Austin Lin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Austin Lin
林柏宏
Lin in 2020
Born	(1988-01-27) 27 January 1988 (age 37) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Education	National Taiwan Normal University (BA)
Occupation	Actor singer television host
Years active	2007–present
Agent	Zhouzi Entertainment
Awards	Golden Horse Awards – Best Supporting Actor 2016 At Cafe 6 – Xiao Bozhi
Chinese name
Chinese	林柏宏
Hanyu Pinyin	Lín Bóhóng
Hokkien POJ	Lîm Pek-hông

Austin Lin (Chinese: 林柏宏; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Pek-hông) was born on January 27, 1988. He is a talented actor, singer, and TV host from Taiwan. Austin grew up in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan.

His journey into entertainment began in 2007. He joined a popular Taiwanese singing competition called One Million Star. Two years later, in 2009, Austin started his acting career. His first movie was Somewhere I Have Never Traveled. He even sang songs for the movie's soundtrack! In 2016, Austin starred in the movie At Cafe 6. For his amazing performance, he won a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor. This is a very important award in the Chinese film world.

Austin Lin's Movies

Austin Lin has appeared in many movies. Here are some of his feature films:

• Somewhere I Have Never Traveled (2009)
• Leaving Gracefully (2011)
• Sweet Alibis (2014)
• Anywhere Somewhere Nowhere (2014)
• Endless Nights in Aurora (2014)
• The Missing Piece (2015)
• Go Lala Go 2 (2015)
• At Cafe 6 (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)
• Terrorizers (2021)
• My Best Friend's Breakfast (2022)
• Marry My Dead Body (2023)
• Salli (2024)

Austin Lin's TV Shows

Besides movies, Austin Lin has also acted in many 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 (2014)
• The Best of Youth (2015)
• Rock Records in Love (2016)
• I Will Never Let You Go (2017)
• Unexpected (2018)
• Legend of Huabuqi (2019)
• Tears on Fire (2021)
• Light the Night (2021)
• Mom, Don't Do That! (2022)
• At The Moment (2023)

Variety Shows

Austin Lin has also been a host on variety shows, where he entertains audiences with games and interviews.

• Ai's Kitchen (2024)

Music Albums

Austin Lin is also a singer. He has released soundtrack albums for movies he has been in.

• Somewhere I Have Never Traveled (2009)

Awards and Recognitions

Austin Lin has won several awards for his acting and hosting skills.

See also

In Spanish: Lin Bohong para niños