Sam Lin

Sam Lin (traditional Chinese: 林子閎; simplified Chinese: 林子闳, born October 1, 1993) is Taiwanese actor and singer. He was a first generation member of the Taiwanese boy group SpeXial, from 2012 to 2020. In 2019, he formed the music duo, the Dragon Tiger Brothers, with his SpeXial bandmate Brent Hsu.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Sam Lin
林子閎
Born
Lin Tzu-hung

(1993-10-01) October 1, 1993
Changhua County, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Other names
  • Sam
  • Zi Hong
Alma materNan Chiang Vocation High School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • presenter
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocal
Years active2012–present
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese林子閎
Simplified Chinese林子闳

Biography

Sam and his high school friend Brent were both discovered by talent agency Comic Communications, which were in the midst of producing a four-member boy band to succeed Fahrenheit. After successfully winning a series of auditions, both Sam and Brent were selected to be part of the first generation of SpeXial, alongside Wes Lo and Wayne Huang. Sam's position in the group was center and rapper.

SpeXial debuted on December 7, 2012 with the release of their self-titled debut album.[1] Sam and Brent also starred as main characters in the Taiwanese drama KO One Return (2012), to promote the group's release. Sam went on to star in its sequel KO One Re-act (2013) and the spin-off K.O. 3AN-GUO (2017), alongside other SpeXial members.

On May 15, 2015, Sam temporarily left SpeXial to fulfill his compulsory military service. He was honorably discharged on May 14, 2016. He had his comeback stage on May 21, 2016 at the SpeXial Land 2016 concert.[2] From 2017 to 2019, Sam was a co-host on the entertainment variety show, Showbiz. The Taiwanese idol drama Five Missions (2018) was Sam's first drama as lead actor separate from his projects with SpeXial.

In May 2020, Sam announced that he has joined a new management TVBS, officially marking his departure from SpeXial.[3]

In 2021, he starred in the popular BL web drama series We Best Love.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Chinese title Role Notes Ref(s)
2016 Kill Me 殺了我 Shitu Qian
2017 Super Firm 異能事務所之嗜血判官 Shen Yixing
2018 Address Unknown 查無此人 Shitu Qian [4]

Television series
Year Title Chinese title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2012 KO One Return 終極一班2 Zhong Wan-jun GTV Supporting role
2013 Fabulous Boys 原來是美男 Himself FTV, GTV Cameo (Episode 1)
KO One Re-act 終極一班3 Zhong Wan-jun GTV Supporting role
2014 The X-Dormitory 終極X宿舍 Fighter GTV Cameo (Episode 40)
Angel 'N' Devil 終極惡女 Xiang Ming GTV Cameo (4 episodes)
2015 Jack's Grandfather 傑克的爺爺 Lin Zi-hong Television film
Lead role
School Beauty's Personal Bodyguard 校花的貼身高手 Lin Yi (voice actor) iQIYI Season 1
Moon River 明若曉溪 Mu Liu-bing GTV, Line TV Lead role
2017 A Tale of Two-Timer 麥呆的劈腿日記 Mai Wei Television film
Lead role
K.O. 3AN-GUO 終極三國 Guan Yu GTV Lead role
2018 KO One Re-call 終極一班5 Wan Shuang-long GTV Cameo (8 episodes)
Between 三明治女孩的逆襲 Qu Zi-jun SET Supporting role
Five Missions 艾蜜麗的五件事 Dou Lei TTV, EBC Lead role
2020 I, Myself 若是一個人 Yang Da-he PTS, CTS Supporting role

Web series
Year Title Chinese title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2021 We Best Love: No. 1 for You 永遠的第一名 Gao Shi-de WeTV Lead role
We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd 第二名的逆襲

Variety shows
Year(s) Title Chinese title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2016 100% Entertainment 娛樂百分百 Himself GTV Guest presenter (6 episodes)
2017–19 Showbiz 完全娛樂 Himself YouTube Regular co-host

References
  1. "Able to sing and dance, SpeXial to succeed F4". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. "SpeXial shows off all talents, mysterious guest surprises fans". SETN (in Chinese). 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. "Sam Lin joins new management". TVBS (in Chinese). 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  4. "'Kill Me 2' Address Unknown! Your unlucky boyfriend Sam Lin loves and kills online". KK News (in Chinese). 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
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