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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0004874
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178166
Facebook: https://facebook.com/VinDiesel
Instagram: https://instagram.com/vindiesel
Filmography (Movies)
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2025
Fast X
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:17/05/2023
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
Character:Self
Release Date:13/05/2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Character:Groot (voice)
Release Date:03/05/2023
A Journey to Sundance
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Character:Groot (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2022
Groot's Pursuit
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Release Date:10/08/2022
The Little Guy
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Release Date:10/08/2022
Groot Takes a Bath
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Release Date:10/08/2022
Groot's First Steps
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Release Date:10/08/2022
Magnum Opus
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Release Date:18/07/2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
Character:Groot (voice)
Release Date:06/07/2022
F9
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:19/05/2021
Bisping
Character:Self
Release Date:06/02/2021
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2020
Bloodshot
Character:Ray Garrison / Bloodshot
Release Date:05/03/2020
Avengers: Endgame
Character:Groot (voice)
Release Date:24/04/2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Release Date:20/11/2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Character:Groot (voice)
Release Date:25/04/2018
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Release Date:19/04/2017
The Fate of the Furious
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:12/04/2017
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Character:Xander Cage
Release Date:13/01/2017
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Character:Shroom
Release Date:10/11/2016
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2016
The Last Witch Hunter
Character:Kaulder
Release Date:21/10/2015
Furious 7
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:01/04/2015
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Character:Groot (voice)
Release Date:30/07/2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:18/03/2014
Riddick
Character:Riddick
Release Date:02/09/2013
Riddick: Blindsided
Character:Riddick
Release Date:26/07/2013
Fast & Furious 6
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:21/05/2013
Fucking Kassovitz
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2011
Fast Five
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:20/04/2011
Los Bandoleros
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:28/07/2009
Fast & Furious
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:02/04/2009
Wheelman
Character:Milo Burik
Release Date:24/03/2009
Babylon A.D.
Character:Toorop
Release Date:20/08/2008
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Character:Dominic Toretto (uncredited)
Release Date:03/06/2006
Find Me Guilty
Character:Jackie DiNorscio
Release Date:16/03/2006
The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage
Character:Xander Cage (voice / archive)
Release Date:13/04/2005
The Pacifier
Character:Shane Wolf
Release Date:04/03/2005
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
Character:Richard B. Riddick (voice)
Release Date:15/06/2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
Character:Riddick
Release Date:11/06/2004
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:03/06/2003
A Man Apart
Character:Sean Vetter
Release Date:04/04/2003
xXx
Character:Xander Cage
Release Date:09/08/2002
Knockaround Guys
Character:Taylor Reese
Release Date:30/11/2001
The Fast and the Furious
Character:Dominic Toretto
Release Date:22/06/2001
Into Pitch Black
Character:Richard B. Riddick
Release Date:02/12/2000
Pitch Black
Character:Richard B. Riddick
Release Date:18/02/2000
Boiler Room
Character:Chris Varick
Release Date:18/02/2000
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/1999
The Iron Giant
Character:The Iron Giant (voice)
Release Date:06/08/1999
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/01/1999
Saving Private Ryan
Character:Private Caparzo
Release Date:24/07/1998
Strays
Character:Rick
Release Date:18/01/1997
Multi-Facial
Character:Mike
Release Date:01/07/1995
Awakenings
Character:Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1990
Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1984
Television Appearances
Conan O'Brien Must Go
Character:Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited)
ARK: The Animated Series
Character:Santiago (voice)
I Am Groot
Character:Baby Groot (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
Character:Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
Character:Dom Toretto (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
CelebriD&D
Character:Kaulder
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Web Junk 20
Character:
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self - Guest
EP Daily
Character:
Taff
Character:self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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