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Vin Diesel

Acting 58 years old Alameda County, California, USA ★ 9.7
Born: July 18, 1967

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.

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Known For

xXx
xXx Xander Cage 2002
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Groot (voice) 2018
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame Groot (voice) 2019
Fast X
Fast X Dominic Toretto 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Baby Groot (voice) 2017

Jimmy's Seen (8)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Groot (voice) 2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Groot (voice) 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder Groot (voice) 2022
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame Groot (voice) 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Groot (voice) 2018
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame Groot (voice) 2019
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Groot (voice) 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (84)

Fast Forever
Fast Forever Dominic Toretto 2028
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe Self 2025
Conan O'Brien Must Go
Conan O'Brien Must Go Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited) 2024
ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series Santiago (voice) 2024
Fast X
Fast X Dominic Toretto 2023
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled Self 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Groot (voice) 2023
A Journey to Sundance
A Journey to Sundance Self 2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Groot (voice) 2022
Groot's Pursuit
Groot's Pursuit Baby Groot (voice) 2022
The Little Guy
The Little Guy Baby Groot (voice) 2022
Groot Takes a Bath
Groot Takes a Bath Baby Groot (voice) 2022
Groot's First Steps
Groot's First Steps Baby Groot (voice) 2022
I Am Groot
I Am Groot Baby Groot (voice) 2022
Magnum Opus
Magnum Opus Baby Groot (voice) 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder Groot (voice) 2022
F9
F9 Dominic Toretto 2021
Bisping
Bisping Self 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Ricky Powell: The Individualist Self 2020
Bloodshot
Bloodshot Ray Garrison / Bloodshot 2020
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
Fast & Furious Spy Racers Dom Toretto (voice) 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame Groot (voice) 2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ralph Breaks the Internet Baby Groot (voice) 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War Groot (voice) 2018
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Baby Groot (voice) 2017
The Fate of the Furious
The Fate of the Furious Dominic Toretto 2017
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
xXx: Return of Xander Cage Xander Cage 2017
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Shroom 2016
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant Self 2016
The Last Witch Hunter
The Last Witch Hunter Kaulder 2015
CelebriD&D
CelebriD&D Kaulder 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Furious 7
Furious 7 Dominic Toretto 2015
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Groot (voice) 2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
Riddick
Riddick Riddick 2013
Riddick: Blindsided
Riddick: Blindsided Riddick 2013
Fast & Furious 6
Fast & Furious 6 Dominic Toretto 2013
Fucking Kassovitz
Fucking Kassovitz Self 2011
Fast Five
Fast Five Dominic Toretto 2011
Los Bandoleros
Los Bandoleros Dominic Toretto 2009
Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious Dominic Toretto 2009
Wheelman
Wheelman Milo Burik 2009
Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D. Toorop 2008
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Dominic Toretto (uncredited) 2006
Find Me Guilty
Find Me Guilty Jackie DiNorscio 2006
Web Junk 20
Web Junk 20 2006
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self 2005
The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage
The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage Xander Cage (voice / archive) 2005
The Pacifier
The Pacifier Shane Wolf 2005
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury Richard B. Riddick (voice) 2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick Riddick 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious Dominic Toretto 2003
A Man Apart
A Man Apart Sean Vetter 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
xXx
xXx Xander Cage 2002
Knockaround Guys
Knockaround Guys Taylor Reese 2001
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious Dominic Toretto 2001
Into Pitch Black
Into Pitch Black Richard B. Riddick 2000
Pitch Black
Pitch Black Richard B. Riddick 2000
Boiler Room
Boiler Room Chris Varick 2000
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan Self 1999
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant The Iron Giant (voice) 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Self - Guest 1999
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
The Making of 'The Iron Giant' Self - Host 1999
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan Private Caparzo 1998
EP Daily
EP Daily 1997
Taff
Taff self 1997
Strays
Strays Rick 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Multi-Facial
Multi-Facial Mike 1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Awakenings
Awakenings Hospital Orderly (uncredited) 1990
Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros
Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros Self 1984
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self - Presenter 1975
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Riddick: Furya
Riddick: Furya Richard B. Riddick
The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath
The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath Kaulder
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

Directing Credits (3)

Writing Credits (4)

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