The Fast Five cast is led by Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner and Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto, with Dwayne Johnson joining as federal agent Luke Hobbs. Tyrese Gibson (Roman Pearce), Ludacris (Tej Parker), Sung Kang (Han Lue), Gal Gadot (Gisele Yashar), Matt Schulze (Vince), Tego Calderon (Leo) and Don Omar (Santos) fill out the crew, while Joaquim de Almeida plays Reyes, the Rio crime boss at the center of the job. Fast Five (2011), directed by Justin Lin, opened in the US on April 29, 2011, and its TMDB credits run to 34 names, from the leads down to the news anchors. This ensemble stands out for how far back it reaches through the saga, because the crew brings in players from the 2001 original, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Tokyo Drift and the 2009 film. It works a little like a holiday dinner where every branch of the family finally turns up at the same table. Johnson, de Almeida and Elsa Pataky, as Elena Neves, are the main new arrivals.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vin Diesel | Dominic Toretto |
| 2 | Paul Walker | Brian O'Conner |
| 3 | Jordana Brewster | Mia Toretto |
| 4 | Tyrese Gibson | Roman Pearce |
| 5 | Ludacris | Tej Parker |
| 6 | Matt Schulze | Vince |
| 7 | Sung Kang | Han Lue |
| 8 | Gal Gadot | Gisele Yashar |
| 9 | Tego Calderon | Leo |
| 10 | Don Omar | Santos |
| 11 | Joaquim de Almeida | Reyes |
| 12 | Dwayne Johnson | Luke Hobbs |
| 13 | Elsa Pataky | Elena Neves |
| 14 | Michael Irby | Zizi |
| 15 | Fernando Chien | Wilkes |
| 16 | Alimi Ballard | Fusco |
| 17 | Yorgo Constantine | Chato |
| 18 | Geoff Meed | Macroy |
| 19 | Joseph Melendez | Chief of Police Alemeida |
| 20 | Jeirmarie Osorio | Rosa |
| 21 | Mark Hicks | Capa |
| 22 | Esteban Cueto | Berto |
| 23 | Corey Michael Eubanks | Lanzo |
| 24 | Luis Da Silva, Jr. | Diogo |
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: Luis Gonzaga (Cash House Door Guard), Carlos Sanchez (Evidence Technician), Benjamin Blankenship (Lead DEA Agent), Pedro García (Conductor), Jay Jackson (Field Reporter), Arlene Santana (Field Reporter), Kent Shocknek (News Anchor), Sharon Tay (News Anchor), Andy Rosa Adler (News Anchor), Eva Mendes (Monica Fuentes (uncredited)).
Vin Diesel plays Dominic Toretto, who is broken out of a prison bus by Brian and Mia before the three go on the run to Rio de Janeiro. Diesel returns from Fast & Furious (2009) and also works behind the camera on Fast Five, credited as a producer alongside Michael Fottrell and Neal H. Moritz.
Paul Walker plays Brian O'Conner, the former cop who now works with Dom on the opposite side of the law, as the IMAX and Universal announcement of April 25, 2011 described him. Walker returns from Fast & Furious (2009), and in Fast Five Brian and Mia take part in the train heist that first brings the crew into conflict with Reyes.
Jordana Brewster plays Mia Toretto, who helps Brian free her brother from a prison bus and then joins the train heist in Rio that goes wrong. Brewster returns from Fast & Furious (2009), where TMDB bills her fourth, and in Fast Five she moves up to third billing, directly behind Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.
Tyrese Gibson plays Roman Pearce, one of the returning players on Dom and Brian's crew in Rio. Gibson first played the role in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), where TMDB bills him second behind Paul Walker, so Fast Five brings Roman back eight years after his first appearance, with Gibson billed fourth.
Ludacris plays Tej Parker, who arrives in Fast Five alongside Roman Pearce. He first played Tej in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), billed fifth on TMDB, and the IMAX and Universal announcement of April 25, 2011 lists him as Chris "Ludacris" Bridges among the returning favorites.
Matt Schulze plays Vince, the character he first played in The Fast and the Furious (2001), where TMDB bills him eighth. His return links Fast Five directly to the first film, which came out ten years earlier, and the IMAX and Universal announcement of April 25, 2011 names him among the returning cast.
Sung Kang plays Han Lue, a member of the crew that Dom and Brian work with in Rio. Kang first played Han in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), where TMDB bills him third, and then returned in Fast & Furious (2009). Justin Lin directed both of those films as well as Fast Five.
Gal Gadot plays Gisele Yashar, a character she first played in Fast & Furious (2009), where TMDB bills her seventh. She is billed eighth in Fast Five, and the IMAX and Universal announcement of April 25, 2011 lists her among the returning cast, next to Sung Kang and Matt Schulze.
