Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#451
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Jeremy Renner works on versatility rather than volume, and the catalogue keeps proving that the quieter choice was the correct one.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Jeremy Renner appears in 33 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Jeremy. Arrival is the clearest case: a film rated 9.1 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for mystery, comedy, thriller. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Rian Johnson, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Brad Baruh and others, Jeremy Renner helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Arrival (2016) as Ian Donnelly · Avengers: Endgame (2019) as Clint Barton / Hawkeye · The Avengers (2012) as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Career snapshot
Ranked #451 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
33
2002–2025
Career length
23 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
9.1
Arrival
Average Nutevio score
6.9
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.2
Avengers: Endgame
Most frequent director
Anthony Russo
2 films together
Longest collaboration
2×
With Anthony Russo
Most common genre
Action
12 titles
Average runtime
1h 51m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.1
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
7.0
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2020s
7.0 average MV
The 2020s are where the work and the material meet. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Netflix Tudum 2025, Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2020s
7.0
Across 6 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2020s
7.0
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2010s
1 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Avengers: Endgame, Arctic Dogs, Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe.
Most productive era
2010s
20 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 6.55 films | 7.36 films | — |
| Action | 6.21 film | 7.210 films | 7.41 film |
| Thriller | 6.34 films | 6.95 films | 7.21 film |
| Comedy | — | 6.13 films | 7.21 film |
| Sci-Fi | — | 9.11 film | — |
| Crime | 5.72 films | 6.75 films | — |
| Romance | — | 6.31 film | — |
| Horror | 5.92 films | 6.11 film | — |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
2002Dahmer
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Jeffrey Dahmer.
First Nutevio masterpiece · Highest rated performance · Career peak
2016Arrival
The first film here to clear 9.0 on our scale — a threshold fewer than one film in ten reaches. 9.1 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer. Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
The current state of the argument, as Self.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
33 of 33 films
as Ian Donnelly
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Directed by Anthony Russo
as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Directed by Joss Whedon
as Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
Directed by Unknown
as Cory Lambert
Directed by Taylor Sheridan
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
Showing 24 of 44 titles · 47 total credits · active 2002–2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Dr. Nat Sharp
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025 · Self
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · TV · Speedy Raulerson (Uncredited)
Rennervations
2023 · TV · Self · Executive Producer
Incredible Animal Journeys
2023 · TV · Self - Narrator (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022 · Self - Clint Barton
Black Widow
2021 · Clint Barton / Hawkeye (voice) (uncredited)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021 · Clint Barton / Hawkeye (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021 · TV · Self - Clint Barton / Hawkeye (archive footage)
Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · TV · Mike McLusky · Executive Producer
Marvel Studios Legends
2021 · TV · Clint Barton / Hawkeye (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hawkeye
2021 · TV · Clint Barton / Hawkeye
What If...?
2021 · TV · Clint Barton / Hawkeye (voice)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Arctic Dogs
2019 · Swifty (voice)
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
2019 · Self
Tag
2018 · Jerry Pierce
Wind River
2017 · Cory Lambert
The House
2017 · Tommy
Knightfall
2017 · TV · Executive Producer
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Arrival
2016 · Ian Donnelly
The Founder
2016 · Producer
The defining work
#1
Ian Donnelly
Arrival (2016)
Performance score9.2
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Ian Donnelly gives Jeremy Renner a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Performance score8.4
Avengers: Endgame asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Clint Barton / Hawkeye is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Clint Barton / Hawkeye
The Avengers (2012)
Performance score8.3
The Avengers asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Clint Barton / Hawkeye is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame"
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
Performance score8.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Self - Actor, "Avengers: Endgame" is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Ian Donnelly
Start here. Arrival is the clearest statement of what Jeremy Renner does — accessible, 116 minutes, and rated 9.1 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Jeremy at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
The Avengers (2012)
A deliberate change of key after Arrival — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Wind River (2017)
A deliberate change of key after The Avengers — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
A deliberate change of key after Wind River — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
A deliberate change of key after Avengers: Endgame — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Joss Whedon
Director
2 films together
Notably The Avengers
Denis Villeneuve
Director
2 films together
Notably Arrival
Anthony Russo
Director
2 films together
Notably Avengers: Endgame
Clark Johnson
Director
1 film together
Notably S.W.A.T.
