Vin Diesel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-07-18 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Alameda County, California, USA

Vin Diesel

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 Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • xXx

    xXx

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Fast Forever

    Fast Forever

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Fast X

    Fast X

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Thor: Love and Thunder

    Thor: Love and Thunder

  • Saving Private Ryan

    Saving Private Ryan

  • Awakenings

    Awakenings

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Furious 7

    Furious 7

  • Taff

    Taff

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    Guardians of the Galaxy

  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage

    xXx: Return of Xander Cage

  • Fast & Furious Spy Racers

    Fast & Furious Spy Racers

  • The Fate of the Furious

    The Fate of the Furious

  • Riddick

    Riddick

  • F9

    F9

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet

    Ralph Breaks the Internet

  • The Iron Giant

    The Iron Giant

  • I Am Groot

    I Am Groot

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

    The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

  • Bisping

    Bisping

  • The Pacifier

    The Pacifier

  • The Last Witch Hunter

    The Last Witch Hunter

  • Bloodshot

    Bloodshot

  • Babylon A.D.

    Babylon A.D.

  • ARK: The Animated Series

    ARK: The Animated Series

  • Strays

    Strays

  • Boiler Room

    Boiler Room

  • A Man Apart

    A Man Apart

  • Conan O'Brien Must Go

    Conan O'Brien Must Go

  • Pitch Black

    Pitch Black

  • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

    Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

  • The Chronicles of Riddick

    The Chronicles of Riddick

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

  • Multi-Facial

    Multi-Facial

  • The Little Guy

    The Little Guy

  • Find Me Guilty

    Find Me Guilty

  • Riddick: Furya

    Riddick: Furya

  • Web Junk 20

    Web Junk 20

  • Groot Takes a Bath

    Groot Takes a Bath

  • Fast Five

    Fast Five

  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

    Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

  • Knockaround Guys

    Knockaround Guys

  • Groot's First Steps

    Groot's First Steps

  • The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath

    The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath

  • Fast & Furious

    Fast & Furious

  • Fast & Furious 6

    Fast & Furious 6

  • The Fast and the Furious

    The Fast and the Furious

  • Magnum Opus

    Magnum Opus

  • Groot's Pursuit

    Groot's Pursuit

  • Ricky Powell: The Individualist

    Ricky Powell: The Individualist

  • CelebriD&D

    CelebriD&D

  • Into Pitch Black

    Into Pitch Black

  • The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage

    The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage

  • Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled

    Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled

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

    The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

  • Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

    Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan

  • Riddick: Blindsided

    Riddick: Blindsided

  • The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

    The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

    Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

  • Fucking Kassovitz

    Fucking Kassovitz

  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury

    The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury

  • Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

    Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

  • Wheelman

    Wheelman

  • The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious

    The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • EP Daily

    EP Daily

  • Untitled Kojak movie

    Untitled Kojak movie

  • Los Bandoleros

    Los Bandoleros

  • Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots

    Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots

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

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