Jason Smith (born 31 May 1984) is an Australian actor, writer and singer best known for his roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life and education

Smith was born in Sydney and he studied at the

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. When he was thirteen, Smith landed a role on '' Water Rats''. After he completed high school, Smith chose to pursue a career in acting. He appeared in '' All Saints'', ''

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'' and an American telemovie called ''The Mystery of Natalie Wood''.

Career

Smith appeared as Robbie Hunter on the Australian soap opera ''

'' from 2003 until 2006. Smith earned a nomination for "Most Popular New Male Talent" at the 2005 Logie Awards for his role as Robbie. Smith played Casey Rhodes, the Red Ranger, in ''

''. He then starred as Gryff in ''

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''. Smith presented the first season of the Australian children's educational show '' Backyard Science''. He also starred as a pied piper in a commercial for

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. Smith appeared on the Australian game shows ''

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'' and the Australian version of ''

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''. In 2008, Smith released three songs; "What Planet", "Celebrity" and "Where". In 2012, Smith wrote an episode of the soap opera 'Home and Away', which he had previously starred in. In 2014, Smith reprised his role as Casey Rhodes on an episode of ''

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'' titled "Spirit of the Tiger" and he also wrote the episodes ''Blue Saber Saga'', ''Samurai Surprise'', ''Power of Six'' and ''All Hail Prince Vekar'' of the same show. In January 2016, Smith joined Nova FM to host Late Nights across the network. He resigned from Nova FM in December 2016 to focus on his acting career. He had also returned briefly to Power Rangers as the voice of Brineblast in '' Power Rangers Dino Fury''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Official website
1984 births Australian television presenters Australian male child actors Australian male soap opera actors Male actors from Sydney Living people {{authority control Jason Smith