:Jason Smith (actor)

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| name = Jason Smith

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| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|writer|radio presenter}}

| yearsactive = 1996–present

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Jason Smith (born 31 May 1984) is an Australian actor, writer and singer best known for his roles in Home and Away (2003–2006) and Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008).

Early life and education

Smith was born in Sydney and he studied at the Australian Theatre for Young People. When he was thirteen, Smith landed a role on Water Rats. After he completed high school, Smith chose to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Smith's early credits include medical drama All Saints, children's series Ocean Star and the 2004 American biographical telemovie The Mystery of Natalie Wood.

He notably appeared as Robbie Hunter on the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 2003 until 2006, starring in storylines alongside Chris Hemsworth and Isabel Lucas. Smith earned a nomination for Most Popular New Male Talent at the 2005 Logie Awards for his role as Robbie.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Starry-starry-night--not/2005/04/28/1114635687779.html|title=Starry, starry night ... not|last=Houston|first=Melinda|date=1 May 2005|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=11 November 2011}}

Smith played Casey Rhodes, the Red Ranger, in Power Rangers Jungle Fury. He then starred as Gryff in Legend of the Seeker. 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 Axe. Smith appeared on the Australian game shows Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation and the Australian version of Pyramid.

In 2008, Smith released three songs; "What Planet", "Celebrity" and "Where".{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

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 Power Rangers Super Megaforce 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.{{Cite web|title = Nova 96.9's line-up for 2016|url = http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/8292-nova-96-9-s-line-up-for-2016.html|website = Radio Today|date = 8 January 2016|access-date = 2016-01-08}} He resigned from Nova FM in December 2016 to focus on his acting career.

In 2019, Smith hosted the behind-the-scenes specials, Home and Away: Christmas in Summer Bay, which featured cast interviews and clips from the series. It was commissioned exclusively for Channel 5's streaming service My5 in the UK,{{cite web| title=My5 Orders 'Home And Away: Christmas In Summer Bay' – TVWise| url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2019/12/my5-orders-home-and-away-christmas-in-summer-bay/| website=tvwise.co.uk| date=2 November 2023| access-date=19 February 2024}} but did also stream in Australia on 7plus.{{cite web| last1=Knox| first1=David| title=7plus: Home & Away: Christmas in Summer Bay| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/11/7plus-home-away-christmas-in-summer-bay.html| website=TV Tonight| date=26 November 2019| access-date=19 February 2024}}