Colin Farrell shares update on former co-star Jeremy Renner after snowplough accident

The Irish actor appeared in the 2003 film S.W.A.T. with the injured Marvel star
Colin Farrell has given an update on his friend and former co-star Jeremy Renner
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Escher Walcott10 January 2023
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Colin Farrell has shared that his former co-star and friend Jeremy Renner is “doing good”, after catching up with him in hospital following his snowploughing accident.

Renner, who turned 52 on Saturday, has had two surgeries after suffering blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries when he was crushed by a snowplough near his Nevada home on New Year’s Day.

Farrell, 46, who starred in the 2003 action film S.W.A.T. with Renner, gave an update on the Marvel actor as he spoke with ET on Sunday.

Farrell said: “Yeah, I’ve been in touch and reached out to him. He’s doing good, I believe.

“All prayers are with him.”

Farrell and Renner became friends after playing LAPD partners in the 2003 film S.W.A.T.
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The actors portrayed partners Jim Street and Brian Gamble in the LAPD film, directed by Clark Johnson, which became a huge success after accumulating $207.2 million globally at the box office.

Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam has shared more details on Renner’s accident, saying he had been attempting to clear snow from a driveway, when his 14,000lb snowplough rolled away, and he injured himself trying to get back inside the vehicle.

The Hawkeye star has photos and clips of himself on social media in hospital, as he’s assured fans he is being nursed back to recovery.

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Renner is recovering from injuries sustained in a snowploughing accident
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Farrell’s update on his friend comes ahead of him possibly being awarded a Golden Globe Award tonight as the ceremony takes places in Los Angeles, California.

The actor is nominated for his role as Pádraic Súilleabháin in The Banshees of Inisherin in the best performance by a male actor in a comedy/musical category, along with a host of actors, including Daniel Craig (Glass Onion) and Ralph Fiennes (The Menu).

Farrell also received a nomination for his role at the 28th Critic’s Choice Awards, which takes place this Sunday.

Speaking on his experience on the film, Farrell told ET: “I loved working on this film for probably very obvious reasons.

“The script was extraordinary. I was working with people that I have a lot of love for and that I’ve worked with before and I have a lot of history with.

“And I got to go home, to, you know, my home country, and see parts of the country and shoot in parts of the country that I don’t get to go to very often. It was an extraordinary experience.”

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