Adam Driver bio
Adam Douglas Driver was born in San Diego, California. His mother, Nancy
(Needham) Wright, is a paralegal from Mishawaka, Indiana, and his
father, Joe Douglas Driver, who has deep roots in the American South, is
from Little Rock, Arkansas. His stepfather is a Baptist minister. His
ancestry includes English, as well as Dutch, German, Irish, and
Scottish. Driver was raised in Mishawaka after his parents' divorce,
attending Mishawaka High School, where he appeared in plays. After 9/11,
he enlisted in the Marines, serving for more than two years before
being medically discharged after he suffered an injury, which prevented
him from being deployed.
Driver attended the University of Indianapolis (for a year) and then transferred to study drama at Juilliard in New York, graduating in 2009. He began acting in plays, appearing on Broadway, before being cast in Lena Dunham's series Girls (2012), as her character's love interest, Adam Sackler. The role gained him attention, and he subsequently began a robust film career, appearing in small roles in J. Edgar (2011) and Lincoln (2012), supporting roles in Frances Ha (2012) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and graduating to major parts in the comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You (2014) and the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016), the latter film opposite Andrew Garfield.
Driver attended the University of Indianapolis (for a year) and then transferred to study drama at Juilliard in New York, graduating in 2009. He began acting in plays, appearing on Broadway, before being cast in Lena Dunham's series Girls (2012), as her character's love interest, Adam Sackler. The role gained him attention, and he subsequently began a robust film career, appearing in small roles in J. Edgar (2011) and Lincoln (2012), supporting roles in Frances Ha (2012) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and graduating to major parts in the comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You (2014) and the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016), the latter film opposite Andrew Garfield.
Filmography
Actor (36 credits)
2012-2017
Girls
(TV Series)
Adam Sackler
Adam Sackler
- What Will We Do This Time About Adam?
(2017)
... Adam Sackler
- Full Disclosure
(2017)
... Adam Sackler
- Gummies
(2017)
... Adam Sackler
- Painful Evacuation
(2017)
... Adam Sackler
- All I Ever Wanted
(2017)
... Adam Sackler
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(TV Series)
Jason Roberts
Jason Roberts
- Theatre Tricks
(2012)
... Jason Roberts
Show 
Soundtrack (3 credits)
Soundtrack (3 credits)
Show
Self (37 credits)
Self (37 credits)
Show
Archive footage (4 credits)
Archive footage (4 credits)
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