Renner was born in Modesto, California, to mother Valerie Cearley (née Tague) and father Lee Renner, who managed McHenry Bowl, a Modesto bowling alley, in the 1980s.[3][4][5] His parents married as teenagers and divorced when he was ten.[6][7][8] He is the oldest of seven siblings, the youngest of whom was born in 2011.[9] He is of Irish and German descent.[10]
Renner graduated from Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto in 1989.[4] He attended Modesto Junior College, where he studied computer science and criminology, before he took a drama class as an elective and decided to pursue acting.[4][11]
In 2002, Renner starred in Dahmer as the eponymous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. He found the non-fiction role a challenge to cope with after he had finished shooting the film, knowing that Dahmer had murdered seventeen victims.[15] His performance was well received, and he gained a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male. He also appeared in Pink's 2003 music video for her song "Trouble" as a Bad Boy Sheriff.[16] Renner went on to appear in S.W.A.T.[17] as the former police partner of Colin Farrell's character in 2003 and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things in 2004.[18]
After starring with Dallas Roberts in the comedy-drama Ingenious and starring in the short-lived television series The Unusuals, Renner portrayed U.S. Army bomb disposal expert Sergeant First Class William James in the 2009 Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker (directed by Kathryn Bigelow). The role earned him several awards in the Best Actor category and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor[24] as well a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.[25]
In 2010, Renner's performance in Ben Affleck's The Town alongside Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, Slaine and Michael Yebba received extremely positive reviews and earned Renner's second Academy Award nomination, for Best Supporting Actor.[26] He also gained his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor[27] and his second Screen Actors Guild nomination.[28]The Hollywood Reporter named Renner as one of the young male actors who are "pushing – or being pushed" into taking over Hollywood as the new "A-List".[29]
In 2011, Renner starred in the fourth Mission: Impossible installment, Ghost Protocol as William Brandt, and had an uncredited cameo appearance as Hawkeye in Thor for familiarity with his character for The Avengers, which was released in May 2012.[30][31][32] The same year, he also starred in the fourth film in the Bourne franchise, The Bourne Legacy, which was written and directed by Tony Gilroy.[33] Renner played a new lead character, Aaron Cross, in place of Jason Bourne, who was played by Matt Damon in the first three films. Renner has expressed interest in doing a Bourne film with Damon in the future, stating that "[it] would be kick-ass. I love Matt".[34]
Renner at the Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters premiere in 2013
In October 2014, Renner starred as journalist Gary Webb in the Focus Features film Kill the Messenger, based on Webb's book Dark Alliance. Renner also co-produced the film. In December 2014, Crackle aired The Throwaways, a film for which Renner served as executive producer.[36]
In 2016, Renner was an executive producer on History's historical drama Knightfall.[42] In 2017, while working on the film Tag (2018), Renner fractured his right elbow and his left wrist.[43] He also appeared in the film Wind River with his MCU co-star Elizabeth Olsen.[44]
Renner is also a singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer. Early in his acting career, he performed in the Sons of Ben. He has performed songs on several film soundtracks: "I Drink Alone" for North Country, "American Pie" for Love Comes to the Executioner, and "Good Ole Rebel" for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. He also appeared in music videos for "Trouble" by P!nk and "Scenes on Sunset" by Brother Sal. He was featured on Sam Feldt's 2018 single, "Heaven (Don't Have a Name)".[53]
He released his first extended play, The Medicine, in March 2020.[54]
Renner released a mobile app called Jeremy Renner (Android) and Jeremy Renner Official (iOS) in March 2017. The app was created by Escapex, a company that specializes in monetized apps for celebrities.[55]Fast Company wrote extensively about Renner's app in April 2019, calling it "a surprising new kind of social media".[56]
The community developed to include memes, selfies, and a "Happy Rennsday" event on Wednesdays. As early as October 2017, there were claims of censorship, bullying, and "contest-rigging". In September 2019, comedian Stefan Heck publicized his discovery of the fact that replies through the app appear as if they were sent by Renner himself in push notifications. After several users abused this feature, Renner asked Escapex to shut down the app.[57][58][59][60][61]
Personal life
Renner married Canadian model Sonni Pacheco on January 13, 2014.[62] Renner and Pacheco have a daughter.[63] On December 30, 2014, Pacheco filed for divorce from Renner, citing irreconcilable differences.[64] They share custody of their daughter.[65] Pacheco and their daughter made cameo appearances in the film American Hustle.
Renner is a fan of the San Francisco 49ers.[71] He narrated the NFL Network documentary series The Timeline episode "A Tale of Two Cities", which chronicles the history of the team's rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys, with Renner narrating from the San Francisco perspective and the Dallas perspective narrated by actor Sam Elliott.[72] Renner also narrated the introductory video for the grand opening of Levi's Stadium.[73]
On January 1, 2023, Renner was hospitalized after suffering blunt chest trauma and 38 broken bones.[74] He saved his nephew from being run over by his snowplow, but was hit himself,[75][76][77][78] by a snowcat weighing 14,330 pounds (6,500 kg).[79] Renner was flown by helicopter[80] to Renown Regional Medical Center (the region's only trauma center).[81] Renner underwent surgery and remained in the intensive care unit in critical condition.[77] By January 17, Renner was released from the hospital and had returned home to continue his recovery.[82] Approximately three months after the accident, Renner was beginning to be able to walk with a cane. Doctors said that Renner's survival was probably aided by his health and fitness.[83] By June 2024, Renner had recovered enough to be the subject of a cover story in that summer's issue of Men's Health magazine, which included his first-person recollection of the accident and a detailed description of his injuries.[74]
^"Avengers actor Jeremy Renner visits Sheriff Chuck Allen in Reno". Reno Gazette Journal. August 31, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021. Jeremy Renner, who's known for his role as the superhero with the bullseye-aim in Marvel's "Avengers" movies, was honored as a special deputy sheriff for his support of local law enforcement
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