Adam Driver Birthday: Wiki, Biography, Life & Wikipedia

Adam Driver is an American actor who was born in San Diego on November 19, 1983. He is also a retired Marine. He is known for his participation in the HBO series 'Girls' or in one of the 'Star Wars' sagas.

At just 18 years old, he was deeply affected by the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001. This event was the trigger for him to decide to enlist in the army, specifically in the Marines. He dedicated more than three years to the armed forces. Finally, he retired from the army due to an injury in which he broke his sternum.

After his retirement from the army, he decided to become an actor. He began his training at the well-known Julliard center in New York. He graduated in 2009 and shortly after he got his first role on Broadway with the play 'Mrs. Warren's Profession. Also in 2010 he reached the big screen with the film 'J. Edgar' by Clint Eastwood. This was his film debut and he played Walter Lyle. His second film would come in 2012 with the role of Captain of the United States Armed Forces, Samuel Beckwith, in 'Lincoln' by Steven Spielberg.

2012 was a very important year in Adam Driver's career, as he joined the cast of the controversial and well-known HBO series 'Girls'. In the series, he plays Adam Sackler, the romantic partner of one of the main characters. Thanks to this role he received three consecutive nominations at the Emmy Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

In 2012, 2013 and 2014 she played a number of roles in several films such as 'Frances Ha', 'While We're Young', 'Tracks' and 'Inside Llewyn Davis', with which she won an award at the historic Venice Film Festival .

In June 2013, he married Joanne Tucker , who is also an American actress. She helps him and collaborates a lot with the foundation that the actor currently runs, 'Arts in the Armed Forces', which offers free modern theater shows for service members at American military bases around the world.

It was in 2015 when he achieved international fame thanks to the 'Star Wars' franchise. He played the villain Kylo Ren. His first appearance in the saga was with the film 'Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens'. It was the film's director JJ Abrams himself who insisted that Adam Driver be chosen for this important role. There are a total of three 'Star Wars films in which he has participated along with 'Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi' and 'Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker'.

After this notable performance, she continued to appear in several films such as 'Paterson' in 2016 or 'Silence' alongside the well-known director Martin Scorsese. In 2019, she starred in one of the great films of that year, 'Marriage Story'.