Austin Lin
Austin Lin (Chinese: 林柏宏; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Pek-hông, born January 27, 1988) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, 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, for which he also sang on the soundtrack. In 2016, he appeared in Taiwanese film, At Cafe 6, and won a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Austin Lin | |
|---|---|
| 林柏宏 | |
 Lin in 2020 | |
| Born | 27 January 1988 |
| Education | National Taiwan Normal University (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| 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, born January 27, 1988) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, he took part in the second season of Taiwanese singing competition, One Million Star, in 2007.[1] In 2009, he made his acting debut in Taiwanese film, Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, for which he also sang on the soundtrack.[2] In 2016, he appeared in Taiwanese film, At Cafe 6, and won a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- 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)
- 96 Minutes (2025) as Sung Kang-jen
Television series
[edit]- 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)[4][5][6]
- Tears on Fire (2021)
- Light the Night (2021)
- Mom, Don't Do That! (2022)
- At The Moment (2023)
Variety shows
[edit]- Ai's Kitchen (2024)
Discography
[edit]Soundtrack albums
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | China Movie Channel Media Awards | Most Attractive New Actor | At Cafe 6 | Won | [7] |
| Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [3] | ||
| 2020 | Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actor | I WeirDo | Nominated | |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | Three Piglets 3 | Won | |
| 2023 | Taipei Film Awards | Best Actor | Marry My Dead Body | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "從「星光幫」被淘汰....林柏宏出道、轉型都要感謝她！ | 娛樂星光雲 | ETtoday東森新聞雲". 娛樂星光雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "Somewhere I Have never Traveled 帶我去遠方". www.ChinaPost.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ a b "GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS: Elaine Jin, Austin Lin top supporting stars". www.ChinaPost.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ "林柏宏当古人处女秀 透露这个动作最难 - 娱乐". 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Austin Lin at hkmdb.com". Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ Austin Lin at chinesemov.com
- ^ "擊敗吳亦凡！《六弄咖啡館》林柏宏奪「新人男演員獎」 | 雲論". ETtoday東森新聞雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-02-19.
External links
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- Austin Lin at IMDb
- Austin Lin on Facebook
- Austin Lin on Instagram
- Austin Lin on Weibo (in Chinese)