Background and career
Patrick Maxwell Renna (born March 3, 1979) is an American actor and film producer best known for his role as Hamilton "Ham" Porter in the 1993 baseball film The Sandlot. Some of his later projects include Bad Roomies, his first film as a producer; a recurring role on Netflix's hit series GLOW; and the independent film Monster Summer, which released in 2024.
Renna was born on the North End of Boston on March 3, 1979. When he was three, Renna and his family moved to Watertown, Massachusetts, and then to the neighborhood of Dorchester, where he primarily grew up. As a child, Renna played Little League Baseball. He acted in a couple of plays in the Boston area. Renna decided to become an actor after his mother moved to Los Angeles and he joined her. The Sandlot was his first audition, in which Renna was the last to be cast. Renna is married to Jasmin Renna, and they have three children. Renna and his wife are Scientologists and founded the Church of Scientology Mission of Los Feliz, located in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.
The Sandlot (1993) – Hamilton 'Ham' Porter Son in Law (1993) – Zack Warner Summertime Switch (1994) – Modem Beanstalk (1994) – Danny The Big Green (1995) – Larry Musgrove Blue River (1995) – Zoltan Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard (1996) – Glenn Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) – Young Alan Address Unknown (1997) – Bernie Libassi Falling Sky (1998) – Mark Born Bad (1999) – Evan The Secret Life of Girls (1999) – Patrick Speedway Junky (1999) – Bud Dill Scallion (1999) – Patrick P.U.N.K.S. (1999) – Lanny Nygren Everyday (1999) – Buddy Holly Death Worried Guy Poor White Trash (2000) – Ricky Kenworthy Very Mean Men (2000) – Donny Mulroney Ricky 6 (2000) – Ollie Boys Klub (2001) – Country Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) – Jerome The Contract (2002) – Jerry the clerk The Chocolate Fairy (2002) – Bad Boy National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003) – Styles McFee Golf Cart Driving School (2004) – Gene Gamebox 1.0 (2004) – Kaplan The Sandlot 2 (2005) – Hamilton 'Ham' Porter, Flashback scene Dark Ride (2006) – Bill Life Blood (2009) – Dan Bad Roomies (2015) Lavalantula (2015) – Chris Fear, Inc. (2016) Monster Summer (2024) – Umpire You Gotta Believe (2024) – Kliff Young
Salute Your Shorts (1992) – Danucci Peed His Pants Kid, episode "Citizen Pinsky" Boy Meets World (1996) – Kyle Arliss (1996) – Delivery Man Home Improvement (1996), Todd, episode "Mr. Wilson's Opus" The X-Files (1998) – Ronnie Strickland, episode "Bad Blood" ER (1999) – Howie, episode "Truth & Consequences" Judging Amy (2002–2003) – Ronnie Thayer, 2 episodes The Closer (2005) – Jeffrey Over There (2005) – Medic, 2 episodes Boston Legal (2005–2007) – Warren Peters, 3 episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007) – Security Guard Bones (2014) – Pete Dineen Hell's Kitchen (2017) – Himself GLOW (2018) – Cupcake
Houses – Fast Talk (2018) – Ronald Early Jax – "90s Kids" (2021) – Himself
