Die-hard fans of the Power Rangers franchise cannot forget the main actors of some of their favorite series. Over the years, the series cast has continued their own careers outside of being kickass Rangers. The CW‘s iZombie star Rose McIver will look familiar to Power Rangers fans as she gains popularity for her new CBS sitcom series Ghosts. Fans will likely recognize the actor for her leading role in Power Rangers RPM.
The New Zealand actor has starred in multiple main roles in minor series from Rude Awakenings and Maddigan’s Quest. McIver made herself more known on American television when she appeared as Tinker Bell in Once Upon a Time for eight episodes. It was not until 2015 when McIver gained popularity starring in The CW’s iZombie that she became a well-loved actor.
iZombie was a 2015 supernatural procedural crime drama based on the comic book series of the same name. McIver starred in the main role of Olivia “Liv” Moore. In the series, Liv’s life drastically changes when she wakes up as a zombie after a yacht party.
To hide her secret, she breaks ties with the people closest to her and takes a job at the city morgue. Liv uses her new job to consume the brains of the dead to keep her hunger at bay. When she consumes brains, she takes on the dead’s personalities and memories. Liv’s abilities come in handy when she helps a local detective solve crimes.
Rose McIver starred as the Yellow Ranger in ‘Power Rangers RPM’
McIver starred as Summer Landsdown, Ranger Operator Series Yellow Bear in Power Rangers RPM. Her character started as a snobbish rich girl. When the villains attack on her birthday, she is left behind by her friends and family and left to wander aimlessly. She is rescued and taken to Corinth City and becomes the Yellow Ranger.
Power Rangers RPM was McIver’s biggest role to date in a franchise with an already established die-hard fan base. “The fan base of the Power Rangers universe has been incredible. They’re so dedicated and supportive,” said McIver to Inverse.
As a native New Zealander, McIver had the best time of her life working on the series. “I was living at my parent’s house. I got to put on spandex, fight monsters in giant rubber suits, work with all my friends, do stunts, and film on beautiful beaches. It was like a dream,” said the actor. Now McIver is onto another hit role on TV.
