Claim: Adam Driver is an actor.

Adam Douglas Driver -LRB- born November 19 , 1983 -RRB- is an American actor . He rose to prominence in the supporting role of Adam Sackler in the HBO comedy-drama series Girls -LRB- 2012 -- 2017 -RRB- , for which he received three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . He made his Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren 's Profession -LRB- 2010 -RRB- . In 2011 , he returned to Broadway in Man and Boy and made his feature film debut in J. Edgar .   Driver has appeared in supporting roles in a wide range of films , including Lincoln -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , Frances Ha -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Inside Llewyn Davis -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . He starred in While We 're Young -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and won the Volpi Cup for his role in Hungry Hearts -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , as well as several best actor awards for his performance in Jim Jarmusch 's Paterson -LRB- 2016 -RRB- .   Driver gained worldwide attention and acclaim for playing the villain Kylo Ren in Star Wars : The Force Awakens -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , a role which he is set to reprise in the future Star Wars films .   He is also the founder of Arts in the Armed Forces -LRB- AITAF -RRB- , a nonprofit that performs theater for all branches of the military , both in the US and abroad .