Brad Renfro

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Brad Renfro
Birth name Bradley Barron Renfro
Born July 25, 1982
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Height 5' 8"
Notable roles Mark Sway in The Client

Brad Renfro born Bradley Barron Renfro (25 July 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA) is an American actor who began acting as a child. In adulthood he has developed a reputation for "bad-boy" antics as a result of problems arising from drug and alcohol abuse.

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[edit] Career

Renfro was ten when he was discovered by Mali Finn, a casting director for Joel Schumacher, director of The Client. He played the title role in the film, adapted from a best-selling John Grisham novel, opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones. The suspense/drama was one of the top-grossing films of 1994.

Brad Renfro has gone on to act in several well-regarded films in his adulthood including 2001's Ghost World and 2005's The Jacket with Keira Knightley and Adrien Brody. In 1995 he won Hollywood Reporter's "Young Star" award and was nominated as one of People Magazine's "Top 30 Under 30." Most recently, Renfro also appeared in, "Watch", a January 2006 episode of the highly acclaimed "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" series, alongside fellow former child actor Ethan Embry.

[edit] Challenges in his personal life

Brad Renfro's police mug shot
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Brad Renfro's police mug shot

Renfro has all too frequently lived up to his "bad boy" image. In 1998 he was charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana, but avoided jail time in a plea deal. In 2001, he was arrested and sentenced to two years probation on charges of trying to steal a $175,000 yacht in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a friend. The men forgot to untie it from the dock and it bounced back as they drove it away, causing damage. Residents caught the thieves and held them until the police arrived. Still only 19 years of age, he was arrested again in May 2001 and charged with underage drinking. In 2002, he was charged with driving without a license and public intoxication. Both charges violated terms of his probation, and he was ordered into an alcohol rehabilitation program.

On December 22, 2005, Renfro was arrested for attempting to purchase heroin during a drug sting operation in Los Angeles's skid row section. He was charged with attempting to possess heroin, a felony in California. Renfro was ordered into drug treatment program in February after he pleaded guilty to charges of trying to buy heroin.

Renfro is currently engaged to Caroline Duncan.

[edit] Selected filmography

Year Film Role
2006 10th and Wolf Vincent
2005 The Jacket The Stranger
2002 American Girl Jay Grubb
2002 Deuces Wild Bobby
2001 Bully Marty Puccio
2001 Tart William Sellers
2001 Ghost World Josh
1998 Apt Pupil Todd Bowden
1997 Telling Lies in America (film) Karchy Jonas
1996 Sleepers Young Michael Sullivan
1995 Tom and Huck Huck Finn
1995 The Cure Erik
1994 The Client Mark Sway

[edit] Trivia

  • He has a sister named Haley Rose
  • His mother's name is Angela; his father is Mark.
  • He dated Gaby Hoffmann.
  • He was raised by his grandmother.
  • Renfro is a proficient guitar player and lists Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page as his idol.
  • He was in the Japanese Resident Evil 2 commercial, acting as Leon.
  • Brad plays in a band called Frodad [1].
  • Brad's cousin is Jesse Haesak lead singer for 10 Years.


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