He’s the hard man of the silver screen but Vin Diesel is no match for his little girl, four-year-old Hania Riley.

Talk about a big softie, Vin was spotted giggling and playing games on a tropical beach in the Canary Islands recently.

Scooping up his little girl in his big arms, the 45-year-old couldn’t have looked less like his bad boy character from The Fast And The Furious franchises.

Too fast and too cute: Vin Diesel chased after his daughter Hania while on holiday in the Canary Islands

Making a splash: The pair played around on the foreshore

Frolicking in a little floral two piece, Hania ran rings around Vin – whose real name is Mark Sinclair Vincent – with the doting dad struggling to keep up with the four-year-old.

The little girl even proved that the apple doesn’t fall from the tree, doing some beach push ups to get strong just like her action hero father.

With filming for the sixth installment of the high powered car action flicks already underway, Vin made sure to get a few push ups and fitness moves in too, showing off his renowned ripped physic.

Just like daddy: Vin’s daughter shows off her action moves

Family time: Vin’s long-time girlfriend model Paloma Jimenez showed off her body in a white bikini

Content to watch for the sidelines was Hania’s stunning mother, Paloma Jimenez.

The Mexican model showed off her curves in a simple white bandeau bikini and shaded herself from the tropical sun with a matching white fedora.

Vin and Paloma have been dating since 2007, and while the action star prefers not to talk about his love life, he has gushed about their daughter.

‘It’s like you have a child and you think, “Everything that I’ve done up until this point is insignificant in comparison to being a father.” It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing,’ he told Parade Magazine.

Some new moves: Hania shows her dad some cool new action poses

The gorgeous family did take some time away from the beach, joining up with friends for lunch nearby.

Vin managed to catch himself a lift on a waiting golf bugger that couldn’t have been more different from the hotted up cars he is driving in the latest installment of The Fast And The Furious – currently being filmed in England, Scotland and his holiday spot, the Canary Islands.

Vin will be joined by actors Paul Walker, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez and Ludacris in the film, which arrives in theatres on May 24, 2013.

Break time: Vin and his girlfriend take some time off from the beach to grab some lunch with another family

The slow lane: it certainly isn’t his usual model of transportation but Vin grabs a lift with a golf buggy around the Canary Islands resort