He was educated at St John De Britto Anglo-Indian High School, Fort Kochi and Aquinas College, Edacochin.

Forrt received the National Scholarship from the Government of India for the Best Senior Theatre Actor (2004 - 2006).

[3][4] Vinay Fort debuted in Shyamaprasad's Ritu (2009) in a small role as a gay, but one which earned him recognition He costarred in The Blueberry Hunt (2011), an English film by Anup Kurian with Naseeruddin Shah in the lead.

This role with a comic shade earned him wide recognition and some of his dialogues from the movie eventually developed a cult following.

[6] He played a lead role in the 2015 comedy thriller Urumbukal Urangarilla which received positive and mixed reviews.

He portrayed Srinivasan, a Malayalam professor unable to find a suitable woman to marry.

[10] Forrt's performance as David Chistudas, a friend-turned-foe of the protagonist in Mahesh Narayanan's Malik (2021) received wide appreciation from critics.