Adam Driver

Adam Douglas Driver is an American actor. Recognized for his collaborations with auteur filmmakers, he is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.

Driver made his Broadway debut in Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010) and subsequently appeared in Man and Boy (2011). He rose to prominence with a supporting role in the HBO comedy-drama series Girls (2012–2017), for which he received three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations. He 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). He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his lead role in the drama Hungry Hearts (2014).

Driver gained wider recognition for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). He starred as a poet in Jim Jarmusch's Paterson (2016) and had supporting roles in Martin Scorsese's religious epic Silence (2016) and Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky (2017). In 2019, he returned to the stage in the Broadway revival of Burn This, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He garnered consecutive Academy Award nominations: Best Supporting Actor for Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Best Actor for Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story (2019). He has since starred in Ridley Scott's period films, The Last Duel and House of Gucci (both 2021), and Baumbach's satire White Noise (2022).

Driver is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He is also the founder of Arts in the Armed Forces, a non-profit that provides free arts programming to American active-duty service members, veterans, military support staff, and their families worldwide.

Driver made his SNL (and hosting) debut on Saturday Night Live on January 16, 2016, the tenth episode and first show of New Year 2016 of Season 41 of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Chris Stapleton, a country singer-songwriter and guitarist.

He returned to host Saturday Night Live for the 2nd time on September 29, 2018, which is the Season 44 premiere, with musical guest Kanye West; which coincidentally, was the first episode for current cast member Ego Nwodim.

He returned to host Saturday Night Live again for the 3rd time on January 25, 2020, the eleventh episode and the first show of New Year 2020 of Season 45, with musical guest Halsey.

He returned to host Saturday Night Live once again for the 4th time on December 9, 2023, the seventh and Holidays-themed episode of Season 49, with musical guest Olivia Rodrigo.

He was also impersonated by current cast member James Austin Johnson on October 16, 2021, the third episode of Season 47, hosted by actor Rami Malek, with musical guest Young Thug, during the "Celeb School Game Show" sketch.