Jeremy Renner’s best role is being a father

Jeremy Renner’s "best role" is being a father.

The 46-year-old actor – who has four-year-old daughter Ava with his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco – may have had a number of starring roles in Hollywood movies but he says his favourite of all is being a dad.

Asked if he has any roles in the pipeline by Collider.com, he said: "I’m just playing my best role to date as a father."

Meanwhile, Jeremy previously revealed he would love to have eight children.

He said: "I’d like to have eight [kids] running around. A gaggle, a little clan. But at this point, that’s not in my future …

"It takes two. Doing it alone is not fun. You want to share the experience. You kind of want a partner. I’ve done so many amazing, cool-ass things in my life – but I think as we get older, there’s more value in doing something with somebody."

And the ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ star is keen for his daughter to "experience adversity" so she will be prepared for anything that life may throw at her.

He explained: "I think my job as a father is make it impossible for her to find the version of a man that I will show her. That’s my job every day. To be consistent, like the stone in the garden. Sometimes it sucks to be the stone but you need to be there. I want to impart self-assuredness, confidence.

"How to find beauty in herself and how to problem solve and overcome things … I want to put her in front of things and have the experience where she has to make decisions. I want her to experience adversity because I think struggle is so important."