Austin St. John (Born September 17, 1975) is an American actor known for his role on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Power Ranger and Gold Zeo Ranger. He has not appeared on television since 2003.
Biography
Personal life
St. John and his family have moved all over the United States with his father, who is a U.S. Marine. St. John is of German, Native American, Irish, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish descent and his hometown is in Roswell, New Mexico. He began studying martial arts with his father at the age of five. He has studied 13 different martial arts, including Taekwondo, Shenkito, Judo and Kenpo. A sports enthusiast, St. John enjoys outdoor sports, especially football, soccer, hiking and baseball. He graduated from Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California and also attended W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia for a year.
Career
St. John left Power Rangers midway through the second season, and was replaced by Steve Cardenas (Rocky). Thuy Trang and Walter Jones left the show along with him. He later returned for a while as the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers: Zeo for a short time, and also in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (along with Amy Jo Johnson). It was Cardenas, not St. John, that played the role of the Red Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Austin St. John returned to the Power Rangers several years later in a 30-minute special Power Rangers: The Lost Episode in which he co-starred with Jones, and Power Rangers: Wild Force to reprise his role in the episode Forever Red. He also appeared in the 1998 film Expose.
Filmography
- Footsteps - 2003
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie - 1997
- Expose - 1998
- Karate Video - 1995
Books
- Austin St. John is the author of the book Karate Warrior: A Beginner's Guide to Martial Arts. - ISBN 1561387843