Samantha Vincent
Samantha is President of One Race Films, the film, television and video game production company, launched by actor-writer-director and producer Vin Diesel. Under her leadership, One Race has produced a range of commercially successful film and game projects, including the recently completed Fast and Furious 9, which she produced. The company also produced the last five installments of The Fast and the Furious franchise, which she also executive produced. The most recent, Fate of the Furious and Furious 7 each set worldwide box-office and industry records and are among the Top 20 highest grossing films of all time contributing to a combined franchise gross of over $5 billion.
Samantha also executive produced the genre film The Last Witch Hunter and One Race Films’ first independent financing project with the release of Riddick in 2013. Riddick debuted at the top of the box office and grew another franchise that has earned a cumulative $267.3 million across the globe. In 2016 she produced xXx: Return of Xander Cage, which has grossed $346 million globally.
In the gaming realm, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay and the original title Wheelman represent two of the company’s most successful gaming endeavors. One Race has also expanded the company’s platform with the launch of their television production arm, further broadening the company’s platform and reach. Even beyond film, television and video games, Samantha has shepherded the company into the digital arena with the groundbreaking micro-budget series The Ropes.
A graduate of Harvard University with a Masters in Educational Policy, Samantha currently sits on the Board of Directors for Westbeth Artists Housing, an organization that provides affordable housing for artists and their families in New York City. Previously, she sat on the board of the Once Race Global Film Foundation, an organization created to teach young people in the Dominican Republic and other underserved countries how to become filmmakers. Additionally, she spearheaded Casting For A Hero, a campaign designed to recruit life-saving donors from underrepresented groups in the bone marrow registries.
Samantha is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Producers Guild of America. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.