Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Beijing, China

Robert Lin

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.

Titles

Saturday Night Live

Series • 1975

Oz

Series • 1997

The School of Rock

Movie • 2003

Shanghai Knights

Movie • 2003

Red Corner

Movie • 1997

Kundun

Movie • 1997

Four Rivers Six Ranges: The Untold Story of Tibet

Movie • 2026

Man of the Century

Movie • 1999

Lift to Hell

Movie • 2013

Baober in Love

Movie • 2004

In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese

Movie • 1998