Ludi Lin

Ludi Lin is a Hong Kong-Canadian actor and model. He is known for playing Zack Taylor in the 2017 Power Rangers reboot, the underwater warrior Murk in Aquaman, and Liu Kang in the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot and the 2026 sequel.

Early life Lin was born in Fuzhou, China, and moved to Hong Kong at age 3.

Lin was sent abroad to boarding schools at age 9 in Sydney, Australia where he spent the bulk of his youth. His accent was different each time he moved, but he was considered as an outsider in Australia. "I had to fight a lot as a kid," Lin said, referring to how he learned street fighting just to defend his different accents. Lin currently resides in Vancouver and Beijing.

Career Lin started his acting career with short films and later landed his first major U.S. role in the movie, Power Rangers.

He had previously auditioned for Shang-Chi for the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and also for Spike Spiegel from the live-action Cowboy Bebop. He is also mentioned that he is a fan of the anime the series was based on.

Personal life Lin is highly athletic, having trained in snowboarding, scuba diving, martial arts, muay thai, jiu-Jitsu and Olympic-style wrestling.

He is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

He became a vegan around 2016.

Lin is also a fan of comic books, manga, and anime.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 The Intruders Grant Short Film 2012 The Shannon Entropy Holt Short Film Loners Loner Short Film Stasis Jake Short Film 2014 Monster Hunt Wind Monster Hunter 2017 Power Rangers Zack Taylor / Black Ranger 2018 Aquaman Murk 2019 In a New York Minute David Qiao 2020 Son of the South Derek Ang 2021 Mortal Kombat Liu Kang 2026 Mortal Kombat II

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Holiday Spin Clayton TV movie 2014 Marco Polo Batbayer 1 Episode 2019 Black Mirror Lance Episode: "Striking Vipers" 2020 The Ghost Bride Lim Tian Bai 6 episodes 2021 Aquaman: King of Atlantis Murk Voice, 1 episode 2021 Humans Wen Hao Kang 3 episodes 2021–2022 Kung Fu Kerwin TanRecurring role (seasons 1-2)