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Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Actor, also producer · Born November 19, 1983 (42) · San Diego, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an American actor. His breakout performance as Adam Sackler in the HBO television series Girls(2012–2017) earned him three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. Driver played supporting roles in Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and While We're Young (2014), before gaining more extensive recognition for his portrayal of Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for a leading role in Hungry Hearts (2014). He received consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Detective Philip "Flip" Zimmerman in BlacKkKlansman (2018) as well as Best Actor for his role as Charlie Barber in Marriage Story (2019). Driver garnered further acclaim for portraying the titular character in Paterson (2016), Father Francisco Garupe in Silence (2016), Jacques le Gris in The Last Duel (2021), and Enzo Ferrari in Ferrari (2023). He has also acted in films such as Logan Lucky (2017), The Report (2019), Annette(2021), House of Gucci (2021), and Megalopolis (2024). On stage, Driver made his Broadway debut in the George Bernard Shaw play Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010) and subsequently acted in the dramas Man and Boy (2011) and Burn This (2019), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He also earned praise for playing a country music singer in the off-Broadway revival of the Kenneth Lonergan play Hold On to Me Darling (2024). Driver is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He helped start Arts in the Armed Forces, a nonprofit arts group for military communities. The nonprofit provided arts programming to military communities until dissolving in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Driver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 19, 1983 (42)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Adam Driver's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
25%
Morality
15%
Society
12%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Power
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 13 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 10 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 27 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 27
Shadow
7 of 27
Ally
5 of 27
Mentor
2 of 27
Herald
1 of 27
Shapeshifter
1 of 27
Trickster
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
25
Tense
15
Warm
11
Contemplative
12
Absurd
6
Other
25

How their films linger

Bittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adam Driver's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Driver's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Untitled X-Men Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Nathaniel Milbury

  • Alone at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Paper Tiger(2026)

    as Gary Pearl

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Misty Green(2026)

    as Zach

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Father Mother Sister Brother(2025)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Scorsese(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Kylo Ren

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    as Cesar Catilina

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • It's Not Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • Ferrari(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Enzo Ferrari

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 65(2023)

    as Mills

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • White Noise(2022)

    as Jack Gladney

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Everyday Portabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • House of Gucci(2021)

    as Maurizio Gucci

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Last Duel(2021)

    as Jacques Le Gris

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Annette(2021)

    Producer · Songs · as Henry McHenry

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    as Kylo Ren / Ben Solo

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Marriage Story(2019)

    as Charlie Barber

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Report(2019)

    as Daniel Jones

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Don't Die(2019)

    as Officer Ronnie Peterson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • BlacKkKlansman(2018)

    as Flip Zimmerman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote(2018)

    as Toby

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Force of Sound: Creating Sounds in a Galaxy Far, Far Away(2018)

    as Ben Solo / Kylo Ren (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    as Kylo Ren

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Logan Lucky(2017)

    as Clyde Logan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Silence(2016)

    as Garupe

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Paterson(2016)

    as Paterson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Midnight Special(2016)

    as Agent Sevier

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Kylo Ren (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    as Kylo Ren

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • While We're Young(2014)

    as Jamie Massey

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hungry Hearts(2014)

    as Jude

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • This Is Where I Leave You(2014)

    as Phillip Altman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bluebird(2013)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tracks(2013)

    as Rick Smolan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

    as Al Cody

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • What If(2013)

    as Allan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Frances Ha(2012)

    as Lev Shapiro

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Best Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Joe

  • Lincoln(2012)

    as Samuel Beckwith

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Gayby(2012)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Not Waving but Drowning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Adam

  • Girls(2012)

    Show 62 episodes · as Adam Sackler

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • J. Edgar(2011)

    as Walter Lyle

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Nothings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Adam

  • I'm Coming Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Evan

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Art the Artist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Basement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Adam

  • You Don't Know Jack(2010)

    as Glen Stetson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Goldstar, Ohio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jared Rock

  • Archangel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Man

  • The Unusuals(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Will Slansky

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Roberts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Robby Vickery

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Sackler (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Heat 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Otis Wardell

  • Rabbit, Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as J-Will

  • The Dealer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Executive Producer · Actor

  • Tomorrow Is a Drag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Leos Carax Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 55 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

$2.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Marriage Story (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Girls (2012)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19892026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 64: 59 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing4 of 64: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 64: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

64 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s38 · acting2020s13 · 12 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 30% of 33 roles
101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 21 major nominations, 2013–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  2. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
  4. 2019
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  5. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  6. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Venice award, won · Best Actor
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
  7. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Adam Driver's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Force of Sound: Creating Sounds in a Galaxy Far, Far Away (2018)

88th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Marriage Story (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Adam Driver's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore28 titles23–82 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles13–68 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity27 titles29–80 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles11–57 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles9–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Adam Driver work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Driver's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noah Baumbach shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

  • Daisy Ridley5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Daisy Ridley
  • John Boyega5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with John Boyega
  • Mark Hamill5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Mark Hamill
  • Oscar Isaac5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Oscar Isaac

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles