Vin Diesel
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.
85 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 85
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Avengers: Endgame
2019
xXx
2002
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Fast X
2023
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Saving Private Ryan
1998
People's Choice Awards
1975
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
The Reichen Show
2005
Furious 7
2015
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Taff
1997
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
2019
The Fate of the Furious
2017
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
F9
2021
I Am Groot
2022
Fast Forever
2028
The Iron Giant
1999
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
Riddick
2013
The Pacifier
2005
Awakenings
1990
Bloodshot
2020
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016
Babylon A.D.
2008
Conan O'Brien Must Go
2024
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
Web Junk 20
2006
Pitch Black
2000
Groot Takes a Bath
2022
Boiler Room
2000
A Man Apart
2003
Riddick: Furya
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
Find Me Guilty
2006
Fast Five
2011
Knockaround Guys
2001
CelebriD&D
2015
The Little Guy
2022
Fast & Furious 6
2013
Groot's First Steps
2022
The Fast and the Furious
2001
Magnum Opus
2022
Fast & Furious
2009
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
Groot's Pursuit
2022
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
2023
A Journey to Sundance
2023
Bisping
2021
Strays
1997
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020
Fucking Kassovitz
2011
The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage
2005
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
2025
Into Pitch Black
2000
The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath
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Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
1999
Multi-Facial
1995
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
2004
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025
Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros
1984
EP Daily
1997
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
Los Bandoleros
2009
Riddick: Blindsided
2013
Wheelman
2009
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
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