Austin Lin (, born January 27, 1988) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. Born and raised in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

, he took part in the second season of Taiwanese singing competition, ''

One Million Star ''One Million Star'' () is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television (CTV). It debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10pm to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying (陶晶瑩) a ...

'', in 2007. In 2009, he made his acting debut in Taiwanese film, ''

Somewhere I Have Never Traveled ''Somewhere I Have Never Traveled'' (帶我去遠方) is a 2009 Taiwanese film about the lives of and relationship between two teens, a high school-aged boy and his younger niece. The movie begins by showing the nature of their relationship to each ...

'', for which he also sang on the soundtrack. In 2016, he appeared in Taiwanese film, ''

At Cafe 6 ''At Cafe 6'' is a 2016 Chinese-Taiwanese romance film directed by Neal Wu and starring Dong Zijian, Cherry Ngan, Austin Lin, Ouyang Nini and Song Yiren. It was released in Taiwan on July 15, 2016 and in China on July 29, 2016. Plot On a rain ...

,'' and won a

Golden Horse Award The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...

for Best Supporting Actor.

Filmography

Feature films

* ''

'' (2009) * ''Leaving Gracefully'' (2011) * '' Sweet Alibis'' (2014) * ''Anywhere Somewhere Nowhere'' (2014) * '' Endless Nights in Aurora'' (2014) * ''The Missing Piece'' (2015) * ''

Go Lala Go 2 ''Go Lala Go 2'' () is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Andrew Chien and starring Ariel Lin, Vic Zhou and Chen Bolin. The film is based on a novel and is a sequel to the 2010 film ''Go Lala Go!''. It was released on December ...

'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * ''Interference Notes'' (2017) * ''To My 19-Year-Old'' (2017) * ''Someone in the Clouds'' (2019) * ''The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang'' (2019) * ''Wings Over Everest'' (2019) * ''Somewhere Winter'' (2019) * '' I WeirDo'' (2020) * '' My Best Friend's Breakfast'' (2022)

Television series

* ''Rice Family'' (2010) * ''Shiningstar'' (2011) * ''The Soldiers'' (2011) * '' Lady Maid Maid'' (2012) * ''Home'' (2012) * ''An Innocent Mistake'' (2012) * ''The Pursuit of Happiness'' (2013) * ''

The Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Ka ...

'' (2014) * ''The Best of Youth'' (2015) * ''Rock Records in Love'' (2016) * ''I Will Never Let You Go'' (2017) * ''Unexpected'' (2018) * ''Legend of Huabuqi'' (2019)Austin Lin at chinesemov.com
/ref> * ''Tears on Fire'' (2021) * ''

Light the Night ''Light the Night'' (), previously known as ''Blue Hour'', is a 2021 Taiwanese Netflix original series written by Ryan Tu and directed by Lien Yi-chi. The series stars Ruby Lin, Yo Yang, Cheryl Yang, Rhydian Vaughan, Derek Chang, Puff Kuo, Est ...

'' (2021)

Discography

Soundtrack albums

* ''

'' (2009)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Austin 1988 births Living people Male actors from Taipei Taiwanese Mandopop singers Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese male film actors National Taiwan Normal University alumni Musicians from Taipei 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese television presenters