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If this look is any indication, it's going to be a Hot Dad Summer for the Driver Hive.
It's been interesting to see Adam's work evolve as he moves through the seasons of his life. He's never shied away from roles that required him to play a parent, even in his earlier career (Allan in "What If", Jude in "Hungry Hearts"), but the majority of his characters were not at the point in their life yet, and neither was Adam. That quietly changed for Adam-as-a-real-person sometime in late 2016, but his roles really didn't, not until after his fatherhood was revealed to the public more than 2 years later.
Even then, it wasn't until late 2019/early 2020 that we saw Adam talking about being a dad to the public without being prompted (most notably his SNL monologue in Jan 2020), and that marked a sea change in the roles he's taken on. Of the 5 movies he's filmed in the last 18 months ("Annette", "The Last Duel", "65", "House of Gucci", and now "White Noise"), EVERY one of those characters is a father. I can't speak for Jacque LeGris, but I know that for the rest of them (Henry, the as-yet-unnamed pilot, Maurizio, and Jack), being a dad is an essential element, a prime motivator; it could be entirely coincidental, but it seems like Adam's willingness to own up to being a dad was a key that unlocked these roles.
Adam is still reticent to discuss any details about how fatherhood has affected him, sternly maintaining (and rightly so!) that the subject is intensely personal, and off-limits for interviewers and journalists. This means we'll have to limit ourselves to speculating whether he's using his own experiences or not in these performances, but that's how it should be. Please be kind, please respect his boundaries, and please remember that he owes us nothing of his personal life beyond what he chooses to share.
And I really do hope he's taken the day off to be with his family. Happy Father's Day, all!
Photo used for reference was taken by Gareth Cattermole on 5 Oct 2019 at BFI London. Adam was in the midst of filming "Annette," and I'm mildly amused at the appropriate coincidence of posting a portrait of him with the lean build and haircut he had for Henry, a role so very clearly defined by fatherhood, on Father's Day.
About 10.5 hrs hours of drawing time.
It's been interesting to see Adam's work evolve as he moves through the seasons of his life. He's never shied away from roles that required him to play a parent, even in his earlier career (Allan in "What If", Jude in "Hungry Hearts"), but the majority of his characters were not at the point in their life yet, and neither was Adam. That quietly changed for Adam-as-a-real-person sometime in late 2016, but his roles really didn't, not until after his fatherhood was revealed to the public more than 2 years later.
Even then, it wasn't until late 2019/early 2020 that we saw Adam talking about being a dad to the public without being prompted (most notably his SNL monologue in Jan 2020), and that marked a sea change in the roles he's taken on. Of the 5 movies he's filmed in the last 18 months ("Annette", "The Last Duel", "65", "House of Gucci", and now "White Noise"), EVERY one of those characters is a father. I can't speak for Jacque LeGris, but I know that for the rest of them (Henry, the as-yet-unnamed pilot, Maurizio, and Jack), being a dad is an essential element, a prime motivator; it could be entirely coincidental, but it seems like Adam's willingness to own up to being a dad was a key that unlocked these roles.
Adam is still reticent to discuss any details about how fatherhood has affected him, sternly maintaining (and rightly so!) that the subject is intensely personal, and off-limits for interviewers and journalists. This means we'll have to limit ourselves to speculating whether he's using his own experiences or not in these performances, but that's how it should be. Please be kind, please respect his boundaries, and please remember that he owes us nothing of his personal life beyond what he chooses to share.
And I really do hope he's taken the day off to be with his family. Happy Father's Day, all!
Photo used for reference was taken by Gareth Cattermole on 5 Oct 2019 at BFI London. Adam was in the midst of filming "Annette," and I'm mildly amused at the appropriate coincidence of posting a portrait of him with the lean build and haircut he had for Henry, a role so very clearly defined by fatherhood, on Father's Day.
About 10.5 hrs hours of drawing time.
