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Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel

Actor and producer, also writer and director · Born July 18, 1967 (59) · Alameda County, California, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 18, 1967 (59)
From
Alameda County, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer and director
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Vin Diesel's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
24%
Morality
24%
Power
9%
Survival
7%
Society
2%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 15

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 22

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 5

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 17

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 12 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 20 of 26 analyzed roles.

Hero
20 of 26
Shadow
2 of 26
Ally
2 of 26
Threshold guardian
1 of 26
Trickster
1 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
25
Tense
22
Joyful
8
Melancholic
10
Bittersweet
6
Other
27

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet18
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vin Diesel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vin Diesel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fast Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

  • Gunp Begin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as The President

  • Conan O'Brien Must Go(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ark: The Animated Series(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer · as Santiago (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Fast X(2023)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(2023)

    as Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special(2022)

    as Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Groot Takes a Bath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Baby Groot (voice)

  • Groot's First Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Baby Groot (voice)

  • Groot's Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Baby Groot (voice)

  • I Am Groot(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Baby Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Baby Groot (voice)

  • Magnum Opus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Baby Groot (voice)

  • Thor: Love and Thunder(2022)

    as Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Groot (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Bloodshot(2020)

    Producer · as Ray Garrison / Bloodshot

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Fast & Furious Spy Racers(2019)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dom Toretto (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet(2018)

    as Baby Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2(2017)

    as Baby Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Fate of the Furious(2017)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • xXx: Return of Xander Cage(2017)

    Producer · as Xander Cage

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk(2016)

    as Shroom

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Last Witch Hunter(2015)

    Producer · as Kaulder

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • CelebriD&D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Kaulder

  • Furious 7(2015)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)

    as Groot (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Life Is a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Riddick(2013)

    Producer · as Riddick

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Riddick: Blindsided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Riddick

  • Fast & Furious 6(2013)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Ropes(2011)

    Show Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Fast Five(2011)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Los Bandoleros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Dominic Toretto

  • Fast & Furious(2009)

    Producer · as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Babylon A.D.(2008)

    as Toorop

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hitman(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)

    as Dominic Toretto (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Find Me Guilty(2006)

    as Jackie DiNorscio

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Web Junk 20 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Xander Cage (voice / archive)

  • The Pacifier(2005)

    as Shane Wolf

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Richard B. Riddick (voice)

  • The Chronicles of Riddick(2004)

    Producer · as Riddick

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dominic Toretto

  • A Man Apart(2003)

    Producer · as Sean Vetter

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • xXx(2002)

    Executive Producer · as Xander Cage

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Knockaround Guys(2001)

    as Taylor Reese

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious(2001)

    as Dominic Toretto

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Into Pitch Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Richard B. Riddick

  • Boiler Room(2000)

    as Chris Varick

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Black(2000)

    as Richard B. Riddick

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Iron Giant(1999)

    as The Iron Giant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Saving Private Ryan(1998)

    as Private Caparzo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • EP Daily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Strays(1997)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Multi-Facial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mike

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Awakenings(1990)

    as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Riddick: Furya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Richard B. Riddick

  • Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Screenplay · Actor

  • The Last Witch Hunter: The Lion's Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kaulder

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 60 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Furious 7 (2015)

$1.5B worldwide

Highest rated

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19902026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 64: 39 only acting, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting3 of 64: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 64: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing23 of 64: 2 only producing, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew1 of 64: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

64 titles, 22 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 21 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew2000s19 · 18 acting · 6 crew2010s18 · 16 acting · 10 crew2020s16 · 16 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 70% of 43 roles
9505101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 1997–1999.

  1. 1999
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  2. 1997
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Vin Diesel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor, producer

Ark: The Animated Series (2024)

83rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vin Diesel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore31 titles33–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles12–54 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity31 titles26–88 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles9–45 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles28–83 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Vin Diesel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vin Diesel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neal H. Moritz shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers