A Lin Yang was born on 22 April 1992 in Mandalay, Myanmar, to parent Maung Maung Myint and his wife Thi Thi Swe. He is the middle child among three siblings, having older brother and younger brother. He went to monastic school and earned his B.A (English) in 2011. He also hold the diploma in English from the University of Foreign Languages, Mandalay. At the end of 2008, he worked for Talent & Model Agency Mandalay and he took part in the fashion catwalks for some years and also acted in many TV commercial and advertisements. During these years of success, he had been recognized as a brand ambassador of Unique Men wears and later Bison Energy drink. His hard work as a model and acting in commercials was noticed by the film industry and soon, film casting offers came rolling in. Shortly after, he signed for the contract with production in Myanmar as their lead actor for over 50 films.