Vin Diesel
Born: 1967-07-18 in Alameda County, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature, Strays (1997). He came to prominence in the late 1990s. First, he gained recognition for his appearance in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He followed up with commercially successful films such as Boiler Room (2000) and The Pacifier (2005). He gained stardom as a leading action star headlining numerous franchises, including Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick. His voice acting work includes The Iron Giant (1999), the video games The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009), and the voices of Groot I and Groot II in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); he portrayed the characters in six superhero films, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Diesel has reprised his role as Groot for the Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot (2022–2023), the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). He founded the production company One Race Films, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for his star vehicles. Diesel also founded the record label Racetrack Records and video game developer Tigon Studios, providing his voice and motion capture for all of Tigon's releases.
Filmography
2025
2024
- ARK: The Animated Series as Santiago (voice)
- Conan O'Brien Must Go as Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
- Fast X as Dominic Toretto
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Groot (voice)
- Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled as Self
2022
- Thor: Love and Thunder as Groot (voice)
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Groot (voice)
- I Am Groot as Baby Groot (voice)
- Groot's First Steps as Baby Groot (voice)
- Groot Takes a Bath as Baby Groot (voice)
- Magnum Opus as Baby Groot (voice)
- The Little Guy as Baby Groot (voice)
- Groot's Pursuit as Baby Groot (voice)
2021
- Marvel Studios Legends as Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Bisping as Self
- F9 as Dominic Toretto
- A Journey to Sundance as Self
2020
- Bloodshot as Ray Garrison / Bloodshot
- Ricky Powell: The Individualist as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Avengers: Endgame as Groot (voice)
- Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Dom Toretto (voice)
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War as Groot (voice)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet as Baby Groot (voice)
2017
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Baby Groot (voice)
- xXx: Return of Xander Cage as Xander Cage
- The Fate of the Furious as Dominic Toretto
2016
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Furious 7 as Dominic Toretto
- The Last Witch Hunter as Kaulder
- CelebriD&D as Kaulder
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Guardians of the Galaxy as Groot (voice)
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
- Life Is a Dream ... (Executive Producer)
- Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self
2013
- Riddick as Riddick
- Fast & Furious 6 as Dominic Toretto
- Riddick: Blindsided as Riddick
2012
- The Ropes ... (Creator)
2011
- Fast Five as Dominic Toretto
- Fucking Kassovitz as Self
2009
- Fast & Furious as Dominic Toretto
- Los Bandoleros as Dominic Toretto
- Wheelman as Milo Burik
2008
- Babylon A.D. as Toorop
2007
- Hitman ... (Executive Producer)
2006
- Find Me Guilty as Jackie DiNorscio
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift as Dominic Toretto (uncredited)
- Web Junk 20
2005
- The Pacifier as Shane Wolf
- The Reichen Show as Self
- The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage as Xander Cage (voice / archive)
2004
- The Chronicles of Riddick as Riddick
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury as Richard B. Riddick (voice)
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- A Man Apart as Sean Vetter
- The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious as Dominic Toretto
2002
- xXx as Xander Cage
2001
- Knockaround Guys as Taylor Reese
- The Fast and the Furious as Dominic Toretto
2000
- Boiler Room as Chris Varick
- Pitch Black as Richard B. Riddick
- Into Pitch Black as Richard B. Riddick
1999
- The Iron Giant as The Iron Giant (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
- The Making of 'The Iron Giant' as Self - Host
- Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan as Self
1998
- Saving Private Ryan as Private Caparzo
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1995
- Multi-Facial as Mike
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1990
- Awakenings as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter