Justin Lin (林詣彬) is a Taiwanese-born American film director whose films have grossed $2 billion worldwide. He is best known for his work on Better Luck Tomorrow, and The Fast and the Furious franchise.

Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up in Orange County, California. Lin’s solo directorial debut was Better Luck Tomorrow. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002. The film was also an official selection of the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, and was also nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at 2002 Sundance and the John Cassavetes Award at the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards. The film arguably launched Lin’s career into directing larger budget films, and Variety magazine also named him one of the “Top 10 Directors to Watch” in 2002.

His continued to direct The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift; Fast & Furious 4; Fast & Furious Five and then Fast & Furious 6. The Fast and the Furious has become Universal Studios’ biggest franchise of all time.