Justin Lin

Justin Lin

52 · Born: Oct 11, 1971

Personal Details

Official Socials
Born Oct 11, 1971 Taipei, Taiwan
Parents
  • Frank Lin
Relatives
  • Jimmy Lin (Sibling)

Biography

Justin Lin is a Taiwanese-American film director whose films have grossed $2 billion worldwide. He is best known for his work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He is also known for his work on television shows like Community and the second season of True Detective. Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Cypress, California, in Orange County. He attended Cypress High School and University of California, San Diego for two years before transferring to UCLA, where he earned a B.A. in Film & Television and a MFA in Film Directing & Production from the UCLA film school.

Career

2003
Masters of the Pillow
2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2007
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese
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2023
Fast X
Fast X as Story, Screenplay
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2015
Hollywood Adventures
Hollywood Adventures as Story
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2021
F9
F9 as Director, Screenplay, Story
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2016
Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond as Director
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2014
Help
Help as Director
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2013
Fast & Furious 6
Fast & Furious 6 as Director
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2011
Fast Five
Fast Five as Director
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2009
Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious as Director
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2007
Finishing the Game
Finishing the Game as Director, Writer
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2006
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Annapolis
Annapolis as Director
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2002
Better Luck Tomorrow
Better Luck Tomorrow as Director, Writer
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1997
Shopping for Fangs
Shopping for Fangs as Director, Writer
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