Profile | プロフィール
Born / 生年月日
November 19, 1983 | San Diego, California, USA
(Raised in Mishawaka, Indiana)
Age / 年齢
41 years old (as of 2025)
Occupation / 職業
Actor, Producer
俳優、プロデューサー
Nationality / 国籍
American (アメリカ)
Biography | 経歴
[English] Adam Driver is the most formally ambitious and intellectually serious screen performer of his generation. His presence is defined by a unique fusion of physical authority—forged during his service in the Marine Corps—and the technical precision of his classical training at Juilliard. Driver’s career is marked by a sustained engagement with cinema’s most demanding auteurs, from Martin Scorsese to Leos Carax. While the Star Wars sequel trilogy brought him global commercial significance, it is in the quiet restraint of Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson (2016) and the raw, explosive vulnerability of Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (2019) that his true artistic depth is revealed. His trajectory—from the military to the heights of both independent and blockbuster cinema—stands as a compelling argument that profound artistic seriousness and large-scale commercial success are not mutually exclusive, but are, in his hands, dimensions of the same extraordinary gift.
[日本語] アダム・ドライバーは、同世代のアメリカ人俳優の中で最も形式的に野心的な試みを続け、知的な真摯さを貫く稀有な表現者です。その存在感は、海兵隊での服役によって培われた肉体的な威厳と、ジュリアード音楽院の古典演劇訓練で磨かれた技術的精緻さの特異な融合にあります。マーティン・スコセッシからレオス・カラックスに至るまで、現代映画界で最も要求の厳しい監督たちの期待に応え続けてきました。世界興行収入40億ドルを超える『スター・ウォーズ』三部作で商業的な頂点を極める一方で、ジム・ジャームッシュ監督作『パターソン』（2016年）で見せた静謐な抑制、そして『マリッジ・ストーリー』（2019年）における生々しく爆発的な感情表現は、彼の芸術的達成の深淵を物語っています。軍歴からジュリアード、そしてカイロ・レンから作家主義映画へというその軌跡は、「真に芸術的なシリアスさと、大規模な商業的成功は両立し得る」という命題を、自らのキャリアをもって証明し続けているのです。
Filmography | 主要出演作品
Feature Films — Selected (主要出演映画)
| Year | Title (English / Japanese) | Role | Director | Awards/Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Frances Ha | Lev | Noah Baumbach | Greta Gerwig / B&W / First Baumbach collaboration |
| 2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | Phillip Altman | Shawn Levy | Ensemble family drama |
| 2015 | While We’re Young | Jamie | Noah Baumbach | Ben Stiller / Naomi Watts / Documentary filmmaker / Baumbach collaboration #2 |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens / スター・ウォーズ／フォースの覚醒 | Kylo Ren / Ben Solo | J.J. Abrams | $2.069 billion worldwide 🌍 / Harrison Ford / Daisy Ridley / John Boyega / MCU-scale franchise |
| 2016 | Paterson / パターソン | Paterson | Jim Jarmusch | Golshifteh Farahani / William Carlos Williams / Bus driver poet / Stillness as performance / Cannes Competition |
| 2016 | Silence / 沈黙 ―サイレンス― | Rodrigo Garupe | Martin Scorsese | Andrew Garfield / Liam Neeson / Endō Shūsaku adaptation / 17th century Japan / Jesuit martyrdom |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi / スター・ウォーズ／最後のジェダイ | Kylo Ren / Ben Solo | Rian Johnson | $1.333 billion worldwide 🌍 / Daisy Ridley / Mark Hamill |
| 2019 | Marriage Story / マリッジ・ストーリー | Charlie Barber | Noah Baumbach | Academy Award nom. Best Actor 🌟 Golden Globe nom. Best Actor Drama 🌟 / Scarlett Johansson / Laura Dern / Stephen Sondheim / Divorce / Baumbach collaboration #3 / Career summit |
| 2019 | The Report | Daniel J. Jones | Scott Z. Burns | Senate Intelligence Committee / CIA torture / Social justice |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker / スター・ウォーズ／スカイウォーカーの夜明け | Kylo Ren / Ben Solo | J.J. Abrams | $1.077 billion worldwide 🌍 / Trilogy conclusion |
| 2019 | BlacKkKlansman (cameo) | Spike Lee | Oscar Best Picture nom. 🌟 | |
| 2021 | The Last Duel / 最後の決闘裁判 | Count Pierre d’Alençon | Ridley Scott | Matt Damon / Ben Affleck / Jodie Comer / 14th century France / Rashomon structure |
| 2021 | Annette / アネット | Henry McHenry | Leos Carax | Cannes Best Director (Carax) 🏆 / Marion Cotillard / Sung-through operatic film / Sparks score / Career formal challenge |
| 2022 | White Noise / ホワイト・ノイズ | Jack Gladney | Noah Baumbach | Greta Gerwig / Don DeLillo adaptation / Netflix / Baumbach collaboration #4 |
| 2023 | Ferrari / フェラーリ | Enzo Ferrari | Michael Mann | Penélope Cruz / Shailene Woodley / Biographical / Italian period epic |
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Cesar Catilina | Francis Ford Coppola | Shia LaBeouf / Aubrey Plaza / Nathalie Emmanuel / Coppola’s self-financed epic |
Television — Selected (テレビ — 主要出演)
| Year | Title | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–17 | Girls / ガールズ | HBO | Lena Dunham creator / Adam Sackler / Emmy nom. x3 🌟 / Career breakthrough / 6 seasons |
Awards & Recognition | 受賞歴
Academy Awards (アカデミー賞)
Nominated: 1 🌟
- Best Actor – Marriage Story (2020) 🌟
BAFTA Awards
Nominated:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role – Marriage Story (2020) 🌟
Golden Globe Awards
Nominated:
- Best Actor — Motion Picture Drama – Marriage Story (2020) 🌟
- Best Actor — Motion Picture Drama – Ferrari (2024) 🌟
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Winner: 1 (ensemble) 🏆
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Marriage Story (2020) 🏆 (ensemble)
Nominated:
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role – Marriage Story (2020) 🌟
Emmy Awards
Nominated: 3 🌟
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Girls (2013, 2014, 2015) 🌟
Critics’ Choice Awards
Winner: 1 🏆
- Best Actor – Marriage Story (2020) 🏆
New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Actor – Marriage Story (2019)
Other Honours
- National Board of Review – Best Actor, Marriage Story (2019)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association – Best Actor, Marriage Story (2019)
- Founder of Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF) — a non-profit organization that brings live theatrical performances to active-duty military personnel and veterans; recognized as one of the most significant individual contributions to the relationship between the performing arts and the military community in contemporary American cultural life
Box Office Achievements | 興行成績
| Film | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | $2.069 billion |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | $1.333 billion |
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | $1.077 billion |
| The Last Duel (2021) | $30.6 million |
| Ferrari (2023) | ~$42 million |
| Marriage Story (2019) | ~$6 million (theatrical; Netflix release) |
Career worldwide box office: Over $5 billion
