What made Adam Driver famous? Does Adam Driver watch his own movies?

Adam Driver rose to prominence with a supporting role in the HBO series Girls (2012–2017), for which he received three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. Driver gained wider recognition for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019).

Adam Driver has admitted on multiple occasions that he disliked watching or listening to his own performances. During a radio interview with NPR’s Fresh Air, he chose not to continue with the interview after the host played a clip from Marriage Story.

During the same interview, Adam Driver stated he disliked watching or listening to his acting work. He says his usual technique is to leave the theatre and, “then I go back, and when the lights come up, I stand up I pretend that I was there the whole time.”

Adam Driver began his film career in supporting roles in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012), Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha (2012), and the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).

Adam Driver has starred in Ridley Scott’s period films, The Last Duel and House of Gucci (both 2021), and Baumbach’s satire White Noise (2022).