Fast & Furious (also known as The Fast and the Furious) is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, live shows, video games and theme park attractions. It is distributed by Universal Pictures.
The first film was released in 2001, starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster. Walker returned for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), also starring Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris. Diesel returned for a cameo in the third film, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), which starred Lucas Black and introduced a new cast, including Sung Kang. The original cast reunited for the fourth film, titled Fast & Furious (2009), incorporating Kang and introducing Gal Gadot. The fifth film, Fast Five (2011), integrated Gibson and Ludacris to the main cast of the franchise and added Dwayne Johnson.
Jason Statham was introduced in Fast & Furious 6 (2013) as the main antagonist for Furious 7 (2015), becoming a recurring character. The seventh film also added Nathalie Emmanuel to the main cast and was Walker's last appearance, after his death during its production. The eighth film, titled The Fate of the Furious (2017), introduced Charlize Theron as a recurring antagonist. Johnson starred alongside Statham in Hobbs & Shaw (2019), the first spin-off film in the franchise. F9 (2021) introduced John Cena as an antagonist, reprising his role in the tenth film, Fast X (2023).
The franchise also includes two short films that bridge gaps between feature films, The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Los Bandoleros (2009).
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the feature films.
Character | 2001 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 |
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The Fast and the Furious | 2 Fast 2 Furious | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Fast & Furious | Fast Five | Fast & Furious 6 | Furious 7 | The Fate of the Furious | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | F9 | Fast X | |
Introduced in The Fast and the Furious | |||||||||||
Brian O'Conner | Paul Walker [1] | Paul Walker [2] | Paul Walker [lower-alpha 1] | Paul Walker A [4] | |||||||
Dominic Toretto | Vin Diesel [5] | Vin Diesel C [6] | Vin Diesel [7] | Vin Diesel [8] Vincent Sinclair Y [8] Vinnie Bennett Y [8] | Vin Diesel [9] | ||||||
Letty Ortiz | Michelle Rodriguez [10] | Michelle Rodriguez [11] | Michelle Rodriguez P [12] | Michelle Rodriguez [7] | Michelle Rodriguez [13] Azia Dinea Hale Y [13] | Michelle Rodriguez [9] | |||||
Mia Toretto | Jordana Brewster [10] | Jordana Brewster [7] | Jordana Brewster [14] Siena Agudong Y [14] | Jordana Brewster [9] | |||||||
Johnny Tran | Rick Yune [10] | ||||||||||
Jesse | Chad Lindberg [10] | Igby Rigney Y [15] | |||||||||
Leon | Johnny Strong [10] | ||||||||||
Sergeant Tanner | Ted Levine [16] | ||||||||||
Agent Bilkins | Thom Barry [17] | ||||||||||
Hector | Noel Gugliemi [18] | Noel Gugliemi C [18] | |||||||||
Lance Nguyen | Reggie Lee [19] | ||||||||||
Vince | Matt Schulze [10] | Matt Schulze [20] | Karson Kern Y [13] | ||||||||
Introduced in 2 Fast 2 Furious | |||||||||||
Roman Pearce | Tyrese Gibson [21] | Tyrese Gibson [7] | Tyrese Gibson [22] | ||||||||
Monica Fuentes | Eva Mendes [23] | Eva Mendes C [24] | Eva Mendes P [24] | ||||||||
Carter Verone | Cole Hauser [25] | ||||||||||
Tej Parker | Ludacris [26] | Ludacris [7] | Ludacris [27] | ||||||||
Agent Markham | James Remar [28] | ||||||||||
Enrique | Mo Gallini [29] | ||||||||||
Slap Jack | Michael Ealy [30] | ||||||||||
Jimmy | MC Jin [31] | ||||||||||
Orange Julius | Amaury Nolasco [32] | ||||||||||
Suki | Devon Aoki [31] | Devon Aoki P [31] | |||||||||
Detective Whitworth | Mark Boone Junior [33] | ||||||||||
Introduced in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | |||||||||||
Sean Boswell | Lucas Black [34] | Lucas Black C [35] | Lucas Black [36] | Lucas Black P [36] | |||||||
Twinkie | Bow Wow [34] | Bow Wow A [37] | Bow Wow [38] | ||||||||
Major Boswell | Brian Goodman [39] | ||||||||||
Ms. Boswell | Lynda Boyd [39] | ||||||||||
Clay | Zachery Ty Bryan [40] | ||||||||||
Earl Hu | Jason Tobin [38] | Jason Tobin [38] | |||||||||
