Vin Diesel is reportedly linked to a Yellowstone star from over two decades ago, a surprising coincidence and connection.

SUMMARY

A new report highlights the significant connection between Vin Diesel and Rip Wheeler, a prominent star from the popular Yellowstone television series.
Cole Hauser, who portrayed Rip Wheeler, previously starred alongside Vin Diesel in the 2000s film Pitch Black as William J. Johns.
The sudden revelation of Cole Hauser’s two different and widely recognized on-screen presences has left several fans from all around the globe astounded.

Yellowstone has been bringing about surprises for fans every now and then. Be it the fact that Kevin Costner not continuing to play John Dutton in the series or something else, every news comes as an unforeseen and never-in-a-million-years-expected shocking surprise.
Yellowstone
And now one new report has popped up highlighting the stunning link between Vin Diesel and one major star from the Yellowstone television series: Rip Wheeler. As it turns out, the Rip Wheeler portrayer had previously starred opposite The Fast and the Furious actor more than two decades ago in the 2000s flick, Pitch Black as William J. Johns!

 

Yellowstone‘s Rip Wheeler Is Pitch Black‘s William J. Johns?

Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler (L) and William J. Johns (R)
 

This may come as a surprise to most people that Cole Hauser, who played William J. Johns opposite Vin Diesel‘s Richard B. Riddick in the 2000s action flick Pitch Black, is indeed the same person who went on to play Rip Wheeler in the superhit television series Yellowstone over two decades later.

In Pitch Black, Hauser plays the sneaky bounty hunter in charge of transporting the prisoner and Diesel’s character, Riddick. Meanwhile, in Yellowstone, he played the all-business brooding cowboy Wheeler, who helps run the Dutton Ranch in the series.

Not only did Cole Hauser star opposite Vin Diesel in Pitch Black, but he also went on to star in one film from Diesel’s blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise, i.e. 2 Fast 2 Furious. However, that was also the only movie in which the Riddick actor was not present. Surprised now?

Considering the recognizable difference between the roles and how the Dazed and Confused actor has changed over the years, this fact remained relatively unknown to most people until recently when one fan pointed out the comparison via Instagram:

 

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Following this sudden epiphany, several fans shared their response to how they felt about the situation as a whole.

 

Fans’ Reaction To Cole Hauser Of The 2000s And Him Now

Cole Hauser in a still from 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
The sudden revelation of Cole Hauser’s two different and widely recognized on-screen presences has left several fans from all around the globe astounded. Here’s what some of them had to say:
“Dude I first saw that guy in pitch black with Vin Diesel and my gf told me like “Yeah, same guy.” I said bullshit. And I’ll be damned it’s the same guy. Amazing actor.” – @westward_wonder_lust

“Fast and furious vs Yellowstone” – @tlinnane13

“OMG IT’S THE SAME 🔥PERSON🔥… AFTER ALL 🔥HE🔥 IS AN ACTOR ❣️👍👍” -nilabunkers

“He already looked good. He just got “Ripped” for Yellowstone 😂” – @schell_v66

“I never realized until recently he was the same guy from F&F2” – @durial_taylor
Nonetheless, even after the remarkable difference in both of his renowned on-screen characters, Cole Hauser’s fans still love him the same: with a beard and cowboy hat or without it!