Lin Oeding

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Lin Oeding
Born (1977-08-09) August 9, 1977 (age 48)
Occupation(s) Film director, stunt coordinator

Lin Oeding (born August 9, 1977) is an American film director and stunt coordinator.

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Early life

Oeding was born to a German/Dutch father and a Taiwanese mother. He then grew up in Houston, Texas and graduated in May of 2001 from the University of Texas at Austin, receiving his BFA in screenwriting and film directing. [1]

He has a background in mixed martial arts and gymnastics, having trained in Karate, Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu since his childhood. He began his MMA training at the age of 17 in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Wrestling. In the fighting circuit, after 19 fights, Lin holds a 16-2-1 record..

At one point, he competed professionally on pay-per-view, in Bare-Knuckled fighting events.

Career

As a result of his background in mixed martial arts and gymnastics, Lin got his early break in 1993, working with Chuck Norris on the television series, Walker, Texas Ranger . Over the next decade, Lin had the opportunity to study under many of the best directors in the business on projects such as The Last Samurai , Inception , Star Trek and over 100+ other movie and tv shows. [2]

A veteran stunt coordinator and performer, Oeding second unit directed and stunt coordinated in films such as Straight Outta Compton , The Equalizer , and Olympus Has Fallen . [3] While stunt coordinating Straight Outta Compton, Lin's pre-viz caught the eye of director F. Gary Gray, and he was asked to direct 2nd unit for the Ferrari chase sequence as well as the opening crack house breach. Lin followed up "Straight Outta Compton" with his own short film, Lifted (starring Joel Edgerton).

As a result of Lifted and his prior shorts, Lin's career took off in both features and television. He has been directing television since 2015, including the reboot of Magnum P.I. . [4] Lin made his feature directorial debut with the action-thriller Braven starring Jason Momoa, [5] and Stephen Lang. The movie released in 2018 to positive reviews from critics including: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, LA Times, and NY Post. His background in both theater directing, and stunt coordination was noted by the critics in his sharp camera aesthetic, fluid action blocking, and effective storytelling.

His credits as stunt performer include Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , Star Trek – where he was stunt double for actor John Cho, [6] Inception , and Ant-Man . [7]

Filmography

Film

Short film director

Feature film director

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Arlington Road College studentUncredited
Killing the BadgeOfficer Nguyen
2001 Pearl Harbor Japanese soldierUncredited
2002Triple ThreatBobbyShort film
2005Irish American NinjaBad Guy Under BridgeVideo
2009 Blood and Bone Thug
2012 Safe Quan Chang henchmanUncredited
Bullet to the Head Lee

Television

Director

YearTitleNotes
2015-2017 Chicago P.D. 3 episodes
2017 Blood Drive 2 episodes
Blindspot 1 episode
2018 Chicago Fire 1 episode
Code Black 1 episode
Colony 1 episode
2018-2019 Chicago Med 2 episodes
2018-2022 Magnum P.I. 2 episodes
2019 The Blacklist 1 episode
Warrior 2 episodes
S.W.A.T. 1 episode
2021 Cobra Kai 2 episodes
2022 Reacher 1 episode
NCIS: Hawai'i 1 episode
CSI: Vegas 1 episode

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Prison Break Feng's Man #11 episode
2014 True Blood Yakuza #84 episodes, Uncredited
Newsreaders Chinese Police Officer #21 episode

Trivia

References

  1. ""Braven" – Interview with Lin Oeding – MovieFreak.com". moviefreak.com.
  2. "Lin Oeding". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. Leydon, Joe (February 2, 2018). "Film Review: 'Braven'".
  4. "Magnum Reloaded: Being a hero no easy task for Magnum and friends". 11 December 2018.
  5. "Lin Oeding to Direct Kevin Hart in 'Action Scene' for Quibi". 10 December 2019.
  6. "Star Trek Wins SAG Stunt Ensemble Award (Presented by Scott Bakula)".
  7. "Lin Oeding to Direct 'Office Uprising' Starring Brenton Thwaites – AFM". 26 October 2016.
  8. "Bio". Lin Oeding. Retrieved 2022-12-29.