Best known for playing the role of Jason, the Red Ranger, Dacre Montgomery is an Australian TV and film actor. Dacre who was interested in acting since childhood started appearing on stage since he was nine years old. The actor started his professional acting career with a short film titled Bertrand the Terrible (2010) before eventually getting his major breakthrough on the big screen with the thriller-drama Safe Neighborhood (2016).
Early Life
Montgomery was born in Perth, Australia, his mother is a Canadian and his father has New Zealand origin; the couple met while they were working in the screen industry in Perth.
Movie Career
Dacre Montgomery started his acting career with the short film Bertrand the Terrible (2010), an adventure-fantasy directed by Karen Farmer. The actor got his breakthrough in the film industry as he made his appearance on the big screen with Safe Neighborhood, a thriller drama directed by Chris Peckover. The same year, the actor shared the screen with Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, Ryan Corr, and Kevin Bishop in the comedy A Few Less Men. The film directed by Mark Lamprell was the sequel to the 2011 film A Few Best Men. His 2017 release includes Power Rangers, an American superhero film, which is based on the TV of the same name. The film directed by Dean Israelite premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles and upon its theatrical release in the US on March 24th, it received mixed critical reviews.
TV Career
After his debut TV series, Family Tree failed to get Dacre any recognition, he is associated with the second season of the popular sci-fi series, Stranger Things (2017).