Vin Diesel

57, from Alameda County, California, USA

Artwork for Avengers: EndgameImage of Vin Diesel

Biography

Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Diesel began his career in 1990, but faced difficulty achieving recognition until he wrote, directed and starred in the short film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature Strays (1997); the films prompted Steven Spielberg to cast Diesel in the war epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Diesel subsequently voiced the titular character in The Iron Giant (1999) and then gained a reputation as an action star after headlining the Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick franchises. He is slated to appear in the upcoming Avatar films.

Diesel voices Groot 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–present), the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). Diesel achieved commercial success in the comedy The Pacifier (2005) and his portrayal of Jackie DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty (2006) was praised.

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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Timeline

2023Aged 56

  • Poster for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Groot (voice)

  • Poster for Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled

    Self

  • Poster for Fast X

    Dominic Toretto

  • Poster for 'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp

    Self

2022Aged 55

  • Poster for Thor: Love and Thunder

    Groot (voice)

  • Poster for Magnum Opus

    Baby Groot (voice)

  • Poster for Groot Takes a Bath

    Baby Groot (voice)

  • Poster for Groot's First Steps

    Baby Groot (voice)

  • Poster for Groot's Pursuit

    Baby Groot (voice)

  • Poster for The Little Guy

    Baby Groot (voice)

  • Poster for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

    Groot (voice)

2021Aged 54

  • Poster for Bisping

    Self

  • Poster for F9

    Dominic Toretto

2020Aged 53

  • Poster for Bloodshot

    Ray Garrison / Bloodshot

2019Aged 52

  • Poster for Avengers: Endgame

    Groot (voice)

2018Aged 51

  • Poster for Avengers: Infinity War

    Groot (voice)

  • Poster for Ralph Breaks the Internet

    Baby Groot (voice)

2017Aged 50

  • Poster for xXx: Return of Xander Cage

    Xander Cage

  • Poster for The Fate of the Furious

    Dominic Toretto

  • Poster for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Baby Groot (voice)

2016Aged 49

  • Poster for The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

    Self

  • Poster for Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

    Shroom

2015Aged 48

  • Poster for Furious 7

    Dominic Toretto

  • Poster for The Last Witch Hunter

    Kaulder

2014Aged 47

  • Poster for Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

    Self

  • Poster for Guardians of the Galaxy

    Groot (voice)

  • Poster for Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

    Self

  • Poster for Life Is a Dream

    Executive Producer

2013Aged 46

  • Poster for Fast & Furious 6

    Dominic Toretto

  • Poster for Riddick: Blindsided

    Riddick

  • Poster for Riddick

    Riddick

2011Aged 44

  • Poster for Fast Five

    Dominic Toretto

  • Poster for Fucking Kassovitz

    Self

2009Aged 42

  • Poster for Wheelman

    Milo Burik

  • Poster for Fast & Furious

    Dominic Toretto

  • Poster for Los Bandoleros

    Dominic Toretto

2008Aged 41

  • Poster for Babylon A.D.

    Toorop

2007Aged 40

  • Poster for Hitman

    Executive Producer

2006Aged 39

  • Poster for Find Me Guilty

    Jackie DiNorscio

  • Poster for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

    Dominic Toretto (uncredited)

2005Aged 38

  • Poster for The Pacifier

    Shane Wolf

  • Poster for The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage

    Xander Cage (voice / archive)

2004Aged 37

  • Poster for The Chronicles of Riddick

    Riddick

  • Poster for The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury

    Richard B. Riddick (voice)

2003Aged 36

  • Poster for A Man Apart

    Sean Vetter

  • Poster for The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious

    Dominic Toretto

2002Aged 35

  • Poster for xXx

    Xander Cage

2001Aged 34

  • Poster for The Fast and the Furious

    Dominic Toretto

  • Poster for Knockaround Guys

    Taylor Reese

2000Aged 33

  • Poster for Pitch Black

    Richard B. Riddick

  • Poster for Boiler Room

    Chris Varick

  • Poster for The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

    Self

  • Poster for Into Pitch Black

    Richard B. Riddick

1999Aged 32

  • Poster for The Iron Giant

    The Iron Giant (voice)

1998Aged 31

  • Poster for Saving Private Ryan

    Private Caparzo

1997Aged 30

  • Poster for Strays

    Rick

1995Aged 28

  • Poster for Multi-Facial

    Mike

1990Aged 23

  • Poster for Awakenings

    Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

1984Aged 17

  • Poster for Breakin' in the USA:  Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros

    Self

Year unknown