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Adam Driver
Driver at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International promoting Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Born
Adam Douglas Driver

(1983-11-19) November 19, 1983 (age 40)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Alma materJuilliard School
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Joanne Tucker
​
(m. 2013)​
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service2001–2004
Rank Lance corporal
Unit1st Battalion 1st Marines

Adam Douglas Driver[1] (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in the supporting role of Adam Sackler in the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012–2017), for which he received three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He made his Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010). In 2011, he returned to Broadway in Man and Boy and made his feature film debut in J. Edgar.

Driver has appeared in supporting roles in a wide range of films, including Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He starred in While We're Young (2014) and won the Volpi Cup for his role in Hungry Hearts (2014), as well as several best actor awards for his performance in Jim Jarmusch's Paterson (2016).

Driver gained worldwide attention and acclaim for playing the villain Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, beginning with The Force Awakens (2015). He is set to reprise the role in the two sequels, The Last Jedi (2017) and Episode IX (2019).

He is also the founder of Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF), a nonprofit that performs theater for all branches of the military, both in the United States and abroad.[2]

Early life

Driver was born in Fontana, San Bernardino County, California, on November 19, 1983,[1] the son of Nancy (née Needham) Wright, a paralegal, and Joe Douglas Driver.[3][4][5] His father's family is from Arkansas and his mother's family is from Indiana. His stepfather, Rodney G. Wright, is a minister at a Baptist church.[6]

When Driver was seven years old, he moved with his mother and older sister to her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana, where he grew up and attended high school at Mishawaka High School.[7][8] Driver had a religious upbringing, and sang in choir at church.[9][10] As a teenager, Driver described himself as a "misfit", telling M Magazine that he climbed radio towers, set objects on fire, and also co-founded a fight club with his friends after being inspired by the movie of the same name.[11]

Military service and education

Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Driver joined the United States Marine Corps[12] and was assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines as an 81mm mortar man.[13] He served for two years and eight months with no deployments before breaking his sternum while mountain biking.[14] He was medically discharged.

After leaving the Marine Corps, Driver attended the University of Indianapolis for a year; he transferred to the Juilliard School to study drama. Driver said that he was seen as an intimidating and volatile figure by his classmates, and struggled to fit into a lifestyle so different from the Marines.[11] He was a member of the Drama Division's Group 38 (2005–2009), along with his future wife Joanne Tucker. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009.[15]

Career

Early career (2010–2011)

Following his graduation from Juilliard, Driver began acting in New York City, appearing in both Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Like many other aspiring actors, he occasionally worked as a busboy and waiter.[16] Driver appeared in several television shows and short films. He made his feature film debut in Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (2011).

Driver at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Breakthrough (2012–2014)

In 2012, Driver was cast in the HBO hit comedy-drama series Girls, as the emotionally unstable Adam Sackler, lead character Hannah Horvath's boyfriend. To date, he has received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role. Apart from appearing in the short film Not Waving But Drowning and the film Gayby, Driver had key roles in two critically acclaimed films of 2012. He played Samuel Beckwith in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln and played Lev Shapiro in Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha.

Driver appeared in four films in 2013: Bluebird, The F Word, as musician Al Cody in the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis, and as photographer Rick Smolan in Tracks.

In 2014, he played despairing father Jude in the Italian film Hungry Hearts, Philip Altman in This Is Where I Leave You, and aspiring filmmaker Jaime in While We're Young, starring Naomi Watts and Ben Stiller. For his role in Hungry Hearts, Driver won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[17]

Mainstream and critical success (2015–present)

In late February 2014, Variety reported that Driver would play villain Kylo Ren in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[18] On April 29, 2014, he was confirmed as a cast member.[19] The Force Awakens was released on December 18, 2015.[20] Both the film and Driver's performance were well received by critics and audiences alike. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian highlighted Driver's performance in his review of the film calling him "gorgeously cruel, spiteful and capricious...very suited to Kylo Ren's fastidious and amused contempt for his enemies' weakness and compassion."[21] Driver hosted the January 16, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live.

In 2016, Driver was featured in the short play The Strangest Kind of Romance by Tennessee Williams, for Playing On Air, a non-profit organization that "records short plays [for public radio and podcast] written by top playwrights and performed by outstanding actors."[22][23]

Driver co-starred in the Jeff Nichols-directed film Midnight Special,[24] which was released on March 18, 2016.[25] He also appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2016 film Silence.[26][27] Jim Jarmusch's Paterson was Driver's final film release in 2016.[28] The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival,[29] and was released later on December 28, 2016 in the United States.[30] His performance received positive reviews with Time's Stephanie Zacharek writing "Driver is turning out to be one of the finest actors of the moment, an understated star with a great, non-movie-star face".[31] He stars as Clyde in Stephen Soderbergh's Logan Lucky, which premiered in August 2017, alongside Channing Tatum and Daniel Craig.

