Lin Oeding (born August 9, 1977) is an American film director and stunt coordinator.

Early life

Oeding was born to a German/Dutch father and a Taiwanese mother. He then grew up in Houston, Texas and graduated in May of 2001 from the

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, receiving his BFA in screenwriting and film directing. He has a background in mixed martial arts and gymnastics, having trained in Karate, Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu since his childhood. He began his MMA training at the age of 17 in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Wrestling. In the fighting circuit, after 19 fights, Lin holds a 16-2-1 record.. At one point, he competed professionally on pay-per-view, in Bare-Knuckled fighting events.

Career

As a result of his background in mixed martial arts and gymnastics, Lin got his early break in 1993, working with Chuck Norris on the television series, ''Walker: Texas Ranger''. Over the next decade, Lin had the opportunity to study under many of the best directors in the business on projects such as ''

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'' and over 100+ other movie and tv shows. A veteran stunt coordinator and performer, Oeding second unit directed and stunt coordinated in films such as ''

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'', '' The Equalizer'', and ''

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''. While stunt coordinating "Straight Outta Compton", Lin's pre-viz caught the eye of director F. Gary Gray, and he was asked to direct 2nd unit for the Ferrari chase sequence as well as the opening crack house breach. Lin followed up "Straight Outta Compton" with his own short film
''Lifted''
(starring

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). As a result of "Lifted" and his prior shorts, Lin's career took off in both features and television. He has been directing television since 2015, including the reboot of '' Magnum P.I.''. Lin made his feature directorial debut with the action-thriller '' Braven'' starring

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. His background in both theater directing, and stunt coordination was noted by the critics in his sharp camera aesthetic, fluid action blocking, and effective storytelling. His credits as stunt performer include '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'', ''

'' – where he was stunt double for actor

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Filmography

Filmmaking credits

Film

Television

Acting roles

Film

Television

Trivia

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players in the country. * He has performed on-screen fight scenes with

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and many others.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oeding, Lin Living people 1977 births American stunt performers People from Sacramento, California People from Houston Moody College of Communication alumni American film directors