Adam Driver

Adam Driver is, to me, the most interesting leading man of his generation precisely because he was never supposed to be one. The towering frame, the unconventional face, the stage-trained voice: casting logic said character actor, yet he bent the industry toward his own gravity. He gave Kylo Ren a wounded interiority that blockbusters rarely allow, then turned around and won the Volpi Cup doing intimate, demanding drama. I admire how he treats every project, franchise or arthouse, with the same monastic seriousness. He does not perform charm; he performs conviction, and that is exactly why ambitious directors keep returning to him.

Name (English)

Adam Driver

Name (Japanese)

アダム・ドライヴァー

Reading

あだむ・どらいゔぁー

Born

November 19, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

Origin

San Diego, California, United States

Height

189 cm

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

High school

Mishawaka High School

University

University of Indianapolis

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
• 2016 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
• 2014 Volpi Cup for Best Actor
• 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2012 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC

Tags

• California
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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