Garrett John Hedlund is an American actor and musician. His films include Troy (2004), Friday Night Lights (2004), Four Brothers (2005), Eragon (2006), Death Sentence (2007), Tron: Legacy (2010), Country Strong (2010), On the Road (2012), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Unbroken (2014), Pan (2015), Mudbound (2017), Triple Frontier (2019), and The Marsh King's Daughter (2023).
Garrett John Hedlund was born on September 3, 1984, in Roseau, Minnesota, to Kristine Anne (née Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of Norwegian and German descent. He is the youngest of three children, with a brother, Nathaniel, and a sister, Amanda.
Hedlund was raised on a remote beef cattle farm near the small town of Wannaska, Minnesota, in the Scandinavian diaspora.
In the 9th grade, he moved to live with his mother in Arizona. From an early age, he has had a great fondness for reading. During his school years he participated in ice hockey, track and field, wrestling, and American football. In Arizona he saved his tips from working as a waiter to pay for lessons with acting coach Jean Fowler, with whom he worked on speeches and script material.
Six months after graduating from Horizon High School, he moved to Los Angeles.
Date of Birth | 3rd September 1984 |
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Age | 40 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
Country | United States of America |
Current City | Roseau |
Birth Place | Roseau |
Nationality | United States of America |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Language | English |
Reference | IMDB |
Education |
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Horizon High School |
Instruments | voice, guitar, violin |
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Occupation | film actor, singer, model, musician |
The Marsh King's Daughter
Desperation Road
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Triple Frontier
Dreamland
Burden
Mudbound
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Pan
Mojave
Unbroken
Lullaby