Austin Lin (, born January 27, 1988) is a

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actor, singer and television host. Born and raised in

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, he took part in the second season of Taiwanese singing competition, '' One Million Star'', 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 rainy ...

,'' and won a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Filmography

Feature films

* ''

'' (2009) * ''Leaving Gracefully'' (2011) * '' Sweet Alibis'' (2014) * ''Anywhere Somewhere Nowhere'' (2014) * ''

Endless Nights in Aurora ''Endless Nights in Aurora'' () is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Lee Szu-yuan. It stars Rainie Yang and Chris Wang. It was released on December 19, 2014. Plot Revolving around the romantic relationship of two generations, Alis ...

'' (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 4 ...

'' (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 ''I WeirDO'' () is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic drama film written and directed by Liao Ming-yi (in his feature directorial debut), and starring Austin Lin, Nikki Hsieh. The film had its world premiere at the 22nd Far East Film Festival on June 29, ...

'' (2020) * ''

My Best Friend's Breakfast ''My Best Friend's Breakfast'' ( zh, 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐) is a 2022 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Ryan Tu in his directorial debut. The film stars Moon Lee and Eric Chou, and is based on a bestselling nov ...

'' (2022)

Television series

* ''Rice Family'' (2010) * ''Shiningstar'' (2011) * ''The Soldiers'' (2011) * ''

Lady Maid Maid ''Lady Maid Maid'' () is a Taiwanese idol romance drama television series created and developed by SETTV. It stars Nicholas Teo, Reen Yu, Janel Tsai, Danny Liang and Katherine Wang as the main cast for the drama series. The drama debuted on 27 N ...

'' (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 Kan ...

'' (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'' (2021)

Discography

Soundtrack albums

* ''

'' (2009)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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