Chinese-Canadian actor and model
Ludi Lin | |
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Lin in July | |
| Born | () November 11, (age&#;37) Fuzhou, China |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Model |
| Chinese | 林路迪 |
Ludi Lin (Chinese: 林路迪; pinyin: Lín Lùdí) is a Chinese-Canadian actor and model. He is known for playing Zack Taylor in the Power Rangersreboot,[1] the underwater warrior Murk in Aquaman (),[2] and Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat reboot.[3][4]
Lin was born in Fuzhou, China,[5] and moved to Hong Kong at age 3.[6]
Lin was sent abroad to boarding schools at age 9 in Sydney, Australia where he spent the bulk of his youth.[7] 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.[6] At age 17, he immigrated to Vancouver, Canada for university. He attended and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a double major in Dietetics and Theatre Performance. Lin also studied film and TV acting in Los Angeles.[8] Lin currently resides in Vancouver and Beijing.
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 () 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.[9]
Lin is highly athletic, having trained in snowboarding, scuba diving, martial arts, muay thai, jiu-Jitsu and Olympic-style wrestling.[10]
He is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.[11]
He became a vegan around [5] In a video where he explains his dietary fundamentals on the Men's Health YouTube channel, Lin advocates a vegan diet saying "It's good for the Earth, it's good for my body, I feel good about it because animals are cute, and it is the only thing that is sustainable."[12]
Lin is also a fan of comic books, manga, and anime.[9] He is also an activist for Asian representation and speaking out against Asian racism with movements like Stop Asian Hate.[13]