Upcoming projects

Driver will reprise his role as Kylo Ren in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is scheduled for release in December 2017.[32] At the Cannes Film Festival in 2016, it was announced that he was set to star in Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.[33] He is also attached to star in Sylvester Stallone's Tough As They Come,[34] as well as Leos Carax's upcoming music drama titled Annette,[35] Spike Lee's true crime thriller Black Klansman,[36] and Noah Baumbach's upcoming film, which currently has no title.[37][38][39]

Personal life

Driver married Joanne Tucker in June 2013.[40] They live together in Brooklyn with their rottweiler-pit bull mix, Moose.[41]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Director Notes Ref(s)
J. Edgar 2011 Walter Lyle Clint Eastwood
Gayby 2012 Neil Jonathan Lisecki
Not Waving But Drowning 2012 Adam Devyn Waitt
Frances Ha 2012 Lev Shapiro Noah Baumbach
Lincoln 2012 Samuel Beckwith Steven Spielberg
Bluebird 2013 Walter Lance Edmands
Inside Llewyn Davis 2013 Al Cody Coen brothers
Tracks 2013 Rick Smolan John Curran
What If 2014 Allan Michael Dowse
Hungry Hearts 2014 Jude Saverio Costanzo
This Is Where I Leave You 2014 Phillip Altman Shawn Levy
While We're Young 2015 Jamie Massey Noah Baumbach
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 Kylo Ren J. J. Abrams
Midnight Special 2016 Paul Sevier Jeff Nichols
Paterson 2016 Paterson Jim Jarmusch
Silence 2016 Father Francisco Garupe Martin Scorsese
The Meyerowitz Stories 2017 Randy Noah Baumbach
Logan Lucky 2017 Clyde Logan Steven Soderbergh
Star Wars: The Last Jedi † 2017 Kylo Ren Rian Johnson Completed
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote † 2018 Toby Grisoni Terry Gilliam Post-production
Black Klansman † 2018 Flip Spike Lee Filming
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Wonderful Maladys Zed Pilot
2010 The Unusuals Will Slansky Episode: "The E.I.D."
2010 Law & Order Robby Vickery Episode: "Brilliant Disguise"
2010 You Don't Know Jack Glen Stetson Television film
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason Roberts Episode: "Theatre Tricks"
2012–2017 Girls Adam Sackler 49 episodes
2015 The Simpsons Adam Sackler (voice) Episode: "Every Man's Dream"
2016 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Adam Driver/Chris Stapleton"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 Kylo Ren Voice
2016 Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren Voice

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Retributionists Dov Kaplinsky Playwrights Horizons
2010 Mrs. Warren's Profession Frank Gardner Roundabout Theatre Company
2011[42] Angels in America Louis Ironson Signature Theatre Company
2011 Man and Boy Basil Anthony Roundabout Theatre Company
2012 Look Back in Anger Cliff Roundabout Theatre Company

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Lincoln Nominated
Hamptons Film Festival Hamptons International Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Performer Inside Llewyn Davis Won [43]
2013 Houston Film Critics Society Houston Film Critics Award for Best Original Song Won [44]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song Nominated [45]
Online Film Critics Society Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Music, Original Song Nominated [46]
Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Girls Nominated [47]
Online Film Critics Society Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [48]
2014 Film Critics Circle of Australia Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Tracks Nominated [49]
Young Hollywood Awards Young Hollywood Award for Fan Favorite Actor – Male Nominated [50]
Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actor Hungry Hearts Won [51]
American Comedy Awards American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in TV Series Girls Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [47]
2015 Critics' Choice Television Awards Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [52]
Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [47]
Online Film Critics Society Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [48]
2016 MTV Movie Awards MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Star Wars: The Force Awakens Won [53]
Saturn Awards Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Won [54]
Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain Won [55]
MTV Movie Awards MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (with Daisy Ridley) Nominated [53]
Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit Nominated [55]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Paterson Won [56]
Toronto Film Critics Association Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won [57]
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Dublin Film Critics' Circle-Best Actor — 3rd Place Nominated [58]
Gotham Independent Film Awards Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated [59]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated [60]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated [61]
IndieWire Critics Poll Award Best Actor — Runner-Up Nominated [62]
London Film Critics' Circle Awards London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year Nominated [63]
Online Film Critics Society Awards Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated [64]
2017 Sant Jordi Awards Best Actor in a Foreign Film Won [65]
National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor — 3rd Place Nominated [66]
Denver Film Critics Society Award Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated [67]
International Cinephile Society Awards International Cinephile Society Awards for Best Actor Nominated [68]

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