How much is Adam Driver worth?
| Net Worth: | $7 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Actor |
| Date of Birth: | November 19, 1983 (age 39) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) |
About Adam Driver
Adam Driver has become a popular name over the past few years, almost out of the blue. While many would immediately recognize him as the Star Wars franchise’s moody villain, Kylo Ren, he has since generated a lot of buzz from critically acclaimed films such as Marriage Story and BlacKkKlansman.
He received an Oscar nomination for both and it is estimated that since 2019. Adam Driver has earned income equal to a salary of $3 million dollars per year.
Driver was in the military before he made his breakthrough as an actor. Always enthusiastic for the arts, he enlisted for the U.S Marine Corps not long after he was rejected by Juilliard School to study drama. It was the same Juillard School that accepted him almost four years later after being medically discharged from the Marines after a biking accident.
Graduating from Juilliard would not only be the catalyst that took him to Broadway shows in New York City but a period of his life that defined what characters he would go on to play. Driver has said that his classmates at Juillard saw him as “an intimidating and volatile figure” – exactly the way you could describe Kylo Ren and perhaps it was this experience that he drew on.
It was a role in television that finally put him into the spotlight however, not Star Wars. Two years prior to The Force Awakens, in 2012, Driver played Adam Sackler in HBO’s Girls. Sackler was another volatile character, the boyfriend of Lena Dunham’s lead role.
Three Emmy nominations later and he was cast as Kylo Ren in the highly anticipated Star Wars revival, The Force Awakens (2015).
It was his performance in the Star Wars franchise that earned him his millions. Not just because The Force Awakens raked in $2 billion dollars at the box office, but also because his unnerving and attention-grabbing performance booked him in for a further two Star Wars films; The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). It is estimated that he earned $9 million dollars from those two performances alone.
Adam Driver seems more drawn to dramatic roles but taking a turn in the world’s most famous Sci-Fi franchise has certainly bolstered his bank account the most. He’ll likely be reprising his role as Kylo Ren for years in Video Games and spin-offs.
After Kylo Ren, Driver began getting more lead and supporting roles in films such as Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky (2017) and, as mentioned earlier, BlacKkKlansman.
He is also sponsored by Burberry and has various other high paying endorsements. It is estimated that he has earned $2.5 million dollars from his modeling and appearances in advertisements and commercials.
Referring back to his time in Juilliard, Driver’s classmates described him as intimidating and volatile and it’s these traits he draws on most frequently. His most famous roles, in Girls and Star Wars, display him as a unpredictable and a somewhat anti-hero character. Additionally, he has two and a half years of military experience which likely helps him reach a place in his acting where others cannot or have not the experience to go.
It took a lot of grit and determination for Driver to come out of the military, reapply to drama school and move to New York on a whim. We can only assume that he is a very driven (pun not intended) individual. Before he had his international success as Kylo Ren, he had to play a lot of minor roles, as most actors do, and its sheer persistence that got him to where he is now.
Driver’s Total Net Worth
Adam Driver earned around $9 million dollars from The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He has also earned an estimated $4.5 million from his other acting work, when combined with his behind the scenes work and all of the appearances that he has made as himself, including in advertising. From his endorsements, including his endorsement with Burberry, he has earned $2.5 million which is included in the previous figure.
In total, therefore, it is estimated that Driver’s career earnings have been around $13.5 million dollars. In terms of taxes, Adam was born and grew up in California. However he has worked in the state of New York during career and at a time when federal taxes have been between 39.6% and 37%. New York state taxes are less than California but with such high earnings in certain years, Driver will have been taxed at about 44% on his total career earnings.
After tax, it is estimated that Driver’s career earnings are at around $7.56 million, having paid $5.94 million dollars in taxes.
Adam Driver married Joanne Tucker in 2013 and they remain together. They have one child together, a son, and today they live in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City. They have a dog in their family and Driver seems to represent traditional values upgraded for modern times.
It is likely that Driver has invested some of his money outside of real estate. It seems in New York he has been leasing but is in the market for a townhouse in Brooklyn Heights. Currently it is estimated that while Driver may have earned some money from his investments, he has also still encountered more costs and losses. When factoring in his likely expenditure, including rentals, it is estimated that Driver is still down some $750,000, all told.
Overall, that makes Adam Driver’s net worth a rounded $7 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Though Adam Driver was certainly hard-working and motivated through his early years as an actor – it was a role in a major franchise that really earned him his bucks. When actors perform in a popular franchise as characters who will be re-imagined for years to come they book an early retirement. How many films, television shows and games has the character Han Solo appeared in? Plenty of opportunities to Harrison Ford to earn a small fortune and the same goes for Adam Driver.
But also Driver’s story is an underdog story. The man who joined the military after being rejected from drama school had the determination to try again and is now a Hollywood star.
