| Garrett Hedlund | |
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Hedlund at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego |
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| Born | Garrett John Hedlund September 3, 1984 Roseau, Minnesota, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Garrett John Hedlund (born September 3, 1984) is an American actor known for his roles in the films Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers, Eragon, Country Strong, for his role as Patroclus in the movie Troy and as Sam Flynn in the film Tron: Legacy.
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Hedlund was born in Roseau, Minnesota, the son of Kristine Anne (née Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund.[1] He has an older brother, Nathaniel, and an older sister, Amanda. Hedlund was raised on a remote beef cattle farm near the small town of Wannaska, Minnesota.[2][3] At fourteen, he moved with his mother to Scottsdale, Arizona. Once he arrived in Arizona, he paid to attend a talent convention with a scouting company called Pro Scout, where he was signed by a talent agency.[2] After graduating from high school, he immediately moved in 2003 to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[4]
His first role was as Patroclus in Troy. The film, which starred Brad Pitt, was released May 14, 2004. He also starred as Don Billingsley in the 2004 drama film Friday Night Lights in which Tim McGraw played his abusive father.
He starred as Jack Mercer alongside Mark Wahlberg in the action/crime film Four Brothers. He next appeared in the film Eragon in a supporting role as Murtagh. In 2007, he starred in the Garry Marshall-directed comedy-drama Georgia Rule, alongside Lindsay Lohan and Jane Fonda. The film, which was released May 11, 2007, was negatively received by critics and failed to surpass box office expectations, only making a lifetime gross of $41 million. He also starred in Death Sentence opposite Kevin Bacon.
In 2010, he played a leading role alongside Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy, a sequel to the 1982 film Tron.[5] The film was released on December 17, 2010.
Hedlund also co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester and reunited with country singer / musician Tim McGraw in the country music drama Country Strong; which was released on January 7, 2011.
He will next appear as Dean Moriarty in the movie of the Jack Kerouac novel On the Road, directed by Walter Salles. The film is scheduled to be released in 2012.
Hedlund lives in a Los Angeles apartment bought with an advance paycheck from his first movie, Troy. During press for Country Strong, Hedlund revealed that he was looking to buy a property in the Nashville area.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Troy | Patroclus | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Breakout Movie Star |
| 2004 | Friday Night Lights | Don Billingsley | |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Jack Mercer | |
| 2006 | Eragon | Murtagh | |
| 2007 | Georgia Rule | Harlan | |
| 2007 | Death Sentence | Billy Darley | |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Sam Flynn | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2010 | Country Strong | Beau Hutton | |
| 2012 | On the Road | Dean Moriarty | completed |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | When I Was 17 | Himself | Season 2 Episode 45 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eragon | Murtagh | Voice |
| Track | Song | Writers | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | "Chances Are" | Nathan Chapman, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose | 3:25 |
| Track | Song | Writers | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Silver Wings" | Merle Haggard | 3:21 |
| 4 | "Hard Out Here" | Hayes Carll[6] | 3:09 |
| 9 | "Turn Loose the Horses" | Hayes Carll | 3:05 |
| 12 | "Give In To Me" (duet with Leighton Meester) |
Billy Falcon, Rose Falcon, Elisha Hoffman | 3:29 |
| 13 | "Hide Me Babe" | Hayes Carll | 3:08 |
| 14 | "Timing Is Everything" | Natalie Hemby, Troy Jones | 3:24 |
Hedlund's duet with Meester—"Give In to Me"— was the only song to chart as a single, reaching #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #96 on the Canadian Hot 100.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout Movie Star | Troy | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Black Reel Awards | Best Ensemble | Four Brothers | Nominated | (Shared with: André Benjamin, Tyrese Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, Sofia Vergara, Terrence Howard, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson) |
| 2011 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor[8] | Tron: Legacy | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Young Hollywood Award | Actor of the Year[9] | Won | ||
| 2011 | Maui Film Festival | Rising Star[10][11] | Won |