Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor, and
former US Marine. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including
the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, as well as nominations for a Tony Award,
two Academy Awards, and four Emmy Awards.A former Lance Corporal in
the United States Marine Corps, 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
comedy-drama series Girls (2012â€"2017), for which he received three
consecutive Emmy nominations. Driver began his film career in
supporting roles in films such as Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012),
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and Silence (2016). He won the Volpi Cup
for Best Actor for his lead role in the drama Hungry Hearts (2014) and
starred as a poet in Jim Jarmusch's Paterson (2016).Driver gained
wider recognition for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy
(2015â€"2019). In 2019, he returned to theater with Burn This, for
which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He
received two consecutive nominations at the Academy Awards; Best
Supporting Actor for BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Best Actor for Marriage
Story (2019).
former US Marine. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including
the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, as well as nominations for a Tony Award,
two Academy Awards, and four Emmy Awards.A former Lance Corporal in
the United States Marine Corps, 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
comedy-drama series Girls (2012â€"2017), for which he received three
consecutive Emmy nominations. Driver began his film career in
supporting roles in films such as Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012),
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and Silence (2016). He won the Volpi Cup
for Best Actor for his lead role in the drama Hungry Hearts (2014) and
starred as a poet in Jim Jarmusch's Paterson (2016).Driver gained
wider recognition for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy
(2015â€"2019). In 2019, he returned to theater with Burn This, for
which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He
received two consecutive nominations at the Academy Awards; Best
Supporting Actor for BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Best Actor for Marriage
Story (2019).
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