Kamata | Sonny Chiba [41] | ||||||||||
Han Lue | Sung Kang [42] | Sung Kang A [43] | Sung Kang [22] | ||||||||
Morimoto | Leonardo Nam [44] | ||||||||||
Neela Ezar | Nathalie Kelley [45] | Nathalie Kelley A [46] | |||||||||
Reiko | Keiko Kitagawa [38] | ||||||||||
Takashi Drift King | Brian Tee [47] | ||||||||||
Introduced in Fast & Furious | |||||||||||
Arturo Braga Ramon Campos | John Ortiz [48] | John Ortiz C [49] | |||||||||
Fenix Calderon | Laz Alonso [50] | ||||||||||
Malik Herzon | Neil Brown Jr. [51] | ||||||||||
Dwight Mueller | Greg Cipes [52] | ||||||||||
Tego Leo | Tego Calderón [53] | Tego Calderón C [53] | Cered Y [14] | Tego Calderón A [54] | |||||||
David Park | Ron Yuan [51] | ||||||||||
Rio Santos | Don Omar [53] | Don Omar C [53] | Ozuna Y [55] Don Omar C [56] | Don Omar A [54] | |||||||
Michael Stasiak | Shea Whigham [57] | Shea Whigham C [57] | Shea Whigham C [57] | ||||||||
Sophie Trinh | Liza Lapira [58] | ||||||||||
Gisele Yashar | Gal Gadot [59] | Gal Gadot A [59] | Gal Gadot A [60] | Gal Gadot C [61] | |||||||
Introduced in Fast Five | |||||||||||
Luke Hobbs | Dwayne Johnson [62] | Dwayne Johnson C [61] | |||||||||
Elena Neves | Elsa Pataky [63] | Elsa Pataky A [63] | |||||||||
Hernan Reyes | Joaquim de Almeida [64] | Joaquim de Almeida [64] | |||||||||
Zizi | Michael Irby [65] | Michael Irby A [65] | |||||||||
Diogo | Luis Da Silva Jr | Luis Da Silva Jr | |||||||||
Introduced in Fast & Furious 6 | |||||||||||
Owen Shaw | Luke Evans [66] | Luke Evans C [66] | Harry Hickles Y [66] | ||||||||
Riley Hicks | Gina Carano [67] | ||||||||||
Adolfson | Benjamin Davies [68] | ||||||||||
Ivory | David Ajala [69] | ||||||||||
Jah | Joe Taslim [70] | ||||||||||
Klaus | Kim Kold [71] | ||||||||||
Deckard Shaw | Jason Statham C [72] | Jason Statham [72] | Jason Statham [73] Joshua Coombes Y [74] | Jason Statham C [75] | Jason Statham [76] | ||||||
Vegh | Clara Paget [77] | ||||||||||
Introduced in Furious 7 | |||||||||||
Mose Jakande | Djimon Hounsou [78] | Djimon Hounsou P [79] | |||||||||
Kiet | Tony Jaa [71] | ||||||||||
Kara | Ronda Rousey [80] | ||||||||||
Ramsey | Nathalie Emmanuel [81] | Nathalie Emmanuel [82] | |||||||||
Mr. Nobody | Kurt Russell [83] | Kurt Russell [83] | Kurt Russell P [83] | ||||||||
Samantha Hobbs | Eden Estrella [84] | Eliana Su'a [84] | |||||||||
Mando | Romeo Santos C [85] | ||||||||||
Safar | Ali Fazal C [86] | ||||||||||
Sheppard | John Brotherton [87] | ||||||||||
Introduced in The Fate of the Furious | |||||||||||
Cipher | Charlize Theron [88] | Charlize Theron [88] | |||||||||
Little Nobody | Scott Eastwood [89] | Scott Eastwood [89] | |||||||||
Connor Rhodes | Kristofer Hivju [90] | Kristofer Hivju A [90] | |||||||||
Brian "Little B" Marcos | Carlos De La Hoz | Isaac & Immanuel Holdane | Leo Abelo Perry [91] | ||||||||
Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw | Helen Mirren C [92] | Helen Mirren [92] | |||||||||
Introduced in Hobbs & Shaw | |||||||||||
Brixton Lore | Idris Elba [93] | ||||||||||
Hattie Shaw | Vanessa Kirby [94] Meesha Garbett Y [95] | ||||||||||
Margarita Madame M | Eiza González [96] | ||||||||||
Jonah Hobbs | Cliff Curtis [97] | ||||||||||
Mateo Hobbs | Roman Reigns [97] | ||||||||||
Professor Andreiko | Eddie Marsan [98] | ||||||||||
Kal Hobbs | John Tui [99] | ||||||||||
Timo Hobbs | Josh Mauga [99] | ||||||||||
Air Marshal Dinkley | Kevin Hart C [100] | ||||||||||
Sefina Hobbs | Lori Pelenise Tuisano [97] | ||||||||||
Victor Locke | Ryan Reynolds C [100] | ||||||||||
Agent Loeb | Rob Delaney [101] | ||||||||||
Introduced in F9 | |||||||||||
Jakob Toretto | John Cena [102] Finn Cole Y [102] | John Cena [103] | |||||||||
Buddy | Michael Rooker [104] | Michael Rooker P [104] | |||||||||
Otto | Thue Ersted Rasmussen [105] | ||||||||||
Elle | Anna Sawai [106] Juju Zhang Y [13] | Anna Sawai P [106] | |||||||||
Leysa | Cardi B [107] | ||||||||||
Kenny Linder | Jim Parrack [108] | ||||||||||
Jack Toretto | J. D. Pardo [109] | ||||||||||
Introduced in Fast X | |||||||||||
Dante Reyes | Jason Momoa [110] | ||||||||||
Agent Aimes | Alan Ritchson [111] | ||||||||||
Isabel Neves | Daniela Melchior [112] | ||||||||||
Tess | Brie Larson [113] | ||||||||||
Abuelita Toretto | Rita Moreno [114] | ||||||||||
