Who is the ‘Chinese Power Ranger’ Ludi Lin?

Ludi Lin at the premiere of Power Rangers in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Reuters

The presence of Ludi Lin as Zack, the Black Ranger can only have benefited Power Rangers in landing its May 12 release date in China and improving its prospects at the box office. Lin is young, sporty and Chinese.

But the Fuzhou-born star is no mere English-speaking Asian makeweight. Lin boasts a strong filmography in China, and his role in the Lionsgate fantasy is as super-heroic as the other characters.