Which film introduced Jeremy Renner as William Brandt to the Mission: Impossible series?

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol introduced Jeremy Renner as William Brandt.

Released in 2011, Ghost Protocol is the fourth film in the series. Renner’s Brandt is presented as an IMF analyst and field operative whose past connection to Ethan Hunt becomes important to the story.

The film was directed by Brad Bird, making it his first live-action feature. Its major set pieces include Ethan’s climb on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and a confrontation in a Moscow prison.

Brandt returned in Rogue Nation and Fallout, although Jeremy Renner did not appear in those later films. That absence can cause confusion when identifying the movie that first introduced the character.