The 2 Fast 2 Furious cast is led by Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner and Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, with Eva Mendes as Monica Fuentes, Cole Hauser as the drug lord Carter Verone and Ludacris as Tej Parker. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), directed by John Singleton and released in the US on June 6, 2003, has 31 credited actors on TMDB, with James Remar as Agent Markham and Thom Barry as Agent Bilkins leading the supporting players. Think of it as a car that keeps its chassis but swaps most of the bodywork: Walker and Barry return from the 2001 film, while almost everyone around them is new. Vin Diesel left the sequel, and Singleton told Grantland that Ja Rule turned down about $500,000 to come back, which opened the door for Ludacris, with only a single cameo behind him, to make his first appearance as Tej. Producer Neal H. Moritz also appears on screen, credited as Swerving Cop.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Walker | Brian O'Conner |
| 2 | Tyrese Gibson | Roman Pearce |
| 3 | Eva Mendes | Monica Fuentes |
| 4 | Cole Hauser | Carter Verone |
| 5 | Ludacris | Tej Parker |
| 6 | James Remar | Agent Markham |
| 7 | Thom Barry | Agent Bilkins |
| 8 | Michael Ealy | Slap Jack |
| 9 | Mark Boone Junior | Detective Whitworth |
| 10 | Devon Aoki | Suki |
| 11 | Roberto Sanchez | Roberto |
| 12 | Mo Gallini | Enrique |
| 13 | Edward Finlay | Agent Dunn |
| 14 | Jin Au-Yeung | Jimmy |
| 15 | Amaury Nolasco | Orange Julius |
| 16 | Eric Etebari | Darden |
| 17 | John Cenatiempo | Korpi |
| 18 | Neal H. Moritz | Swerving Cop |
| 19 | Troy Brown | Paul Hackett |
| 20 | Corey Michael Eubanks | Max Campisi |
| 21 | Sammy Maloof | Joe Osborne |
| 22 | Troy Robinson | Feliz Vispone |
| 23 | Sincerely A. Ward | Slap Jack's Girlfriend |
| 24 | Nievecita Dubuque | Suki's Girl |
Billing order from the film's credits (TMDB). Actors with a Cinvibe page and characters with a character page are linked.
Also in the cast: Mateo Herreros (Detective), Kerry Rossall (Police Chase Cop), Marc Macaulay (Agent), Tony Bolano (Gardener), Marianne M. Arreaga (Police Chopper Pilot), Tara Carroll (Seductress), Tamara Jones (Customs Technician).
Paul Walker plays Brian O'Conner in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), the former LAPD officer now racing for money in Miami, who agrees to go undercover against Carter Verone in return for a clean record. Walker is the only lead who returns from The Fast and the Furious (2001), where TMDB also credits him as Brian O'Conner, and he takes top billing again in the sequel.
Tyrese Gibson plays Roman Pearce in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), the childhood friend Brian O'Conner insists on bringing onto the federal job even though Roman does not trust him. Grantland reports that Universal commissioned a script without Vin Diesel's character, and that version wrote Roman as Brian's childhood friend. Gibson told Yahoo Entertainment that he and Paul Walker first met over dinner in Los Angeles before the Miami shoot.
Eva Mendes plays Monica Fuentes in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), a customs agent already working undercover inside Carter Verone's circle, who helps Brian O'Conner and Roman Pearce get close to him. She is third billed, and this film is her first appearance in the franchise. The character comes back later, since TMDB lists Mendes as Monica Fuentes, uncredited, in the Fast Five (2011) cast.
Cole Hauser plays Carter Verone in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), the drug lord federal agents want Brian O'Conner to help bring down, which makes him the villain of the film. He is fourth billed on TMDB, one place ahead of Ludacris, and like most of the ensemble he is new to the series, as he does not appear in the credits of the 2001 film.
Ludacris plays Tej Parker in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), his first appearance in the franchise. He told Entertainment Weekly that he was on tour with Eminem when the call came, got the pages about 15 to 20 minutes before going on stage and recorded the audition on tape, learning the next day that he had the part. His only earlier acting credit was a cameo in The Wash.
James Remar plays Agent Markham in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), credited sixth, on the federal side of a story in which agents offer Brian O'Conner a clean record in exchange for going undercover. Remar is new to the franchise here, as he is not in the credits of the 2001 film, and Markham is one of three named agents in the TMDB credits, alongside Bilkins and Dunn.
Thom Barry plays Agent Bilkins in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and is one of the few actors to return from The Fast and the Furious (2001), where TMDB credits him in the same role. His return gives the sequel a familiar face on the agents' side of the story, and he is credited seventh here, directly after James Remar.
Michael Ealy plays Slap Jack in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), credited eighth, and the credits give his character a companion part as well, Slap Jack's Girlfriend, played by Sincerely A. Ward. Ealy makes his franchise debut in this film, since his name does not appear in the TMDB credits for the 2001 original.
Mark Boone Junior plays Detective Whitworth in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), credited ninth, one of several police roles in a cast that also lists a detective, a police chase cop and a police chopper pilot. He is new to the franchise in this film and does not appear in the credits of the 2001 original.
