The Short Answer
Adam Driver met his wife, Joanne Tucker, at the Juilliard School in New York City.
They were classmates studying acting. They were together for years before they married in a private destination wedding in June 2013.
How They Met at Juilliard
Driver arrived at Juilliard in the fall of 2005 and graduated in the spring of 2009.
Tucker was also a Juilliard drama student, and the two were in the same class. They bonded over acting and theatre, and they stayed close after school.
By 2009, Tucker was already being described in a Broadway.com interview as Driver’s girlfriend. That is why the old version of this article was misleading when it said, in different places, that they met in 2009, started dating in 2009, and dated for six years before a 2013 wedding.
The reliable timeline is simpler: they met as Juilliard classmates in the mid-2000s, were a couple well before Driver’s breakout fame, and married in 2013.
Before Juilliard
Driver was born on November 19, 1983, in San Diego, California. He grew up in Mishawaka, Indiana.
After high school, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He was medically discharged after a mountain biking accident, before being deployed overseas.
He then applied to Juilliard and was accepted. Tucker, for her part, had attended the Dalton School in New York before studying at Juilliard.
Working Together
Driver and Tucker co-founded Arts in the Armed Forces, a nonprofit that brings theatre to members of the United States military community.
The project grew out of their shared theatre background. It is a joint project, not just Driver’s work alone, and Tucker has stayed involved in stage work alongside her screen roles.
Their Wedding
Driver and Tucker married in June 2013.
The wedding was private and held at a destination location. Us Weekly reported at the time that the couple married over the weekend of June 22, 2013.
Tucker later said Bermuda, where she spent summers growing up, was the wedding location. Guests included Driver’s Girls co-star Lena Dunham.
The couple keep their private life low-key. They do not share wedding photos or personal details in the way many celebrity couples do, and this article does not add details they have not shared.
Who Is Joanne Tucker?
Joanne Tucker is an American stage, film, and television actress.
She is not only known as Adam Driver’s wife. She trained at Juilliard and has built her own acting career, mostly in smaller film, television, and stage roles.
| Work | Year | Role / Note |
|---|---|---|
| Gayby | 2012 | Valerie; Driver also appeared in the film |
| Listen Up Philip | 2014 | Eve |
| Billions | 2016 | Sandy Stearn, one episode |
| Girls | 2016 | Ruthi |
| The Report | 2019 | Gretchen |
| Give or Take | 2020 | Supporting role |
The old version of this article wrongly listed Martha Marcy May Marlene, A Most Violent Year, James White, and Paterson as Tucker’s films. Those are Adam Driver’s credits, not hers, and they have been removed.
Who Is Adam Driver?
Adam Driver is an American actor best known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
His breakout television role was Adam Sackler on HBO’s Girls, which began in 2012. His later film work includes Lincoln, Silence, Paterson, BlacKkKlansman, and Marriage Story.
Their Children
Driver and Tucker have two children.
Their first child, a son, was born in 2016. The couple kept his birth private for about two years before Driver confirmed he was a father.
Their second child, a daughter, was born in April 2023. Driver later confirmed her birth in interviews and a Saturday Night Live monologue rehearsal.
The couple have not publicly shared either child’s name. This update does not use the names given in the old version, because those names conflicted with each other across sections and are not publicly confirmed by the couple.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Adam Driver meet Joanne Tucker on a film set?
No. They met at Juilliard, before either of them was widely known.
When did Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker get married?
In June 2013, in a private destination wedding.
How long were they together before they married?
They were together for years before 2013. Sources describe them as a long-term couple before Driver’s Girls fame, but the couple have not published an exact dating anniversary, so this article does not invent one.
Do Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker have children?
Yes, two: a son born in 2016 and a daughter born in April 2023.
Is Joanne Tucker still acting?
She works selectively in film, television, and theatre, and she co-founded Arts in the Armed Forces with Driver.
Bottom Line
Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker met as acting classmates at Juilliard in New York.
They built a relationship away from the spotlight, worked together on theatre for military audiences, and married in June 2013. They remain a notably private couple, and the facts above stick to what they and reliable reports have actually confirmed.
