Brad Renfro

ブラッド・レンフロ　/　ぶらっど・れんふろ

American actor

July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008　・　Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee
actor
musician
screenwriter

My Take

Brad Renfro is one of those actors who makes you genuinely sad when you think about what was lost. He was cast in The Client at eleven years old with zero acting experience — just a kid from a Knoxville trailer park — and somehow held his own opposite Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon. That raw, unpolished quality never really left him, and it became his signature: he could play vulnerability and menace in the same breath in films like Apt Pupil and Ghost World. He clearly had more ambitions too, dabbling in music and screenwriting like he was always reaching for more ways to say something. He died in January 2008 at just twenty-five, and that quiet fact still stings. Some careers get to be legends through longevity; his became one through sheer, undeniable talent packed into too short a window.

Overview

Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor. He made his film debut at age 11 with a starring role in The Client (1994). Renfro went on to appear in 21 feature films, winning several awards. Prior to being cast in The Client, Renfro had no acting background and was living with his grandmother in a trailer park.

1. Profile

Name (English): Brad Renfro
Name (Japanese): ブラッド・レンフロ
Reading: ぶらっど・れんふろ
Born: July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dog
Origin: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / musician / screenwriter / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Central High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%AD