Justin Lin

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1971-10-11 (53 years old)

Place of Birth Taipei, Taiwan

Also Known As Yipin Lin, 林诣彬

Justin Lin

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.

Known For

Director

Seven Wonders

as Director

Stakehorse

as Director

Two for the Money

as Director

One Punch Man

as Director

2025
Last Days

as Director

2022
The Endgame

as Director

2021
F9

as Director

2018
Magnum P.I.

as Director

2017
S.W.A.T.

as Director

2016
Star Trek Beyond

as Director

2014
Help

as Director

2014
True Detective

as Director

2014
Scorpion

as Director

2013
Fast & Furious 6

as Director

2011
Fast Five

as Director

2009
Fast & Furious

as Director

2009
Community

as Director

2006
Annapolis

as Director

2002
1997
Shopping for Fangs

as Director

Producer

Moonshadow

as Producer

Stakehorse

as Producer

Two for the Money

as Producer

One Punch Man

as Producer

2025
Last Days

as Producer

2023
Fast X

as Producer

2022
The Endgame

as Executive Producer

2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy

as Executive Producer

2021
F9

as Producer

2019
Warrior

as Executive Producer

2018
Magnum P.I.

as Executive Producer

2017
S.W.A.T.

as Executive Producer

2016
Star Trek Beyond

as Producer

2012
Vesuvius

as Executive Producer

2012
Grave Torture

as Executive Producer

2012
Bad Butt

as Executive Producer

2012
Internet Icon

as Executive Producer

2011
Fast Five

as Executive Producer

2002

Writer

2023
Fast X

as Screenplay

2023
Fast X

as Story

2021
F9

as Screenplay

2021
F9

as Story

2002
1997

Editor

2002
1997