Matt Austin

Matt Austin (born Matthew Sadowski; 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.

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. However, according to his Twitter account, production has ceased due to the funding not being put together.

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.

Austin was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is Jewish. Austin was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as an adult and has a benign brain tumor.

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

Filmography

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Spynet Cypher 2 episodes 2003 Queer as Folk Hustler Episode: "Hunt(er) for Love" 2005 Power Rangers S.P.D. Bridge Carson/Green S.P.D. Ranger Main role; 38 episodes 2006 This Is Wonderland Daniel McDonald Season 3, episode 13 2007 Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Bridge Carson/Red S.P.D. Ranger 2 episodes 2008 Taste Buds Matt Host (season 1); 13 episodes 2010 Aaron Stone Secret service agent Episode: "Mutant Rain (Part 2)"