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Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Renner appeared in films throughout the 2000s, mostly in supporting roles. He came to prominence in films such as Dahmer (2002) and Neo Ned (2005), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2009 war thriller The Hurt Locker

Personal life

Renner was born in Modesto, California, the eldest of five children of Valerie Cearley and Lee Renner. He graduated from Fred C. Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. Renner was in a relationship with actress Jes Macallan for two years up until early 2010. He has reportedly been associated with actress Charlize Theron (March 2010).

Career

Renner has made a career out of playing charismatic anti-heroes. He has portrayed an eighteenth-century vampire, a gun-toting alcoholic, and a notorious serial killer, among other film roles. In addition to having done extensive theater work, Renner has starred in several major independent films, including the 2009 Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker (directed by Kathryn Bigelow) which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He received several other major award nominations for Best Actor for this role.

He portrayed serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Dahmer (2002), which earned Renner his first Independent Spirit Award Best Actor nomination. He has also played supporting roles in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, S.W.A.T. and 28 Weeks Later. In 2005 he won the Best Actor award at the Palm Beach International Film Festival for his role in Neo Ned.

In 2010, Renner will appear in Ben Affleck's The Town alongside John Hamm, Blake Lively, Slaine and Michael Yebba and will shoot for The Raven, which is scheduled for release in 2011. Renner was said to have been in talks with Marvel Studios to play the character Hawkeye in the superhero film The Avengers but has since explained that it was pure conjecture with no truth to him actually doing it, but later on June 3, 2010, it was announced that he was in final negotiations to portray the character in the formentioned adaptation of the Avengers comic.




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Jeremy Renner - news / articles


  • Renner not taking over lead in Mission: Impossible - 28 December 2011
    -Jeremy Renner has dismissed rumours suggesting he is set to step into Tom Cruise's shoes and lead the Mission: Impossible film franchise, insisting "there's no taking over" from the movie superstar.-The Hurt Locker actor appears alongside leading man Cruise in the new


  • Renner is a big brother again - 9 December 2011
    -Actor Jeremy Renner has become a big brother at the age of 40 - his father has welcomed another baby into his brood.-The Hurt Locker star reveals his dad Lee recently celebrated the birth of a new son called Theo - although Renner is still adjusting to life as the eld


  • Renner to star in McQueen biopic - 29 April 2011
    -The Hurt Locker star Jeremy Renner is developing a biopic about movie legend Steve Mcqueen.-The actor and his producing partner Don Handfield have formed a production company solely interested in bringing The Great Escape star's life to the big screen.- Music video d

Jeremy Renner - what members say


  • 28 Weeks Later
  • 28 Weeks Later review by from scotland
    Rated - 5.0 stars Zombiefest! 6 January 2012
    ...ie - everything from the performances, the soundtrack, location and the sublime Jeremy Renner (ooooh!) I have watched this over and over and never tired of it. It is rare th...   Read customer review
  • Take
  • Take review by A customer from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars Haunting, powerful and utterly heartbreaking. 14 September 2009
    ...e best independent films I have seen in the past decade. Both Minnie Driver and Jeremy Renner’s performances are nothing short of phenomenal. The direction is superb, the ci...   Read customer review
  • The Hurt Locker
  • The Hurt Locker review by Vivacia from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars "If I'm gonna die, I want to die comfortable." 18 August 2009
    ...sudden and violent end for one of the team. Sergeant First Class William James (Jeremy Renner) is moved in to replace the lost soldier, and he is quick to prove to his fello...   Read customer review

