(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-01-16 10:13

Brad Renfro attends the New York Premiere for Alfie, held at the Ziegfeld Theatre, in this Oct. 18, 2004, file photo in New York. Renfro's lawyer Richard Kaplan said the 25-year-old actor's body was found in his Los Angeles home early Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. [Agencies]

Brad Renfro, the young actor whose film career began at age 12 with "The Client" before dissolving as he struggled with drug and alcohol problems, has died. He was 25.

His body was found in his Los Angeles home early Tuesday, his lawyer Richard Kaplan said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Renfro served 10 days in jail in May 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and pleading guilty to attempted possession of heroin.

He starred opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in "The Client." His other credits include "Ghost World" and "The Jacket."