Bowie | Pete Davidson C [91] | ||||||||||
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the short films.
Character | 2003 | 2009 |
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The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious | Los Bandoleros | |
Introduced in feature films | ||
Brian O'Conner | Paul Walker [115] | |
Dominic Toretto | Vin Diesel A | Vin Diesel [116] |
Letty Ortiz | Michelle Rodriguez [116] | |
Han Lue | Sung Kang [116] | |
Tego Leo | Tego Calderón [116] | |
Rio Santos | Don Omar [116] |
2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 action film directed by John Singleton from a screenplay by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, based on a story by Brandt, Haas, and Gary Scott Thompson. It is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001) and the second installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner alongside Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, and James Remar. In the film, ex-LAPD officer Brian O'Conner and his friend Roman Pearce (Gibson) go undercover for the United States Customs Service and the FBI to apprehend drug lord Carter Verone (Hauser) in exchange for the erasure of their criminal records.
Mark Sinclair, 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 Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the standalone sequel to The Fast and the Furious (2001) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), and the third installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. It stars Lucas Black and Bow Wow. In the film, car enthusiast Sean Boswell (Black) is sent to live in Tokyo with his estranged father and finds solace exploring the city's drifting community.
Fast & Furious is a 2009 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the direct sequel to The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious as well as the fourth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. It stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster. In the film, Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and FBI agent Brian O'Conner (Walker) are forced to work together to avenge the murder of Toretto's lover Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez) and apprehend drug lord Arturo Braga.
Fast & Furious is an American media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a television series, toys, video games, live shows, and theme park attractions. The films are distributed by Universal Pictures.
Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and the current protagonist of the Fast & Furious franchise. He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and first appeared on film with fellow protagonist Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious (2001). Dominic was created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson, who was inspired by an article on street racing that was published in the May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine, while Diesel was heavily sought after to play the character. The character also appears in the animated television series Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019–2021) and the video game Fast & Furious Crossroads (2020), both voiced by Diesel.
Han Lue is a fictional character in the Fast & Furious franchise. He is portrayed by Sung Kang, who, like the character himself, is of Korean descent. The character appears for the first time in Justin Lin's 2002 film Better Luck Tomorrow, before being incorporated into the Fast & Furious franchise by Lin in his 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, appearing in Tokyo as the mentor of Sean Boswell, seemingly dying in an explosion after a collision three-quarters of the way through the film. Han's status as a member of Dominic Toretto's crew was shown in the subsequent films Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, and Furious 7 as well as the short film Los Bandoleros, all set between the events of Better Luck Tomorrow and Tokyo Drift. He reappeared in F9, his first appearance set after the events of Tokyo Drift, in which his death is retconned, and he is now raising an adoptive daughter, Elle, later partnering with Deckard Shaw in Fast X.
