Power Rangers Cast: Where Are They Now?
#10: Austin St. John
If various polls are to be taken seriously, then Austin St. John is the most popular Power Ranger of all time. He played the original Red Ranger Jason Lee Scott. Unfortunately, St. John left the show early in its run owing to a failed unionization attempt. Following his departure, St. John began working as a paramedic and eventually flew overseas to provide healthcare to the military. But he still continued to act. In 2019, he produced and starred in a movie called “A Walk with Grace.” And although St. John didn’t leave the show on the best of terms, he returned to the franchise multiple times. Fans have seen him do everything from become the Gold Zeo Ranger to donning red again for a 2021 episode of “Power Rangers Beast Morphers.”
#9: Thuy Trang
After fleeing her home country of Vietnam, Thuy Trang settled in California and began acting. She successfully beat out 500 actresses for the role of the Yellow Ranger and remained on the show for about 80 episodes. However, she eventually left “Power Rangers” with Austin St. John over pay disputes. Unfortunately, Trang was taken from us in September of 2001 at the age of 27 due to a car crash. Fans will never forget what she brought to the role or her contributions to the series. In the 2017 “Power Rangers” film, the actress playing Trini Kwan wears a shirt that reads “1973” to honor Trang’s birth year.
#8: Walter Emanuel Jones
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Serving as the original Black Ranger, Walter Emanuel Jones was the third Power Ranger to leave the show over contract disputes. Luckily, it provided the young performer with some good opportunities that he took full advantage of. Jones has enjoyed a successful career that saw him appear in movies like “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.” In 2020, he appeared in an episode of the BET comedy “Boomerang.” He also regularly pops up as himself in various shows and documentaries. Viewers can see Jones be himself in “Inside the Black Actors Studio” and “The Toys That Made Us.” In the latter, Jones looked back on his time as an iconic Power Ranger.
#7: Amy Jo Johnson
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While Amy Jo Johnson is fondly remembered as the original Pink Ranger, her time with the franchise wasn’t as fun as it appears. Not only did she have to participate in dangerous stunts, but the rapid resulting fame made it hard for her to sleep certain nights. Johnson stepped away from the franchise for a while after her role in 1997’s “Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.” From that point on, she got main roles on shows like “Felicity” and “Flashpoint”. She also returned to the franchise in the 2017 “Power Rangers” film as a nameless citizen of Angel Grove. Since then, Johnson has shifted her focus to directing works like her critically acclaimed film “Tammy's Always Dying,” and the “Superman & Lois” episode “Tried and True.”
#6: David Yost
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Shortly after moving to California, David Yost landed the coveted role of the Blue Ranger. He stayed on consistently past “Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers” and into “Power Rangers Zeo.” But his time on “Power Rangers” was far from morphenomenal. Yost has said that he left around the time of “Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie” due to longtime discrimination. Throughout his time on the show, he claimed staff members relentlessly harassed him for being gay. Fortunately, Yost found success after he left. After acting into the 2000s, he mainly retired from the screen some time around 2010 and pursued various business and social justice projects. Despite Yost’s tough history behind-the-scenes he appears regularly at fan conventions and is interested in a future “Power Rangers” project.
#5: Jason David Frank
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Many fans will remember Jason David Frank’s legendary first role in the show as the evil Green Ranger. Thanks to the other heroes, he eventually went over to the good side and became the team’s leader as the White Ranger. Frank remained with the “Power Rangers” consistently for three different teams. After leaving the franchise after “Turbo”, he came back for both the “Forever Red” special and a full season commitment on “Power Rangers Dino Thunder.” Frank didn’t stop reprising the role there. He returned for “Super Ninja Steel”, the video game “Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid”, a cameo in the 2017 live action reboot and more. It’s safe to say the franchise is a major part of Frank’s life and career.
#4: Steve Cardenas
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Following Austin St. John’s departure from the show, Steve Cardenas was brought in as the red ranger replacement, Rocky DeSantos. Cardenas appeared in the first two movies as well as “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” “Power Rangers Zeo,” and three episodes of “Power Rangers Turbo.” Since retiring from the franchise, Cardenas has mainly focused on martial arts. The black belt is a champion fighter that has opened numerous studios and schools. Cardenas took a break from teaching in 2018 to return to the “Power Rangers” franchise for a “Super Ninja Steel.” cameo. A year before that, he appeared with a bunch of former rangers in “The Order” short film.
#3: Karan Ashley
After Karan Ashley was brought in, she played the second Yellow Ranger Aisha Campbell for 70 episodes of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”. She also appeared in the first movie of the same name. Although Ashley didn’t stay around long for “Zeo”, she had no problem getting guest appearances on other popular shows. Beginning in 2011, Ashley produced and co-hosted a radio show called “UnCensored Radio”. She later starred in a web series called “Class Dismissed.” in 2016. She also made a brief return to the role of Aisha for “Power Rangers HyperForce. And since she executive produced “The Order” Film, she helped reunite many of her former castmates.
#2: Johnny Yong Bosch
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Bosch was informed of the Power Rangers audition by his martial arts instructor. Today, he’s probably very glad that he got the heads up. Bosch starred as Black Ranger Adam Park. Like Jason David Frank, he remained in the franchise between “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” and “Power Rangers Turbo.” He also starred in the first two movies and made franchise cameos like he did in the “Operation Overdrive.” season. In the years since he stepped away from “Turbo”, Bosch has become a very accomplished voice actor. He has lent his voice to hundreds of video games, animated movies, and popular anime franchises like “Trigun ” and “One Piece”.
#1: Catherine Sutherland
Following Amy Jo Johnson's departure, Catherine Sutherland was brought in to embody the second Pink Ranger. She was another three team ranger recruit that ended her career with “Power Rangers Turbo.” She has sporadically returned to the franchise over the years. It was great seeing her pop up in “Power Rangers Wild Force” and “Ninja Steel.” Sutherland also reunited with her co-star Karan Ashley in the aforementioned web series “Class Dismissed,” which debuted in 2015. In recent years, Sutherland has guest starred on many prominent podcasts, including both “Life of Mayhem” and “The Happy Hour Podcast” in 2021. We’re glad she also found time to appear in the big ranger reunion in “The Order” too.
