (actor)

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Matt Austin
Born
Matthew Sadowski

(1978-04-20) 20 April 1978 (age 47)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, musician
Years active1989–present
Children2

Matt Austin (born Matthew Sadowski;[ citation needed ] 20 April 1978) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Bridge Carson, the Green Ranger (later Blue Ranger then Red) from the children's television series Power Rangers S.P.D. . He returned in 2007 as the Red Ranger in the Power Rangers Operation Overdrive "Once a Ranger" 15th anniversary team-up two-part episode. In addition to acting, he is also a writer, musician, and filmmaker.

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Life and career

Austin communicates frequently with the Power Rangers fanbase, and was a guest at Power Morphicon in June 2007, where he interviewed guests and shot footage of the interviews with his own camera. Recently, he revealed plans to make a documentary on the Power Rangers fandom called MOR-FAN-ONIMAL. [1] However, according to his Twitter account, production has ceased due to the funding not being put together. [2]

Austin's "Power Rangers" character, Bridge, displays a particular fondness for buttered toast in one episode. He does so by uttering the word "buttery" and involuntarily wiggles the fingers on his right hand. This reference stems from Austin's own fondness for Indian butter chicken. His character also wears gloves on his hands due to his inability to control his powers, though in reality, the gloves are used to conceal the tattoo that Matt has on his hands

Canada's Alliance Releasing has picked up worldwide rights to Don't You Forget About Me , a 75-minute documentary centered on late filmmaker John Hughes starring and directed by Austin. It chronicles Austin's recent road trip to the suburbs of Illinois, where he attempted to track down Hughes, who at that point had not written or directed a movie in more than a decade. The project features interviews with Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Mia Sara, Kelly Le Brock and Andrew McCarthy. [3]

Austin was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is Jewish. [4]

Austin recently returned to acting after 13 years, starring in the comedy F'ED, by writer/director Tyler Boyco.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Coming to TermsDamianShort film
2000Broke Body SaintsMalcolm
2001Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot Joseph Patrick Kennedy II Television film
2002ReleaseYoung manShort film; also writer
2002Talk SalòAaronShort film
2002If Wishes Were HorsesTobyAlso second assistant director
2003Autobiography of an InsectAlexShort film
2003WillMatthewShort film
2003Bar LifeGuyShort film
2004 Dawn of the Dead EMS technician
2004DeniedMerrick
2004Credit RoleHimselfShort film; also producer and writer
2004A Separate PeaceRachTelevision film
2004This Town's Called CrashMarkShort film; also writer
2006Catch and ReleaseCharlie PotterShort film
2008Time BombKid
2009 Don't You Forget About Me Director and writer
2014 Pretend We're Kissing Director, producer and writer
2022F'EDEddie
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Spynet Cypher2 episodes
2003 Queer as Folk HustlerEpisode: "Hunt(er) for Love"
2005 Power Rangers S.P.D. Bridge Carson/Green S.P.D. RangerMain role; 38 episodes
2006 This Is Wonderland Daniel McDonaldSeason 3, episode 13
2007 Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Bridge Carson/Red S.P.D. Ranger2 episodes
2008 Taste Buds MattHost (season 1); 13 episodes
2010 Aaron Stone Secret service agentEpisode: "Mutant Rain (Part 2)"

References

  1. Rangerboard post by Austin
  2. Matt Austin-Sadowski [@mattyaustin] (10 August 2010). "@The_Tweetinator nope. Couldn't get the funding together" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. Kelly, Brendan (11 August 2009). "John Hughes doc finds distributor". Variety. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. http://www.shalomlife.com/eng/article.php?id=500%5B%5D