Vin Diesel
Acting

Vin Diesel

July 18, 1967 (58 years old) Alameda County, California, USA

Also known as: Mark Sinclair, فين ديزل

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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

xXx

xXx

2002 • Movie

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • TV

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018 • Movie

Movie Credits (79)

Acting

2002

xXx

as Xander Cage

2018

Avengers: Infinity War

as Groot (voice)

2023

Fast X

as Dominic Toretto

2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

as Baby Groot (voice)

1998

Saving Private Ryan

as Private Caparzo

2022

Thor: Love and Thunder

as Groot (voice)

2015

Furious 7

as Dominic Toretto

2021

F9

as Dominic Toretto

2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

as Groot (voice)

2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

as Xander Cage

2013

Riddick

as Riddick

1999

The Iron Giant

as The Iron Giant (voice)

2005

The Pacifier

as Shane Wolf

1990

Awakenings

as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

2015

The Last Witch Hunter

as Kaulder

2008

Babylon A.D.

as Toorop

2000

Pitch Black

as Richard B. Riddick

2003

A Man Apart

as Sean Vetter

2004

The Chronicles of Riddick

as Riddick

Riddick: Furya

as Richard B. Riddick

Crew

2004

The Chronicles of Riddick

Producer

2003

A Man Apart

Producer

2009

Fast & Furious

Producer

1995

Multi-Facial

Director

1995

Multi-Facial

Writer

1995

Multi-Facial

Producer

1997

Strays

Director

1997

Strays

Writer

2011

Fast Five

Producer

2013

Fast & Furious 6

Producer

TV Credits (24)

Acting

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

3 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2 episodes

2021

Marvel Studios Legends

as Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

5 episodes

2019

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

as Dom Toretto (voice)

2 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

2 episodes

1997

Taff

as self

1 episodes

2005

The Reichen Show

as Self

1 episodes

1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2022

I Am Groot

as Baby Groot (voice)

10 episodes

1975

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1 episodes

2024

ARK: The Animated Series

as Santiago (voice)

6 episodes

2024

Conan O'Brien Must Go

as Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited)

1 episodes

2006

Web Junk 20

1 episodes

2015

CelebriD&D

as Kaulder

1 episodes

Crew

2019

Fast & Furious Spy Racers

Executive Producer

2024

ARK: The Animated Series

Executive Producer

2012

The Ropes

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 18, 1967 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Alameda County, California, USA
Popularity
12.1

Career Stats

79
Movies
24
TV Shows