Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 18, 1967
Place of Birth
Alameda County, California, USA
Credits
89 titles
Vin Diesel
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.
Known For
Filmography
Fast Forever
Dominic Toretto
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
Himself
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Self
Conan O'Brien Must Go
Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited)
ARK: The Animated Series
Santiago (voice)
Fast X
Dominic Toretto
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
Self
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Groot (voice)
A Journey to Sundance
Self
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Groot (voice)
I Am Groot
Baby Groot (voice)
Groot Takes a Bath
Baby Groot (voice)
Groot's Pursuit
Baby Groot (voice)
Groot's First Steps
Baby Groot (voice)
The Little Guy
Baby Groot (voice)
Magnum Opus
Baby Groot (voice)
Thor: Love and Thunder
Groot (voice)
F9
Dominic Toretto
Bisping
Self
Marvel Studios Legends
Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Self
Bloodshot
Ray Garrison / Bloodshot
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
Dom Toretto (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Groot (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Baby Groot (voice)
Avengers: Infinity War
Groot (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Baby Groot (voice)
The Fate of the Furious
Dominic Toretto
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Xander Cage
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Shroom
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
Self
The Last Witch Hunter
Kaulder
CelebriD&D
Kaulder
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Furious 7
Dominic Toretto
Guardians of the Galaxy
Groot (voice)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Life Is a Dream
Executive Producer
Riddick
Riddick
Riddick: Blindsided
Riddick
Fast & Furious 6
Dominic Toretto
The Ropes
Creator
Fucking Kassovitz
Self
Fast Five
Dominic Toretto
Los Bandoleros
Dominic Toretto
Fast & Furious
Dominic Toretto
Wheelman
Milo Burik
Babylon A.D.
Toorop