The actors of 'The Fast and the Furious' (2001), then and now

'Fast X' is in theaters, representing a movie franchise that already exists for over two decades. Who would have thought that a story about car thieves would get so many installments? Let's have a look at those initial 'Fast and Furious' actors who made the first films a success.

Dominic Toretto is the soul of 'The Fast and the Furious'. The great protagonist of the saga is a protective, moralistic family man with strong values, who works as a mechanic while competing as an elite illegal racing driver and who worked as a truck thief to support his family.

'The Fast and the Furious' gave Vin Diesel the jump to fame, making him one of the toughest guys in Hollywood. Since then, he has alternated between action movies and the franchise. 'xXx' (2002), 'The Chronicles of Riddick' (2004), 'Babylon' (2008). And of course, there's the tenth installment of 'The Fast and the Furious': 'Fast X' (2023).

A former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department who works in the FBI and who leaves it to go from chasing criminals to becoming a criminal goes hand in hand with Dom Toretto.

'The Fast and the Furious' was the saga that brought fame and glory to Paul Walker. In addition, its seventh installment was the last film in which he appeared before dying in a traffic accident in 2013.

Leticia Ortiz is the wife of Dom Toretto. A woman with a strong temperament who also works as a mechanic, in addition to racing illegally since she was a teenager, just like her husband.

Considered by Entertainment Weekly as "the most successful Latin actress in Hollywood," she started her career in 2000 with 'Girlfight' to make her mark in the industry only a year later with her role as Letty in 'The Fast and Furious'. After that, her career has only been on the rise with titles to her credit such as 'Resident Evil: Retribution' (2012) and 'Avatar' (2009), or series like 'Lost'(2005-10), among others.

Dominic's sister, Brian's wife, and Letty Ortiz's teenage friend. She will end up involved in the criminal world that surrounds her brother and her husband in order to live well and stay close to her family.

Another actress caught by 'The Fast & Furious' in her early days and in search of her consolidation in Hollywood. During these years she has participated in 'Home Sweet Hell' (2015) and in television series such as the sequel to 'Dallas' (2012-14), 'American Crime Story' (The People v. OJ Simpson) (2016), and 'Lethal Weapon' (2016-2018).

The leader of Dominic Toretto's rival gang and involved in the odd organized crime ring. He is the main target of Brian O'Conner's investigations when he infiltrates this group of illegal drivers for highway truck theft.

Like the rest, he grew up in Hollywood thanks to 'The Fast & Furious' after having previously made a couple of minor films. From there, his filmography has not been very extensive, but the truth is that he has not stopped. We could see him playing a very bad guy in 'Die Another Day' (2002), 'The Man with the Iron Fists' (2012), and 'Alita: Battle Angel' (2019), among others.

Part of Toretto's team. A nervous guy with attention deficit disorder. Mechanic and computer specialist specialized in software who applied his knowledge in truck theft.

Chad Lindberg had already made himself known in 1997 with 'Black Circle Boys' and in 1999 with the movie 'October Sky' and took another important step in his career in 2001 with 'The Fast & Furious'. Since then he has worked in both film and television. He has appeared in films such as 'The Rookie' (2002) and 'The Last Samurai' (2003), and in series such as 'CSI: New York', 'Supernatural,' and 'Sons of Anarchy'.

Another of Toretto's gang for truck theft will end up becoming a car driver in illegal races. Watchman in these street competitions and a good friend of Jesse, he will be one more to help Dominic in his adventures.

He started his career in 1996 and, after his time in 'The Fast & Furious' and 'Black Hawk Down' in 2001, he has not stopped working on acting, in addition to doing it too in the world of music, as a composer for films such as 'Sinners & Saints' (2010), 'Daylight's End' (2015) or 'Invincible' (2020) - in which he would also work as an actor. His latest film is in 2022, 'Warhorse One', in which he works as an actor, director, screenwriter, and composer.

Los Angeles Police Officer with the rank of Sergeant. He is in charge of the operation to arrest Dominic Toretto and his entire team for their robberies and will be one of the supervisors, along with FBI agent Bilkins, of Brian O'Conner's fieldwork.

An older actor, he began his career in the mid-1980s and already had a good background of almost twenty titles in his filmography when he shot 'The Fast & Furious' in 2001. That list of films has continued to grow until today: 'The Report' (2018) and 'The Alienist, where he was between 2018 and 2020.

FBI special agent who will work hand in hand with Tanner to arrest Dominic Toretto and his team for their criminal acts and, later, also Carter Verone in the second installment, '2 Fast 2 Furious' (2003).

Another veteran of film and television became famous for his roles on the big screen during the 90s. One of, his late work is 'Texas Chainsaw' (2013), while on the small screen, we saw him for the last time in an episode of 'Grey's Anatomy' (2013).

He's an Argentine drug trafficker bathed in money and a resident in Miami with whom it would be better not to cross paths. Verone stands out for his lack of mercy and for not letting even one pass.

The two great roles of his career relate him to Vin Diesel, both in 'The Fast & Furious' and 'Pitch Black' (2000). After this, he has worked on films such as 'Hart's War' (2002), 'The Cave' (2005), and 'A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), among others. Currently, we can see him in his role as Rip Wheeler in the television series 'Yellowstone', where he has been since 2018.

A childhood friend of Dominic Toretto and another member of the long list of experienced illegal pilots who meet in 'The Fast & Furious'. A guy who is loyal to Dom and who has his team like his own family.

