Who is Kylo Ren – and Adam Driver, the man behind the mask?

After a near-death experience in the marines, Driver decided he had to 'smoke cigarettes and be an actor'

Adam Driver, the 32-year-old who plays Kylo Ren in Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, has been described as "Hollywood's oddest star".

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