Fast Five is a 2011 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Fast & Furious (2009) and the fifth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, alongside Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Gal Gadot, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang and Dwayne Johnson. In the film, Dom and Brian, along with Dom's sister Mia (Brewster) plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes (Almeida) while being pursued for arrest by U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson).
Fast & Furious 6 is a 2013 action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Fast Five (2011) and the sixth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sung Kang, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, and John Ortiz. In the film, Toretto, O'Conner, and their team are offered pardons for their crimes in exchange for helping DSS agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) apprehend a mercenary organization led by former British SAS major Owen Shaw (Evans), one member of which is Toretto's former lover Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez).
Gisele Yashar is a fictional character portrayed by Gal Gadot who appears in the Fast & Furious franchise. Introduced in the film Fast & Furious (2009), she helps Dominic Toretto and later his team in Fast Five (2011), where she forms a romantic relationship with Han Lue. The character was supposedly killed in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), until Fast X (2023) which confirms that she is still alive. Gisele was Gadot's first major film role, and American director Justin Lin hired her due to her past military experience. Gadot performed her own stunts while shooting the films.
Furious 7 is a 2015 action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), and the seventh installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars an ensemble cast including Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kurt Russell, and Jason Statham. In the film, Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Walker), and their team are recruited by covert ops leader Mr. Nobody (Russell) to prevent terrorist Mose Jakande (Hounsou) from obtaining a hacking program. Meanwhile, Deckard Shaw (Statham), a former special forces soldier seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother, puts the team in danger once again.
American actor Dwayne Johnson, also known by his wrestling ring name "The Rock", has a long career in media, appearing in films, television series and video games. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $12.5 billion worldwide, making Johnson one of the most successful and highest-grossing box-office stars of all time.
The Fate of the Furious is a 2017 action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to Furious 7 (2015) and the eighth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Dom has settled down with his wife Letty Ortiz, until cyberterrorist Cipher (Theron) coerces him into working for her and turns him against his team, forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher.
F9 is a 2021 American action film directed by Justin Lin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel Casey, based on a story by Lin, Alfredo Botello, and Casey. It is the sequel to The Fate of the Furious (2017), the ninth main installment, and the tenth installment overall in the Fast & Furious franchise. It stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, alongside Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Michael Rooker, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Toretto and the team come together to stop a world-shattering plot involving his younger brother, Jakob (Cena).
Fast & Furious: Supercharged is a motion-based dark ride attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida and that was cancelled at Universal Studios Beijing. The attraction is based on the Fast & Furious film franchise, which features Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson. The Hollywood version, opened on June 25, 2015 as part of the Studio Tour. The Florida version of the ride, which opened on April 23, 2018, features Ludacris and Jordana Brewster in the pre-show of the attraction.
Hobbs & Shaw is a 2019 action buddy comedy film directed by David Leitch from a script by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce. It is the first spin-off film and the overall ninth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, set after the events of The Fate of the Furious (2017). It stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis and Helen Mirren. In the film, Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Statham) joins Deckard's sister Hattie Shaw (Kirby) to take down Brixton Lore (Elba), a cybernetically enhanced terrorist, who is threatening the world with a deadly virus.
Fast & Furious Spy Racers is an American animated television series that premiered on Netflix on December 26, 2019, based on the Fast & Furious film series by Gary Scott Thompson. The series is executive produced by Tim Hedrick, Bret Haaland, Vin Diesel, Neal Moritz, and Chris Morgan. Hedrick and Haaland also serve as the show's showrunners.
Fast X is a 2023 American action film directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay written by Dan Mazeau and Justin Lin, both of whom also co-wrote the story with Zach Dean. It is the sequel to F9 (2021), the tenth main installment, and the eleventh installment overall in the Fast & Furious franchise. It stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto alongside an ensemble cast including Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Daniela Melchior, Alan Ritchson, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Jason Momoa, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Toretto must protect his family from Dante Reyes (Momoa), who seeks revenge for his father's death and the loss of his family's fortunes.
Fast & Furious Crossroads is a racing and action role-playing video game based on the Fast & Furious film franchise. It was developed by Slightly Mad Studios, a subsidiary studio of the British developer Codemasters, and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game was scheduled to release on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2020, but was delayed to August 7 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic following the postponement of F9. Upon release, the game received mostly negative reviews.