Matt Schulze became known as an actor for his participation in the movie 'The Fast & Furious', although he made his debut in 1998 with 'Blade'. He was also a participant in the vampire saga in its second part in 2002, as well as in other films such as 'Torque' (2004), 'The Flock' (2007), and 'Mr. Brooks' (2007).

Another street pilot friend of Dominic Toretto and Brian O'Conner can be seen in the first installment of the franchise and will reappear in the seventh, 2015 film, in both cases played by actor Noel Guglielmi.

The Californian actor of Hispanic origin has seen how throughout his career he has almost always been placed as a Mexican gang member and, curiously, using the name of Héctor in the vast majority of his characters, as in 'The Fast & Furious'. His last film was 'The Mule' (2018), a film by Clint Eastwood in which he plays… Hector!

Cousin and part of Johnny Tran's crew who works his dirty jobs with a biker gang in Little Saigon.

Filipino-American actor, he became known precisely with his role as Lance Nguyen in 'The Fast & Furious', and from there he has worked on other well-known titles such as 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' (2007), and 'The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Secondary in the first installment of the franchise, where she appeared as a drug trafficker's liaison and tried to take Dominic Toretto's heart with little success, she will become the main character in 'Fast & Furious 5' (2011) and 'Fast and Furious 6' (2013), where she is the girlfriend of Han Lue, who is played by Sung Kang.

She started as a model and began as an actress with the help of 'The Fast & Furious'. However, the great success of her career came from the hand of DC and the character of Wonder Woman in 2016 ('Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'). She continued with the rest of the saga, which has been made compatible with that of 'Fast & Furious'.

United States customs agent who, at the same time, also works illegally as an assistant to drug trafficker Carter Verone who will have "her little things" with Brian O'Conner. We saw her in '2 Fast 2 Furious: Full Throttle 2' (2003) and later in 'Fast & Furious 5' (2011).

The actress of Cuban descent had already made her first steps with titles like 'Hitch' (2005), and 'The Spirit' (2008). However, we haven't seen her on the big screen since Ryan Gosling's 2014 film 'Lost River' premiered. She decided to move away from acting to dedicate all her time to her daughters. In a recent interview on NBC, she stated that she takes it easy and does not miss her acting career.

Brian O'Conner's friend perfectly masters the noble art of driving illegally and with a lot of class, as well as being very competitive at it. She appears in the second installment of the franchise and has a group of runners made up only of girls.

'2 Fast 2 Furious' (2003) was her debut as an actress alongside 'Death of a Dynasty'. In cinema, she only worked between 2003 and 2009, with films like 'Sin City', 'DOA: Dead or Alive', and  'Mutant Chronicles, while on television She participated in the series 'Bones' (2006).

Brian O'Conner's childhood friend and ex-convict earned his freedom by helping to arrest Carter Verone. It would appear for the first time in '2 Fast 2 Furious' (2003), although later he has been part of several installments of the franchise.

He made his film debut in 2001 with the movie 'Baby Boy', the same year that 'The Fast & Furious' franchise was released, but he would not be part of it until the second installment in 2003. Subsequently, he has appeared in other films such as 'Transformers' (2007), 'Morbius' (2022), and 'Fast X' (2013). In parallel, he also stands out for being an R&B singer, with five published albums.

Another friend of Brian O'Conner, an expert mechanic and car driver in illegal races will become part of Dominic Toretto's team. He also appears as a sporadic partner of Suki and, like the case of Roman Pierce, also appears from '2 Fast 2 Furious' (2003) and onwards.

Rapper, record producer, and occasionally an actor as well. In addition to his eight albums within his musical facet, we have also been able to see him in a good number of films, such as '2 Fast 2 Furious' at the time - and all those that came after - and others such as 'Max Payne' ( 2008), 'Gamer' (2009) or 'New Year's Eve' (2011).

In addition to these characters, we have seen so far, the 'Fast & Furious' saga has had throughout the rest of its installments renowned actors in the Hollywood industry. We are going to make a special mention of three of them who have been part of the saga for a decade...

A former agent of the Diplomatic Security Service appears in 'Fast & Furious 5' (2011), 'Fast and Furious 6' (2013), 'Fast & Furious 7' (2015), and 'Fast & Furious 8' (2017). He will be given the job of finding and arresting Dominic and Brian O'Conner and will end up asking for their help in arresting Owen and Deckard Shaw.

The Rock, a legendary WWE wrestler, took the step like many others to become a Hollywood tough. Before being part of the saga of 'The Fast & Furious' he had already triumphed with 'Scorpion King' (2002), 'Doom' (2005), and to this day he continues to participate in blockbusters, making him one of the best paid actors in Hollywood.

Like Hobbs, Owen Shaw worked in the Diplomatic Security Service, but he also acted as a mercenary. We could see him in 'Fast and Furious 6' (2013) and 'Fast & Furious 7 ' (2015).

Another actor who came to the franchise with the occasional success in his backpack, but who has only grown further after. We have seen him in the saga of 'The Hobbit' playing Bard, the archer; in the film 'Dracula: the legend never told' (2014), as well as 'Pinocchio' (2022); and in series such as 'The Alienist' and 'Nine Perfect Strangers.'

He is a former UK Special Forces agent and MI6 agent who becomes a mercenary and fights to avenge his brother Owen. Deckard Shaw appears in the sixth, seventh, and eighth installments of the franchise.

Another Hollywood tough guy who could not be missing from the 'Fast & Furious' franchise. Jason Statham has a formidable filmography. We had enjoyed him in other sagas like 'Transporter' (2002) or 'The Expendables' (2010) and in memorable films like 'Snatch' (2000) and 'The Bank Job '(2008).