Vin Diesel

Birthday:
07/18/1967
Place of birth:
Alameda County, California, USA:
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.

Credits

Fast Forever (2028)
as Dominic Toretto
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe (2025)
as Self
Fast X (2023)
as Dominic Toretto
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled (2023)
as Self
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
as Groot (voice)
A Journey to Sundance (2023)
as Self
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
as Groot (voice)
Groot's First Steps (2022)
as Baby Groot (voice)
Groot Takes a Bath (2022)
as Baby Groot (voice)
The Little Guy (2022)
as Baby Groot (voice)
Groot's Pursuit (2022)
as Baby Groot (voice)
Magnum Opus (2022)
as Baby Groot (voice)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
as Groot (voice)
F9 (2021)
as Dominic Toretto
Bisping (2021)
as Self
Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)
as Self
Bloodshot (2020)
as Ray Garrison / Bloodshot
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as Groot (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Baby Groot (voice)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
as Groot (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
as Baby Groot (voice)
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
as Dominic Toretto
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
as Xander Cage
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
as Shroom
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant (2016)
as Self
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
as Kaulder
Furious 7 (2015)
as Dominic Toretto
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn (2014)
as Self
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
as Groot (voice)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
as Self
Riddick (2013)
as Riddick
Riddick: Blindsided (2013)
as Riddick
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
as Dominic Toretto
Fucking Kassovitz (2011)
as Self
Fast Five (2011)
as Dominic Toretto
Los Bandoleros (2009)
as Dominic Toretto
Fast & Furious (2009)
as Dominic Toretto
Wheelman (2009)
as Milo Burik
Babylon A.D. (2008)
as Toorop
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
as Dominic Toretto (uncredited)
Find Me Guilty (2006)
as Jackie DiNorscio
The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage (2005)
as Xander Cage (voice / archive)
The Pacifier (2005)
as Shane Wolf
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
as Richard B. Riddick (voice)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
as Riddick
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
as Dominic Toretto
A Man Apart (2003)
as Sean Vetter
xXx (2002)
as Xander Cage
Knockaround Guys (2001)
as Taylor Reese
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
as Dominic Toretto
Into Pitch Black (2000)
as Richard B. Riddick
Boiler Room (2000)
as Chris Varick
Pitch Black (2000)
as Richard B. Riddick
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan (1999)
as Self
The Iron Giant (1999)
as The Iron Giant (voice)
The Making of 'The Iron Giant' (1999)
as Self - Host
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
as Private Caparzo
Strays (1997)
as Rick
Multi-Facial (1995)
as Mike
Awakenings (1990)
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros (1984)
as Self
Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots
The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath
as Kaulder
Untitled Kojak movie
as Lt. Theo Kojak
Riddick: Furya
as Richard B. Riddick

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