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20 Stars Who Outgrew Their TV Shows: Did They Stay Or Did They Go?

Adam Driver and 19 more who broke through on the small screen, but were built (or so it seemed) for bigger things

character who shares his name. And while it was initially strange to see Driver play something other than a weirdo hipster—his appearance in 2012\'s

soon proved his versatility. Clearly J.J. Abrams saw something too: in 2014, the director cast Driver in

, which has been renewed for a fifth season—though depending on the status of Adam and Hannah\'s relationship, the series could easily go on without Driver. And either way,

should propel him to wider name recognition, while a role in Martin Scorsese\'s

should up his prestige cred. It won\'t be difficult for Driver to leave Brooklyn (and \'\'Adam\'\') behind. —

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