# Matt Austin (actor)

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 by wiggling the fingers on his right hand and uttering the word "buttery" as he does so. 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 recently returned to acting after 13 years, starring in the comedy F'ED, by writer/director Tyler Boyco.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Coming to Terms | Damian | Short film |
| 2000 | Broke Body Saints | Malcolm | |
| 2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Joseph Patrick Kennedy II | Television film |
| 2002 | Release | Young man | Short film; also writer |
| 2002 | Talk Salò | Aaron | Short film |
| 2002 | If Wishes Were Horses | Toby | Also second assistant director |
| 2003 | Autobiography of an Insect | Alex | Short film |
| 2003 | Will | Matthew | Short film |
| 2003 | Bar Life | Guy | Short film |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | EMS technician | |
| 2004 | Denied | Merrick | |
| 2004 | Credit Role | Himself | Short film; also producer and writer |
| 2004 | A Separate Peace | Rach | Television film |
| 2004 | This Town's Called Crash | Mark | Short film; also writer |
| 2006 | Catch and Release | Charlie Potter | Short film |
| 2008 | Time Bomb | Kid | |
| 2009 | Don't You Forget About Me | | Director and writer |
| 2014 | Pretend We're Kissing | | Director, producer and writer |
| 2022 | F'ED | Eddie | |
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)" |