History Creator / AdamDriver

Driver is married to actress Joanne Tucker since 2013. The couple have a son.

Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor.

* BerserkButton: ''Hates'' seeing his work as well as hearing the sound of his voice, at one point [[https://www.thedailybeast.com/adam-driver-walks-out-of-npr-fresh-air-interview-over-marriage-story-clip walking out during an interview]] when they played a clip from ''Marriage Story'', and feeling nauseous during the premiere of ''The Force Awakens''

Driver is married to actress Joanne Tucker since 2013.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' sequel trilogy as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo

** He looks quite a bit like Creator/DustinHoffman when he was younger (in fact, Driver's film ''Film/MarriageStory'' can be considered a SpiritualSuccessor to Hoffman's movie ''Film/KramerVsKramer'' due to their similar premises and both being entered into the Academy Awards, in including Best Actor nominations with Driver nominated and Hoffman winning).

** He looks quite a bit like Creator/DustinHoffman when he was younger.

He served in the United States Marine Corps before being medically discharged and studying acting at Julliard. He first gained prominence as Adam Sackler on the Creator/{{HBO}} series ''Series/{{Girls}}'', for which he's racked three Emmy nominations. Although he's now best known as Kylo Ren, the main villain of the new ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, who first appeared in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', he has gained acclaim for his dramatic works such as Father Garrupe in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Silence}}'' and as the title role in Creator/JimJarmusch's ''Film/{{Paterson}}'' (2016).

He is married to actress Joanne Tucker since 2013.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' sequel trilogy as Kylo Ren

* ''The Dead Don't Die'' (2019) as Officer Ronald Peterson

* ''Film/BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) as Flip Zimmerman

** ''[[Film/StarWars9 Episode IX]]'' (2019)

!!Tropes associated with this actor include:
* {{Adorkable}}: His social anxiety and shyness render him endearingly awkward.
* BadassBaritone: He has quite a deep voice.
* CelebrityResemblance: A two-way example. Physically, he resembles actor-turned-director Keith Gordon, due to having a TallDarkAndHandsome and EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette appearance that Gordon had in his youth, while Gordon's descent-into-darkness performance as Arnie Cunningham in ''Literature/{{Christine}}'' can be comparable to Driver's performance as Kylo Ren. Vocally, Driver's BadassBaritone voice sounds similar to the voice of Creator/ChristopherWalken (interestingly, it should be noted Walken was one of the considerations to play Han Solo in ''Film/ANewHope'', while Driver gets to play [[spoiler:Han's son, Ben Solo]] in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and ''Film/TheLastJedi'').
** He's also been said to bare a resemblance to Creator/EzraMiller as well as Creator/KeanuReeves.
** A few others even think he somewhat resembles [[https://image.ibb.co/h7fHcw/tumblr_o1hm1x_Fem_S1qcovygo1_540.jpg a much younger]] Music/RogerWaters.[[note]]Really tall, gangly, muscular, long dark hair, odd long face, full lips, big nose.[[/note]]

* DeadpanSnarker: He has this on lock, just watch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCwwVjPNloY his Ted Talk]].

* GentleGiant: Is 6'3'' and muscular, but by all accounts quite nice and considerate. One interviewer even used the term "gentle giant" to describe him.
* HairTriggerTemper: His characters tend to have very short fuses.
* HappilyMarried: To his college sweetheart.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Is a big-time dog lover, especially of his pit bull/Rottweiler mix, Moose.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He often has long hair, both in character and in his everyday life.
* MethodActing: Known for staying in character on set and going to great pains for the role. For example, he had lost 23 pounds for his role of a persecuted and starved Catholic priest in ''Film/{{Silence}}''. For the role of a bus driver in ''Paterson'' he actually learned how to drive a bus and got a license. He also stayed in character as Kylo Ren in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', refusing to take the mask off between takes, and spent a lot of time alone to get into the madness of the character.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Many people who saw him in Star Wars, where he didn't have his usual facial hair, assumed he was in his early twenties or even late teens when he was in his thirties, making him a full nine years older than his co-stars John Boyega and Daisy Ridley.

* RavenHairIvorySkin: One of his signature traits.
* ReclusiveArtist: He does interviews but isn't on social media.
* SemperFi: Served in the United States Marine Corps for two years. [[ActorSharedBackground The photo in]] ''[[ActorSharedBackground Paterson]]'' [[ActorSharedBackground depicting his character in uniform is actually Driver during his service.]]
** [[https://terminallance.com/2018/01/12/terminal-lance-last-motivator/ Lampshaded]] thanks to ''Webcomic/TerminalLance''
* ShrinkingViolet: He's been described as very shy and nervous.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Check, check and check.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: He's 6'3 with long dark hair and a very sharp wit.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Kylo Ren is a [[HairTriggerTemper violent]] PsychopathicManchild but Driver is reportedly very shy, friendly and mild-mannered in real life.

He first gained prominence as Adam Sackler on the Creator/{{HBO}} series ''Series/{{Girls}}'', for which he's racked three Emmy nominations. Although he's now best known as Kylo Ren, the main villain of the new ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, who first appeared in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', he has gained acclaim for his dramatic works such as Father Garrupe in Creator/MartinScorsese's ''Film/{{Silence}}'' and as the title role in Creator/JimJarmusch's ''Film/{{Paterson}}'' (2016).

** A few others even think he somewhat resembles [[https://image.ibb.co/h7fHcw/tumblr_o1hm1x_Fem_S1qcovygo1_540.jpg a much younger]] RogerWaters.[[note]]Really tall, gangly, muscular, long dark hair, odd long face, full lips, big nose.[[/note]]

* ''Series/{{Girls}}'' (2012 -- 2017) as [[TheDanza Adam]] Sackler [[note]]three Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series[[/note]]

** ''[[Film/StarWars9 Episode IX]] (2019)

** ''Star Wars'' Episode VII: ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' (2015)
** ''Star Wars'' Episode VIII: ''Film/TheLastJedi'' (2017)
** ''Star Wars'' [[Film/StarWars9 Episode IX]] (2019)

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' sequel trilogy as Kylo Ren: