Jeremy Renner says he relives snowplough accident "every night"
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner has revealed he relives his snowplough accident "every night".
Renner, who plays Clint Barton in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had been helping his adult nephew tow his car out of the snow when the terrifying incident occurred in January 2023.
The Hawkeye star suffered major blood loss after he was struck by a snowplough, as well as blunt chest trauma and thirty broken bones.
Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Renner explained how the accident has had a lasting impact on him.
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"I relive it every night. It's in my visions. It's in my dreams and my waking thoughts," he said. "The doctor said I even broke my taint. How do you break a taint?"
The actor went on to share his appreciation for the hospital staff who cared for him, as well as his family and "probably a divine intervention as well."
He added: "It took the collective of all these people. That's the power of love. It's a slow burn. Man, I tell you. I can barely speak."
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Renner returned to work in January, a year on from the accident, to reprise his role of Mike McLusky in Paramount+ crime drama Mayor of Kingstown. Production on the show's upcoming third season has since finished, with episodes set to premiere on June 2.
The actor revealed that he experienced mixed feelings as he returned to a fictional world while he recovered from his physical injuries.
"To try and create some truth and then get the audience to believe it, while I'm just trying to learn to walk again, to put one foot in front of the other and not get up in agony. I'm doing all these things to find my footing on the planet again," he said.
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"The idea of going into a fictional world — I have to be honest with you, I had to really consider, 'Is this something I really want to do?'"
On the challenges he experienced on set, Renner added: "They go, 'And action!' And I was [asleep]. We realised they worked me too hard, too many hours, too many days in a row.
"What I'm willing to do is everything, but what I'm able to do is a different thing."
Mayor of Kingstown airs on Paramount+.
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