Dominic Toretto

Dominic Toretto

Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and main protagonist of The Fast and the Furious series. He was portrayed by Vin Diesel and created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson. Dom is first introduced in the film The Fast and the Furious (2001). He is alluded to, but does not appear, in the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) due to his escape from the police in the first film, and has a cameo role at the end of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). He later appears in Fast & Furious (2009) and Fast Five (2011).

The role put Diesel on Hollywood's A-list, and won him the 2002 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team with Paul Walker. Diesel's portrayal of the character has been given much of the credit for the longevity of The Fast and the Furious film series, and the actor has become strongly identified with the character.