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Brad Pitt and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)

Garrett Hedlund and Christian Convery in Barron's Cove (2024)

Garrett Hedlund, Guy Lockard, and Raúl Castillo in Barron's Cove (2024)

Stephen Lang and Garrett Hedlund in Barron's Cove (2024)

Garrett Hedlund in The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)

Sylvester Stallone, Garrett Hedlund, and Dashiell Connery in Tulsa King (2022)

Martin Starr and Garrett Hedlund in Tulsa King (2022)

Sylvester Stallone and Garrett Hedlund in Tulsa King (2022)

Tom Wilkinson and Garrett Hedlund in Burden (2018)

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Garrett Hedlund and Andrea Riseborough in Burden (2018)

Ben Affleck, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, and Garrett Hedlund in Triple Frontier (2019)

Ben Affleck, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, and Garrett Hedlund in Triple Frontier (2019)

John Goodman, Oscar Isaac, and Garrett Hedlund in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Garrett Hedlund and Jason Mitchell in Mudbound (2017)

Garrett Hedlund and Carey Mulligan in Mudbound (2017)

Garrett Hedlund, Dee Rees, and Jason Mitchell in Mudbound (2017)

Mary J. Blige, Garrett Hedlund, Rob Morgan, Joshua J. Williams, and Kennedy Derosin in Mudbound (2017)

Garrett Hedlund in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

Chris Tucker, Mason Lee, Garrett Hedlund, and Joe Alwyn in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

Vin Diesel, Garrett Hedlund, and Joe Alwyn in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

Chris Tucker and Garrett Hedlund in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

Garrett Hedlund and Joe Alwyn in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

Garrett John Hedlund was born in Roseau, Minnesota to Kristi Anne (Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund. He has two older siblings, Nathaniel and Amanda. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of German and Norwegian ancestry.

Garrett spent his early years growing up on a farm in a small town. When he was in the ninth grade, he moved to Scottsdale, Arizona with his mother and took private acting lessons. Immediately upon graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. One month later, he landed the role of Achilles' cousin Patroclus in the major feature Troy (2004) opposite Brad Pitt. His next feature was Friday Night Lights (2004). starring Billy Bob Thornton, in which Garrett played a high-school football player. He then landed a starring role opposite Mark Wahlberg in Four Brothers (2005), playing one of four brothers whose mother is murdered. He also starred opposite Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde in Tron: Legacy (2010), the long-awaited sequel to the science-fiction cult classic Tron (1982).

Garrett Hedlund at an event for Death Sentence (2007)

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