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Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Renner appeared in films throughout the 2000s, mostly in supporting roles, and came to prominence with his performances in Dahmer (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Neo Ned (2005), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and The Hurt Locker (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2009 Best Picture-winning war thriller The Hurt Locker. The following year he appeared in the critically acclaimed film The Town. His work as James Coughlin in the film received a nomination for the 2010 Academy Award... MORE

Jeremy Lee Renner (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Renner appeared in films throughout the 2000s, mostly in supporting roles, and came to prominence with his performances in Dahmer (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Neo Ned (2005), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and The Hurt Locker (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2009 Best Picture-winning war thriller The Hurt Locker. The following year he appeared in the critically acclaimed film The Town. His work as James Coughlin in the film received a nomination for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor plus nominations in the Supporting Actor category at the SAG Awards and the Golden Globes. Renner was born in Modesto, California, the first child of Valerie Cearley (née Tague) and Lee Renner, who managed a bowling alley. His parents married as teenagers and divorced when he was ten. He has five younger siblings. Renner is of part Irish ancestry from his mother's side. He graduated from Fred C. Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. Renner's film debut came in 1995 when he played an underachieving student in National Lampoon's Senior Trip. Although the LESS