Acting · Alameda County, California, USA · Born July 18, 1967
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.
MovieFast Forever
2028
as Dominic Toretto
TVEpic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
2025
as Himself
MovieInside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025
as Self
TVConan O'Brien Must Go
2024
as Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Santiago (voice)
MovieFast X
2023
as Dominic Toretto
MovieFast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
2023
as Self
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Groot (voice)
MovieA Journey to Sundance
2023
as Self
MovieThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
as Groot (voice)
MovieGroot Takes a Bath
2022
as Baby Groot (voice)
MovieGroot's Pursuit
2022
as Baby Groot (voice)
MovieThe Little Guy
2022
as Baby Groot (voice)
MovieGroot's First Steps
2022
as Baby Groot (voice)
TVI Am Groot
2022
as Baby Groot (voice)
MovieMagnum Opus
2022
as Baby Groot (voice)
MovieThor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Groot (voice)
MovieF9
2021
as Dominic Toretto
MovieBisping
2021
as Self
TVMarvel Studios Legends
2021
as Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieRicky Powell: The Individualist
2020
as Self
MovieBloodshot
2020
as Ray Garrison / Bloodshot
TVFast & Furious Spy Racers
2019
as Dom Toretto (voice)
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieAvengers: Endgame
2019
as Groot (voice)
MovieRalph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Baby Groot (voice)
MovieAvengers: Infinity War
2018
as Groot (voice)
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Baby Groot (voice)
MovieThe Fate of the Furious
2017
as Dominic Toretto
MoviexXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
as Xander Cage
MovieBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016
as Shroom
MovieThe Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
as Self
MovieThe Last Witch Hunter
2015
as Kaulder
TVCelebriD&D
2015
as Kaulder
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieFurious 7
2015
as Dominic Toretto
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Groot (voice)
MovieMarvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieRiddick
2013
as Riddick
MovieRiddick: Blindsided
2013
as Riddick
MovieFast & Furious 6
2013
as Dominic Toretto
MovieFucking Kassovitz
2011
as Self
MovieFast Five
2011
as Dominic Toretto
MovieLos Bandoleros
2009
as Dominic Toretto
MovieFast & Furious
2009
as Dominic Toretto
MovieWheelman
2009
as Milo Burik
MovieBabylon A.D.
2008
as Toorop
MovieThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
as Dominic Toretto (uncredited)
MovieFind Me Guilty
2006
as Jackie DiNorscio
Web Junk 20
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MovieThe Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage
2005
as Xander Cage (voice / archive)
MovieThe Pacifier
2005
as Shane Wolf
MovieThe Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
2004
as Richard B. Riddick (voice)
MovieThe Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Riddick
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieThe Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
as Dominic Toretto
MovieA Man Apart
2003
as Sean Vetter
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MoviexXx
2002
as Xander Cage
MovieKnockaround Guys
2001
as Taylor Reese
MovieThe Fast and the Furious
2001
as Dominic Toretto
MovieInto Pitch Black
2000
as Richard B. Riddick
MoviePitch Black
2000
as Richard B. Riddick
MovieBoiler Room
2000
as Chris Varick
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
1999
as Self
MovieThe Iron Giant
1999
as The Iron Giant (voice)
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999
as Self - Host
MovieSaving Private Ryan
1998
as Private Caparzo
TVEP Daily
1997
TVTaff
1997
as self
MovieStrays
1997
as Rick
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieMulti-Facial
1995
as Mike
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MovieAwakenings
1990
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
MovieBreakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros
1984
as Self
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieRiddick: Furya
as Richard B. Riddick
The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath
as Kaulder
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
