Paul Schrier
{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{short description|American actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Paul Schrier 2015.jpg
| caption = Schrier at the 2015 Animate Miami
| name = Paul Schrier
| birth_name = Paulus Laurentius Schrier II
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|6|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| yearsactive = 1992–present
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- director
- comic book artist}}
| known_for = Bulk in the Power Rangers series
| URL =
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Paulus Laurentius Schrier II{{cite web|url=https://www.myers-mortuary.com/obituary/Paulus-SchrierSr|title=Paulus Schrier, Sr. Obituary|publisher=Myers Mortuary|date=January 5, 2024|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}{{cite episode | series=Power Rangers Turbo | series-link=Power Rangers Turbo | number=9 | title=Glyph Hanger | publisher=Saban Entertainment | time=Opening credits }} (born June 1, 1970), known professionally as Paul Schrier, is an American actor, director, and artist. He is best known for his role of Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier in the Power Rangers series.{{Cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D6CC65A254F1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Bulk will play HamletSkull will be . . . Yorrick? |access-date=2011-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129002814/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D6CC65A254F1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=2016-01-29 |url-status=live }} He portrayed the character for seven seasons from 1993 to 1999, returning in 2011 for the eighteenth season of Power Rangers Samurai, and was the last original cast member to leave the show. Schrier has also done some directing work, directing a few Power Rangers episodes, 16 episodes of the Hello Kitty animated series, and a short film, "An Easy Thing". He is also an artist, having worked on the comic book The Red Star. In 2017, he starred in his first animation voice role as Flonk in Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords.
Filmography
=Anime roles=
- Daigunder – Bone Rex
- Eagle Riders – Ollie Keeawani
- Teknoman – Cain Carter / Teknoman Saber
=Live action / TV roles=
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Alpha's Magical Christmas – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier (video short/archival footage)
- Masked Rider (1995) – Fire Bug (voice)
- Power Rangers Zeo (1996) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Power Rangers Turbo (1997) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier (In the first half of PRT, Bulk was turned into a chimpanzee by Elgar. He was restored in the second half.)
- Power Rangers in Space (1998) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier (guest appearance)
- Power Rangers: The Lost Episode (1999) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier (special episode/archival footage)
- Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2000) – Infinitor (voice)
- Power Rangers Time Force (2001) – Severax (voice)
- Power Rangers Wild Force (2002) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier (guest appearance)
- Mega64 (2006) – Paul Farkas (cameo)
- Power Rangers Samurai / Super Samurai (2011–2012) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier (main role)
- Power Rangers Hyperforce (2017) – Jack D. Thomas / Hyperforce Yellow Ranger – RPG web series{{Cite web |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/power-rangers/268340/power-rangers-hyperforce-twitch-rpg-coming-soon |title=Power Rangers Hyperforce Twitch RPG Coming Soon |date=18 October 2017 |access-date=2017-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024151035/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/power-rangers/268340/power-rangers-hyperforce-twitch-rpg-coming-soon |archive-date=2017-10-24 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V8vH-Zvwto |title=Power Rangers HyperForce RPG (Official Opening) - YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=2017-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114121958/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V8vH-Zvwto |archive-date=2019-01-14 |url-status=live }}
=Animation=
=Movie roles=
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) – Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
- Le zombi de Cap-Rouge (1997) – Billy Jack
- Wicked Game (2002) – Mom
- The Order (2017) – Varus
Additional notes
While the longest-serving cast member of the Power Rangers franchise, Paul's Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier was never an official Power Ranger himself. This was finally rectified during the 2017 web series Power Rangers Hyperforce where Schrier was made the team's yellow ranger. Though a web series rather than a television one, Hyperforce is considered canon by series creators Saban Entertainment, thus finally making Schrier a Ranger in his own right.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0775390}}
- [http://www.myspace.com/paulieschrier Paul Schrier] on MySpace
- [https://twitter.com/PaulSchrier Paul Schrier]'s Twitter account
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