Brad Hawkins (born January 13, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and martial artist, best known for playing Ryan Steele in Saban's action adventure science fantasy series VR Troopers (1994–1996, and with 92 total episode appearances) and for his role in the 2014 film Boyhood. He also provided the (uncredited) voice of Trey of Triforia, the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo. In 1999, he starred as Tyler Hart in the CBS miniseries Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story, filmed in Charlotte and Mooresville, NC. Before becoming an actor, he attended and graduated from Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas. He was a country music singer for 3 years in the "country music capital", Nashville, Tennessee. His country song "We Lose" became a No. 1 video hit on Country Music Television an