All About Jeremy Renner's Daughter Ava Berlin Renner

The “most important person” in actor Jeremy Renner’s life is his beloved daughter, Ava Berlin Renner.

The Avengers actor welcomed Ava, 10, with ex Sonni Pacheco, in March 2013. He was 42 at the time, and he believes becoming a dad later on in life is “the best thing” he’s ever done.

“By then I achieved a lot of things that I wanted to achieve; I’m so blessed for that. Now I can really spend time with the family,” he told Capitol File magazine in September 2014.

The Hawkeye star had to make some adjustments to his very busy filming schedule after welcoming his daughter, saying his “perspective on things” had changed. “The only thing I think about when I’m not with my baby is, How do I get to my baby?” he said. ”I’m very miserable when I don’t see her. I really love being a father.”

Being a dad has changed Renner in other ways, too. "She makes me the best version of me," he said in a PEOPLE exclusive clip for his show Rennervations. "She inspires me to be better."

Ava also inspired him to get better after nearly losing his life in a snowplow accident on New Year’s Day 2023. "I stand up for you, and I am stronger than before because of you," he wrote in a touching post for Ava’s 10th birthday. "I am your father, I am your protector, and I am only yours. I love you."

Since the accident, Renner has gotten back on his feet to spend some quality time with his daughter. In May 2023, the actor shared a video of himself and Ava at the driving range. “Ava’s lesson, Daddy’s therapy @pingtour,” he captioned the clip.

From his sweetest quotes about fatherhood to their adorable joint red carpet appearances, here's everything to know about Jeremy Renner's daughter, Ava Berlin Renner.

Ava was born in March 2013

Ava was born on March 28, 2013, weighing 7 lbs. “They are beyond thrilled,” his spokesperson told PEOPLE in a statement, adding that Pacheco and Ava were both “doing great.”

Jeremy opened up more about Ava’s birth while celebrating her 9th birthday on Instagram in 2022.

"As you took your FIRST breath, gripping my finger tightly (palmers reflex), I instantly understood my directive in life as a father,” he said of the special moment. “That if I do right by you, we will be holding hands as I take my LAST breath."

Jeremy and Pacheco got married just under a year after welcoming Ava, but filed for divorce 10 months later in December 2014, citing “irreconcilable differences." They currently share custody of Ava.

He credits Ava with “healing him” after his snowplow accident

Jeremy was in "critical but stable condition" after a snowplow (said to weigh at least 14,330 lbs.) ran him over on New Year’s Day 2023. The Hurt Locker actor broke more than 30 bones and required multiple surgeries and months of physical therapy.

Just months after the accident, he was up and walking again, and credits his daughter with helping him recover. “Your hugs and your love, have healed me so incredibly fast," he wrote while wishing her a happy 10th birthday on Instagram.

Even Jeremy’s doctor, Dr. Christopher Vincent, said Ava was “one of his strongest motivators” to get up and moving again. "You really reflect on life when something like this happens. It's like, 'Okay, what's important?’ ” he told PEOPLE exclusively.

One year after the accident, Jeremy shared an Instagram post where he called Ava "reason number one" for his recovery.

Alongside a black-and-white photo of him and Ava hugging as they rang in 2024 together, the actor wrote, "As I got better, she got better, less afraid. There is simply no better motivator to recover than to heal your family and friends."