Jeremy Renner - filmography


  • The Town
  • The Town on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Rebecca Hall,  Jon Hamm
    Director: Ben Affleck
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. And a one-square-mile neighbourhood in Boston, called Charlestown, has produced more bank robbers than anywhere in the U.S. One of them is Doug MacRay, the leader of a crew of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves on taking what they want ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 32,311 members
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  • The Town - Blu-ray
  • The Town - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Graham King,  Jon Hamm,  Rebecca Hall
    Director: Ben Affleck
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Boston bank robber Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) falls for a woman his gang had previously taken hostage after feigning a chance meeting with her to ensure that she can't identify them. The son of a tough Charlestown, MA thief, Doug passed on his chance to walk the straight and narrow in favour of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 12,130 members
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  • The Hurt Locker - Blu-ray
  • The Hurt Locker - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Jeremy Renner,  Anthony Mackie,  Brian Geraghty
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Based on the personal wartime experiences of journalist Mark Boal (who adapted his experiences with a bomb squad into a fact-based, yet fictional story), director Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War-set action thriller THE HURT LOCKER presents the conflict in the Middle East from the perspective of those ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 23,625 members
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  • The Hurt Locker
  • The Hurt Locker on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jeremy Renner,  Anthony Mackie,  Brian Geraghty
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 85,918 members
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  • 28 Weeks Later
  • 28 Weeks Later on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Robert Carlyle,  Rose Byrne,  Jeremy Renner
    Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In this sequel to the cult hit "28 Days Later", Britain has been emptied. There's nobody there. It's completely dead. And six months later the Americans arrive to reboot it back up again. But, of course, something goes wrong...
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 64,579 members
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  • Twelve And Holding
  • Twelve And Holding on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Jeremy Renner,  Annabella Sciorra,  Zoe Weizenbaum
    Director: Michael Cuesta
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    "Do You Know Who Your Kids Are?" Michael Cuesta explores this issue with a look at how three best friends cope with the accidental death of one of their friends. A profound and perplexing tale of coming-of-age, revenge and loneliness.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,240 member
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  • Dahmer
  • Dahmer (2002)
    Starring: Jeremy Renner,  Bruce Davison,  Artel Kayaru
    Director: David Jacobson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    One of the most notorious serial killers in America was Wisconsin's Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer's exploits included killing 15 boys and resorting to cannibalism on their corpses. This biographical drama starring Jeremy Renner (TV's ZOE, DUNCAN, JACK & JANE) does not focus on the grisly details of the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 445 members
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  • Monkey Love
  • Monkey Love on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Amy Stewart,  Jeremy Renner,  Seamus Dever
    Director: Mark Stratton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    College senior Amy (Amy Stewart) is stuck-in-a-rut and about to discover there’s nothing like sex to mess with your head and throw a monkey wrench into your life. Living at home with her annoying parents and trapped in a platonic triangle with her two best pals since the 3rd grade, Dil (Jeremy ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 32% from 108 members
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  • Take
  • Take on DVD
    Starring: Minnie Driver,  Jeremy Renner,  Bobby Coleman
    Director: charles oliver
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ana is a mother--desperate to save her marriage and keep from losing her son to a world where he doesn't belong. Saul is a gambling addict--out a job, out of money, and out of time to pay his debts. In an instant, these unlikely strangers' lives collide in unspeakable tragedy. Years later, Ana ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 137 members
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Jeremy Renner facts

5 most recent films

Hansel and Gretel - Witch Hunters - Blu-ray - 5.0 stars
Hansel and Gretel - Witch Hunters - 3.0 stars
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - 4.0 stars
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Town - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - 4.0 stars
The Hurt Locker - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Hurt Locker - 4.0 stars
The Town - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Town - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Hansel and Gretel - Witch Hunters - 3.0 stars
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Hansel and Gretel - Witch Hunters - Blu-ray - 5.0 stars
Monkey Love - 1.5 stars
Dahmer - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Guy Pearce - 3 times - show films
Titus Welliver - 3 times - show films
Christian Camargo - 3 times - show films
Ralph Fiennes - 3 times - show films
Ben Affleck - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Kathryn Bigelow - 3 times - show films
Ben Affleck - 3 times - show films
Tommy Wirkola - 2 times - show films
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo - 2 times - show films
Brad Bird - 2 times - show films

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