Kylo Ren haunting contours." Kyle Buchanan of Vulture.com was underwhelmed by the reveal of Driver under the mask. Leon, however, argued: Driver won a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal. In January 2018, Kylo was voted seventh greatest movie villain of all time by the readers of "Empire". Kylo Ren Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", he is portrayed by Adam Driver. "Kylo Ren" is the chosen name of Ben Solo, the son of original "Star Wars" trilogy characters Han Solo and Leia Organa. Though trained by
Kylo Ren the son of Han and Leia, and was once one of Luke's Jedi pupils. He was drawn to the dark side of the Force by the First Order's Supreme Leader Snoke. He then helped to destroy his uncle Luke's new Jedi Academy. However, Ren still feels the pull of the light side of the Force and seeks the strength to overcome this weakness from his grandfather Darth Vader, whose burnt helmet is in Ren's possession. Arriving at Maz Kanata's castle on Takodana, Ren captures Rey, who he senses has seen the map. While interrogating her with the Force, he realizes