Tego Calderon plays Leo in Fast Five and returns from Fast & Furious (2009), where TMDB credits the character as Tego Leo. On May 26, 2010, when Universal had chosen Puerto Rico for the shoot, Primera Hora reported that Calderon would make a special appearance, and the Rio scenes were then filmed on the island.
Don Omar plays Santos, a character TMDB credits as Rico Santos in Fast & Furious (2009). He is billed tenth in Fast Five, directly after Tego Calderon, and Primera Hora named both men for special appearances in its May 2010 report on a shoot centered on the San Juan metro area.
Joaquim de Almeida plays Reyes, the ruthless Rio crime boss in Fast Five who owns the cars the crew is stealing in the train heist, and whose men capture Dom and Brian before they escape. Reyes is a new character for the saga, and de Almeida is billed eleventh, one place above Dwayne Johnson.
Dwayne Johnson plays Luke Hobbs, the federal agent sent in Fast Five to hunt Dom, Brian and Mia after the three are framed for a killing. In a 2016 fan livestream reported by The A.V. Club, Vin Diesel said the role was first intended for Tommy Lee Jones and was rewritten for Johnson after fans asked for the pairing.
The Fast Five cast came together during 2010, built around a reunion of the existing crew plus one big new arrival. On May 26, 2010, Primera Hora reported that Universal had chosen Puerto Rico for a July and August shoot centered on the San Juan metro area. The report named Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson among the stars, with special appearances from Tego Calderon and Don Omar. The Rio scenes were filmed on the island before the production moved on to Atlanta, and IBTimes reported in December 2010 that filming had wrapped in November.
Hobbs is the casting story most readers come looking for. In a 2016 livestream reported by The A.V. Club, Vin Diesel told fans that the part was first intended for Tommy Lee Jones and was rewritten for Johnson after fans urged Diesel to make a movie with him. IBTimes described Hobbs as the lawman chasing Diesel and Walker, and said he drives a Gurkha, a ten ton armored military vehicle, which gives the character heavy hardware to set against the crew's cars.
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Most of the Fast Five crew returns from earlier films, and only a handful of names are new. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Gal Gadot, Sung Kang, Tego Calderon and Don Omar all appear in the TMDB credits for Fast & Furious (2009). Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris come back from 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Matt Schulze returns as Vince from The Fast and the Furious (2001), and Han first appeared in Tokyo Drift (2006). So, if you are catching up on the fast and furious movies before a rewatch, those four films explain nearly every face in the crew.
The new arrivals are Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs, Elsa Pataky as Elena Neves and Joaquim de Almeida as Reyes. One more familiar face turns up late. According to TMDB, Eva Mendes, who played Monica Fuentes in 2 Fast 2 Furious, appears uncredited in the same role in a short scene during the credits.
| Director | Justin Lin |
|---|---|
| Writers | Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson |
| Producers | Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell, Neal H. Moritz |
| Music | Brian Tyler |
| Cinematography | Stephen F. Windon |
Dwayne Johnson played Luke Hobbs in Fast Five, as the federal agent sent to Rio de Janeiro to hunt down Dom, Brian and Mia after they are framed for a killing. Fast Five was his first appearance in the series. Vin Diesel said in 2016 that the role had first been intended for Tommy Lee Jones and was then rewritten for Johnson.
The main villain in Fast Five is Reyes, the ruthless Rio crime boss played by Joaquim de Almeida. The crew's trouble starts when a train heist goes wrong and they learn the cars they are stealing belong to him, and his men capture Dom and Brian before the pair escapes. Hobbs chases the crew, but he is a federal agent, not a criminal.
Yes, Han Lue is in Fast Five, played by Sung Kang, who is billed seventh. Kang first played Han in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and returned in Fast & Furious (2009), so Fast Five is his third film in the role. Justin Lin directed all three.
Most of the core cast returned for Fast Five, though not everyone did. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Gal Gadot, Sung Kang, Tego Calderon and Don Omar all come back from the 2009 film, joined by returning players from earlier entries. Michelle Rodriguez, who played Letty Ortiz in Fast & Furious (2009), is not in the Fast Five credits.
Yes, Gal Gadot is in Fast Five as Gisele Yashar, billed eighth in the credits. She first played Gisele in Fast & Furious (2009), and the IMAX and Universal announcement of April 25, 2011 listed her among the returning cast alongside Sung Kang, Matt Schulze, Tego Calderon and Don Omar.
Yes, Tyrese Gibson plays Roman Pearce and Ludacris plays Tej Parker in Fast Five, billed fourth and fifth. Both characters were introduced in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). Fast Five brings them back eight years later, working alongside Dom as well as Brian.
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