Biography
Vin Diesel, also credited as Mark Sinclair, is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise, including Fast X (2023), and for voicing Groot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
Born Mark Sinclair Vincent on 18 July 1967 in Alameda County, California, Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City. Studies in creative writing led him to screenwriting; he wrote, directed, produced and starred in the short film Multi-Facial (1995) and feature Strays (1997). He gained recognition for his role in Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Diesel has also voiced the title character in The Iron Giant (1999) and appeared in films such as xXx (2002) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). He has reprised the role of Groot in several MCU projects.
