His film debut he did it when he was 12 years old in 1994 with the film The client, a film that had as protagonists Tommy lee jones Y Susan Sarandon. The production was directed by Joel schumacher.
But before that, Brad was a stage actor and while he was in a school play that addressed drug problems in youth, he was discovered.
Apparently, the abandonment of his parents and not having a strong hand that knows how to guide him properly, made him take refuge in drugs and in 1998 he was arrested for possession of marijuana and cocaine.
Despite being an actor and having a wealthy life, Renfro allowed himself to be carried away by bad influences and did not stop to demonstrate a behavior full of problems. He was arrested for drunk driving, was involved in an attempted yacht robbery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and his drug problems worsened when he started using heroin.
In addition to having acting talent, Brad excelled in music, played the guitar and always considered himself a fan of the guitarist. Jimmy Page by Led Zeppelin.
Other of his participation in the cinema were Sleepers shot in 1996, by the filmmaker Barry levinson. In 2001 he acted in Ghost world next to Scarlett Johansson Y Thora Birch; in 2002 he participated in the film Young savages and one of his last movies was The Jacket, filmed in 2005.
He had romantic relationships with some well-known actresses such as Gaby hoffman, Hailey johnson Y Daryl Hannah with whom he maintained a lasting romance.
January 15, 2008, Renfro was found dead In his Los Angeles apartment, he was only 25 years old. At first the causes of his death were not known, but on February 8 it was reported that his death was caused by accidental morphine and heroin intoxication.
He was buried at the end of January in his hometown and less than two weeks later, his grandmother Joanne Barron Renfro, who took care of him since he was 5 years old, died at home of natural causes at the age of 76.
Mark foster of the band The People, composed a song in his honor which he called Downtown.