Patrick Renna

Patrick Renna could have been a one-scene legend forever chased by The Sandlot, but what interests me is how gracefully he has carried that weight. Plenty of child actors either flee their famous role or get trapped inside it; Renna seems to have made peace with Ham Porter while quietly building a second act as a producer and character actor, from Bad Roomies to GLOW to Monster Summer. There is a self-awareness in that path I genuinely respect. He understood early that nostalgia is an asset rather than a cage, and he has managed it like a professional. Few faces say American summer as instantly as his.

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Name (English)

Patrick Renna

Name (Japanese)

パトリック・レナ

Reading

ぱとりっく・れな

Born

March 3, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

• Xhttps://x.com/PatrickRenna
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Renna
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725017

Tags

• Massachusetts
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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