good reception, it did not sell
as well as hoped. Yet again
Vin returned disappointed to
New York only to receive a
dream phone call. Steven
Spielberg was impressed
by Multi-Facial (1995) and
wanted to meet Vin, leading
him to be cast inSaving
Private Ryan (1998). MultiFacial (1995) earned Vin
more work, when the director
of The Iron Giant (1999) saw
it and decided to cast Vin in
the title role. From there,
Vin's career has steadily
grown, with him securing his
first lead role as Richard B.
Riddick in the sci-fi
film Pitch Black (2000). The
role has earned him a legion
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of devoted fans and the
public recognition he
deserves.
Since then, he has headlined
a series of blockbusters, often
but not only centered on fastdriving motor vehicles: The
Fast and the
Furious (2001), xXx (2002),
The Pacifier(2005), Fast &
Furious (2009), Fast
Five (2011), Fast & Furious
6 (2013), and Furious
7(2015). He also voiced
Groot in Guardians of the
Galaxy (2014) and starred in
the lower-budgeted
courtroom drama Find Me
Guilty (2006), the latter
directed by Sidney Lumet.