1967-07-18 Alameda County, California, USA
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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Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe | Self | 2025-08-20 |
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Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled | Self | 2023-05-13 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Groot (voice) | 2023-05-03 |
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Fast X | Dominic Toretto | 2023-05-17 |
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Groot Takes a Bath | Baby Groot (voice) | 2022-08-10 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Groot (voice) | 2022-07-06 |
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The Little Guy | Baby Groot (voice) | 2022-08-10 |
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Groot's First Steps | Baby Groot (voice) | 2022-08-10 |
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Magnum Opus | Baby Groot (voice) | 2022-07-18 |
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Groot (voice) | 2022-11-24 |
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Groot's Pursuit | Baby Groot (voice) | 2022-08-10 |
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A Journey to Sundance | Self | 2021-01-01 |
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Bisping | Self | 2021-02-06 |
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F9 | Dominic Toretto | 2021-05-19 |
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Bloodshot | Ray Garrison / Bloodshot | 2020-03-05 |
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Ricky Powell: The Individualist | Self | 2020-05-30 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Groot (voice) | 2019-04-24 |
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Avengers: Infinity War | Groot (voice) | 2018-04-25 |
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Ralph Breaks the Internet | Baby Groot (voice) | 2018-11-20 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Baby Groot (voice) | 2017-04-19 |
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The Fate of the Furious | Dominic Toretto | 2017-04-12 |
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xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Xander Cage | 2017-01-13 |
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Shroom | 2016-11-10 |
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The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant | Self | 2016-09-06 |
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Furious 7 | Dominic Toretto | 2015-04-01 |
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The Last Witch Hunter | Kaulder | 2015-10-21 |
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Self | 2014-03-18 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Groot (voice) | 2014-07-30 |
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Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | Self | 2014-12-09 |
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Fast & Furious 6 | Dominic Toretto | 2013-05-21 |
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Riddick | Riddick | 2013-09-02 |
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Riddick: Blindsided | Riddick | 2013-07-26 |
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Fast Five | Dominic Toretto | 2011-04-20 |
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Fucking Kassovitz | Self | 2011-11-16 |
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Los Bandoleros | Dominic Toretto | 2009-07-28 |
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Wheelman | Milo Burik | 2009-03-24 |
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Fast & Furious | Dominic Toretto | 2009-04-02 |
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Babylon A.D. | Toorop | 2008-08-20 |
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Find Me Guilty | Jackie DiNorscio | 2006-03-16 |
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Dominic Toretto (uncredited) | 2006-06-03 |
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The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage | Xander Cage (voice / archive) | 2005-04-13 |
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The Pacifier | Shane Wolf | 2005-03-04 |
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The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Richard B. Riddick (voice) | 2004-06-15 |
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The Chronicles of Riddick | Riddick | 2004-06-11 |
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A Man Apart | Sean Vetter | 2003-04-04 |
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The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious | Dominic Toretto | 2003-06-03 |
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xXx | Xander Cage | 2002-08-09 |
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The Fast and the Furious | Dominic Toretto | 2001-06-22 |
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Knockaround Guys | Taylor Reese | 2001-11-30 |
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Pitch Black | Richard B. Riddick | 2000-02-18 |
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Into Pitch Black | Richard B. Riddick | 2000-12-02 |
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Boiler Room | Chris Varick | 2000-02-18 |
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The Iron Giant | The Iron Giant (voice) | 1999-08-06 |
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Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan | Self | 1999-11-02 |
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The Making of 'The Iron Giant' | Self - Host | 1999-01-01 |
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Saving Private Ryan | Private Caparzo | 1998-07-24 |
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Strays | Rick | 1997-01-18 |
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Multi-Facial | Mike | 1995-07-01 |
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Awakenings | Hospital Orderly (uncredited) | 1990-12-04 |
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Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros | Self | 1984-01-01 |
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Untitled Kojak movie | Lt. Theo Kojak | |
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The Last Witch Hunter 2 | Kaulder | |
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Riddick: Furya | Richard B. Riddick | |
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Fast X: Part 2 | Dominic Toretto |