Devon Aoki plays Suki in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), credited tenth, a role the credits extend with a companion part, Suki's Girl, played by Nievecita Dubuque. Aoki makes her first appearance in the series here, as one of the new faces billed in the top ten alongside returning actors Paul Walker and Thom Barry.
Roberto Sanchez plays Roberto in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), credited eleventh, a character who shares the actor's first name in the credits. Sanchez is new to the franchise in this film, and he is billed directly after Devon Aoki and ahead of Mo Gallini in the TMDB credits.
Mo Gallini plays Enrique in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), credited twelfth on TMDB. Gallini is new to the franchise, like most of the 2003 ensemble, and he is followed in the billing by Edward Finlay as Agent Dunn and Jin Au-Yeung as Jimmy.
The 2 Fast 2 Furious cast was shaped by two departures before the cameras rolled. Grantland reports that Vin Diesel was the first to leave the sequel, so Universal commissioned two scripts, one with his character and one without, and the version without him wrote Roman Pearce as Brian O'Conner's childhood friend. Tyrese Gibson stepped into that role opposite Paul Walker.
The second change involved Ja Rule, who played Edwin in the first film. Director John Singleton told Grantland that Ja Rule turned down about $500,000 after earning $15,000 for the original, and that Singleton then called Ludacris himself. Ludacris told Entertainment Weekly that he taped his audition while on tour with Eminem, minutes before a show, and heard the next day that he had the part, which became Tej Parker.
Behind the camera, the 2 fast 2 furious team was led by Singleton as director and Neal H. Moritz as producer. Moritz also took a small part on screen, credited as Swerving Cop, much as TMDB credits him as Ferrari Driver in the first film.
Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner and Thom Barry as Agent Bilkins return from The Fast and the Furious (2001), directed by Rob Cohen, while most of the other names in the 2003 credits are new. TMDB credits also show Neal H. Moritz returning in a cameo, and Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster are not listed for the sequel.
Everyone else in the top twelve is new, a bit like a favorite diner that keeps the cook and the sign but changes the whole menu. Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Ludacris, James Remar, Michael Ealy, Mark Boone Junior, Devon Aoki, Roberto Sanchez and Mo Gallini all make their franchise debuts here. Several of those arrivals stay with the series: the Fast Five (2011) credits on TMDB list Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, Ludacris as Tej Parker and Eva Mendes, uncredited, as Monica Fuentes. For every film and actor in the series, see the fast and furious movies hub.
| Director | John Singleton |
|---|---|
| Writers | Gary Scott Thompson, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas |
| Producers | Neal H. Moritz |
| Music | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
Ludacris played Tej Parker in 2 Fast 2 Furious, his first appearance in the franchise. He told Entertainment Weekly that he recorded his audition on tape while touring with Eminem and learned the next day that he had the part. Ludacris returns as Tej Parker in Fast Five, according to the TMDB credits for that film.
No, Vin Diesel does not appear in 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Dominic Toretto is absent from the 2003 credits. Grantland reports that Diesel was the first to leave the sequel, so Universal commissioned two scripts, one with his character and one without. The version without him wrote Roman Pearce as Brian O'Conner's childhood friend, the role played by Tyrese Gibson.
The villain in 2 Fast 2 Furious is Carter Verone, a drug lord played by Cole Hauser. Federal agents offer to clear Brian O'Conner's record if he goes undercover against Verone, and customs agent Monica Fuentes, played by Eva Mendes, is already working inside Verone's circle when Brian and Roman arrive.
No, most of the original cast did not return for 2 Fast 2 Furious. TMDB credits show Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner and Thom Barry as Agent Bilkins coming back from the 2001 film, along with producer Neal H. Moritz in a cameo, while Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Ja Rule are not in the 2003 credits.
Tyrese Gibson played Roman Pearce in 2 Fast 2 Furious, credited second after Paul Walker. Roman is Brian's childhood friend, and Brian insists on having him on the undercover job even though Roman does not trust him. Gibson returns as Roman Pearce in Fast Five, according to its TMDB credits.
Ja Rule was not in 2 Fast 2 Furious because he turned down the offer to return, according to director John Singleton. Singleton told Grantland in 2015 that Ja Rule turned down about $500,000 after earning $15,000 for the first film, where he played Edwin, and that Singleton then called Ludacris, whose part became Tej Parker.
The Mona Lisa in Tokyo Drift is Han Lue's Nissan Silvia S15, which Sean Boswell damages during his first attempt at drifting.
The Fast Furious Honda Civic is a 1993 Honda Civic EJ1 identified as the heist car used by Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious (2001), directed by Rob Cohen.
The Drift King in Tokyo Drift is DK, the fictional racer played by Brian Tee in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), directed by Justin Lin.
Into the Blue (2005), directed by John Stockwell, stars Paul Walker as treasure hunter Jared Cole in an underwater adventure set in the Bahamas.
The Fast and Furious space mission takes place in F9 (2021), directed by Justin Lin, when Roman Pearce and Tej Parker take a rocket car into orbit.
The answer to the dom toretto car question is a black 1970 Dodge Charger, Dominic Toretto's signature car.