Robert Lin

    Known For

    Acting

    Place of Birth

    Beijing, China

    Robert Lin

    Biography

    ROBERT LIN  is a Chinese-American actor/writer/filmmaker based in New York and Beijing.  His major film acting credits include the starring role as Chairman Mao in Martin Scorsese directed Tibetan epic Kundun, which was nominated for four Academy Awards.  He was also featured in 2003’s smash hit School of Rock (Paramount Pictures) with Jack Black, and appeared in Red Corner (MGM) with Richard Gere. Other film credits include Green Card Fever, Man of the Century, Lift to Hell, The Nightingale of Tibet, Iceberg and just releasedFront Cover, an American comedy.

    Known For

    • School of Rock

      School of Rock

      2003

    • Shanghai Knights

      Shanghai Knights

      2003

    • Oz

      Oz

      1997

    • Kundun

      Kundun

      1997

    • Red Corner

      Red Corner

      1997

    • Baober in Love

      Baober in Love

      2004

    • Man of the Century

      Man of the Century

      1999

    • Lift to Hell

      Lift to Hell

      2013

    • In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese

      In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese

      1998

    • Iceberg

      Iceberg

      2013

    • Four Rivers Six Ranges: The Untold Story of Tibet

      Four Rivers Six Ranges: The Untold Story of Tibet

      2025

    • Waiting in Beijing

      Waiting in Beijing

      2008