Adam Driver | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Driver at the Tokyo premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017 | |
| Born | Adam Douglas Driver November 19, 1983 Fontana, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse |
Joanne Tucker (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Henry Tucker (grandfather-in-law) |
| Awards | Full list |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Rank | Lance corporal |
Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor, recognized for his collaborations with auteur filmmakers. Driver made his film debut in J. Edgar (2011) and played supporting roles in Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and While We're Young (2014) before gaining wider recognition for his portrayal of Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019).
Driver garnered further acclaim for portraying the titular character in Paterson (2016), Father Francisco Garupe in Silence (2016), Jacques le Gris in The Last Duel (2021), and Enzo Ferrari in Ferrari (2023).[1] He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for a leading role in Hungry Hearts (2014) and received consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Best Actor for his role as Charlie Barber in Marriage Story (2019).[2] Other roles include Clyde Logan in Logan Lucky (2017), Henry McHenry in Annette (2021), Maurizio Gucci in House of Gucci (2021), and Cesar Catilina in Megalopolis (2024).
His breakout performance was as Adam Sackler in the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which he received three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. On stage, Driver made his Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010) and subsequently acted in Man and Boy (2011) and Burn This (2019), the later of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Driver is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.[3][4] He also was the founder of Arts in the Armed Forces, a non-profit that provided free arts programming to American active-duty service members, veterans, military support staff, and their families worldwide.[5]
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- ^ Brady, Tara (December 29, 2016). "Adam Driver, on Star Wars, Scorsese and stepping up after 9/11". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ "Adam Driver Talks About His Most Favorite Birthday Gift Ever". W Magazine. November 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Arts in the Armed Forces". Vice. January 15, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2020.