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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 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| 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 |
| Service/ |  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, he is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.
Driver made his Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010) and subsequently appeared in Man and Boy (2011). He rose to prominence with a supporting role in the HBO series Girls (2012–2017), for which he received three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. He began his film career in supporting roles in Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for a leading role in Hungry Hearts (2014).
Driver gained wider recognition for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). He played a poet in Paterson (2016), and had supporting roles in the religious epic Silence (2016) and the heist comedy Logan Lucky (2017). In 2019, he returned to the stage in the Broadway revival of Burn This, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He garnered consecutive Academy Award nominations: Best Supporting Actor for BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Best Actor for Marriage Story (2019).[1] He has since starred in Ridley Scott's 2021 period films The Last Duel and House of Gucci, and played Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s biopic Ferrari (2023).[2]
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]
- ^ Buchanan, Kyle (January 13, 2020). "Adam Driver: 'Acting is not glamorous in its making'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Squillaci, Laura (December 14, 2023). Adam Driver è Ferrari nel biopic di Michael Mann (in Italian). Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via www.rainews.it.
- ^ 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. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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