Asia Argento
Director
1 film together
Notably The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
Niki Caro
Director
1 film together
Notably North Country
Andrew Dominik
Director
1 film together
Notably The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Director
1 film together
Notably 28 Weeks Later
Kathryn Bigelow
Director
1 film together
Notably The Hurt Locker
Ben Affleck
Director
1 film together
Notably The Town
Brad Bird
Director
1 film together
Notably Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Kenneth Branagh
Director
1 film together
Notably Thor
Tony Gilroy
Director
1 film together
Notably The Bourne Legacy
David O. Russell
Director
1 film together
Notably American Hustle
Michael Cuesta
Director
1 film together
Notably Kill the Messenger
Christopher McQuarrie
Director
1 film together
Notably Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Taylor Sheridan
Director
1 film together
Notably Wind River
Jeff Tomsic
Director
1 film together
Notably Tag
Cate Shortland
Director
1 film together
Notably Black Widow
Brad Baruh
Director
1 film together
Notably Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Director
1 film together
Notably Netflix Tudum 2025
Rian Johnson
Director
1 film together
Notably Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Amy Adams
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Forest Whitaker
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Michael Stuhlbarg
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Mark O'Brien
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Tzi Ma
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Abigail Pniowsky
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Julia Scarlett Dan
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Jadyn Malone
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Frank Schorpion
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Lucas Chartier-Dessert
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Christian Jadah
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
Actor
1 film together
Notably Arrival
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Denis Villeneuve
Director
2 films together · 8.3 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
ArrivalAnthony Russo
Director
2 films together · 8.1 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Avengers: EndgameJoss Whedon
Director
2 films together · 7.9 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The AvengersCate Shortland
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Black WidowTaylor Sheridan
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Wind RiverKathryn Bigelow
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Hurt LockerNiki Caro
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
North CountryRian Johnson
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryBrad Baruh
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of HawkeyeChristopher McQuarrie
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationBen Affleck
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The TownBrad Bird
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolAndrew Dominik
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordKenneth Branagh
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
ThorDavid O. Russell
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
American HustleJeff Tomsic
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
TagMichael Cuesta
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Kill the MessengerJuan Carlos Fresnadillo
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
28 Weeks LaterTony Gilroy
Director
1 film together · 6.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Bourne LegacyClark Johnson
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
S.W.A.T.Asia Argento
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All ThingsBeth McCarthy-Miller
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Netflix Tudum 2025Six degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Recognition
1 win
1 win · latest 2017
Arrival
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Arrival
as Ian Donnelly
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
The Immigrant
as "Orlando the Magician" / Emil
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Arrival
as Ian Donnelly
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Black Widow
as Clint Barton / Hawkeye (voice) (uncredited)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Arrival
as Ian Donnelly
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Jeremy Renner has known it for a long time.”
“If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?”
“Language is the foundation of civilization. It is the glue that holds a people together.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
| Nutevio Performer Score | 8.0 | 9.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Career ranking | #390 of 681 | #1 of 681 |
| Awards on file | Unknown | 3 recorded |
| Oscar wins | Unknown | 1 |
| Oscar nominations | Unknown | 5 |
| Average Nutevio score | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Genres | Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History |
| Directors | Denis Villeneuve | Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese |
| Performance DNA | Drama, Screen presence, Rewatchability | Transformation, Drama, Screen presence |
| Career timeline | 2016–2016 | 2006–2026 |
| Most iconic role | Ian Donnelly — Arrival | Odysseus — The Odyssey |
| Most rewatchable film | Arrival | Interstellar |
| Filmography | 1 catalogue film | 4 catalogue films |
Films together
Nothing in common in the library yet.
Shared directors
Nothing in common in the library yet.
Shared collections
Best Time Travel Movies, Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies, Best Movies of the 2010s, Sci-Fi Movies, Drama Movies
Matt Damon edges ahead here — a higher floor across a comparable body of work.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
23 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Editor's Icon
Awarded
Named by our desk for a body of work we return to when we need to explain what screen acting is for.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Action Legend
Awarded
12 catalogue titles in action, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Arrival
as Ian Donnelly
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Arrival
as Ian Donnelly
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
The Immigrant
as "Orlando the Magician" / Emil
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Arrival
as Ian Donnelly
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Avengers: Endgame
as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Black Widow
as Clint Barton / Hawkeye (voice) (uncredited)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
The Town
as James "Jem" Coughlin
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Arrival
as Ian Donnelly
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
Across the library
Every Nutevio collection this name turns up in, and how high they rank there.
Collection footprint
Appears in 11 Nutevio collections
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