Adam Driver has confirmed that he is to play a villain in the upcoming sequel movie Heat 2, but how much do you know about the actor?
Adam Driver has recently confirmed that he will play the main villain in the upcoming sequel movie Heat 2, which is currently in production. He is taking on the role of Otis Wardell in Michael Mann’s sequel to the 1995 hit gangster movie.
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news, having previously reported that he was in talks about joining the project. Heat 2 is set to have a stacked cast, as other rumoured actors in it include Leonardo DiCaprio, Stephen Graham and Christian Bale.
Adam said how excited he was to be working with Michael again, with the pair having collaborated on Ferrari in the past. He starts work on the movie next month.
However, Adam has also confirmed that he won’t be appearing in the reboot of Girls, which is in development for HBO currently. Girls provided Adam with one of his breakthrough roles, but he has said he won’t be returning for the five-episode revival, which is starring many members of the original cast. He has, however, wished them well.
But how much do you know about Adam Driver? Here are some facts you might not know about him.
He was in the US Marines
Adam started out in a very different walk of life. Not long after the September 11 attacks, he signed up to join the US Marines. There, he was assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines as an 81mm mortar man. Adam served in the Marines for two years and eight months, but his time there ended after he fractured his sternum in a mountain bike accident.
He worked various jobs before getting into acting
While growing up, Adam was always interested in acting, and aged 18 he attempted to get into the Juilliard acting school in New York City but was rejected. Following this, Adam worked in various jobs to earn a living, including as a door-to-door salesman selling Kirby vacuum cleaners, a telemarketer for a basement waterproofing company, and Ben Franklin Construction.
After leaving the Marines, Adam attended the University of Indianapolis for a year in the theater department, before auditioning for Juilliard again and being accepted. While waiting to start his course, he worked at a Target Distribution Center.
Adam met his wife at drama school
Adam has been married to fellow actor Joanne Tucker since 2013. The couple first met at drama school Juilliard, where they were both part of the drama division’s Group 38.
Adam has said that he was seen as an intimidating and volatile figure at drama school, as he struggled to fit into the lifestyle of college, finding it completely different to life in the Marines.
He almost passed up his breakthrough role
As mentioned, Adam’s big break came in 2012 when he was cast as Adam Sackler, the boyfriend of Lena Dunham’s character, in HBO series Girls. Adam appeared in all six seasons of the show and earned three primetime Emmy nominations for his work.
But Adam almost passed up the opportunity. According to IMDB, Adam almost turned the role down, believing that “television was evil”. Fortunately, he took the role and it catapulted him to national fame and helped to get him into movies.
He keeps links with the armed forces
While Adam’s career in the Marines is long behind him, he has kept links with the armed forces. For instance, he founded and manages Arts in the Armed Forces, a non-profit organisations that puts on theatrical performances for military personnel.
He doesn’t watch his performances
Adam famously does not like to watch or listen to his own performances. He has talked about his on multiple occasions and claims that at premieres, he goes in, then leaves before the movie starts, then returns just before the end and stands up when the lights go up so it looks like he’s been there the whole time.
