Dan Lin

Dan Lin Profile Photo

Biography

Dan Lin (traditional Chinese: 林暐; simplified Chinese: 林𬀩; pinyin: Lín Wěi; born April 8, 1973) is a Taiwanese-American film and television producer. He is the chairman of Netflix Films and the founder of Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures until 2018), a film and television production company that he formed in 2008. Lin produced Warner Bros.' Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, and the horror film It, which holds the record for the highest-grossing horror film. Lin also produced Disney's Aladdin, a live action adaptation of the 1992 animated feature, and Lilo and Stitch, a live action adaptation of the 2002 animated feature. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Lin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Dan Lin has 48 screen credits in a career dating back to 2006. Their work spans 14 cinematic universes — most prominently The Lego Movie with 4 titles. Signature works include Avatar: The Last Airbender, IT: Welcome to Derry, Walker. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Production
Gender
male
Known Credits
48
Birth Date
1971-04-08 00:00:00
Birth Place
Taipei, Taiwan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 14 universes

Frequent Collaborators

Credits