Garrett John Hedlund 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, as Sam Flynn in Tron: Legacy, and as Dean Moriarty in the film On the Road.
Young Hollywood Award for Actor of the Year; Glamour Award for Man of The Year
Nominations
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male
Movies
Tron: Legacy, Pan, On the Road, Country Strong, Unbroken, Four Brothers, Mojave, Eragon, Troy, Friday Night Lights, Inside Llewyn Davis, Death Sentence, Georgia Rule, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Lullaby, Mudbound, Tron: The Next Day, Untitled Tron: Legacy Sequel, Burden
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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Muscular physique
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Light bold blue eyes
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Deep resonant voice
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[on being inspired by co-star Hugh Jackman on the set of Pan] Hugh's amazing. He sets a standard for young males all over the place. He puts 110 percent into everything he does, including fitness. Hugh and I trained with this wonderful trainer named David Kingsbury. We got some gym sessions in together. It's a lot to keep up with, but it's wonderful to see someone who works out as hard as he does, it's inspiring.
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When Terrence Howard and I worked together [on John Singleton's Four Brothers (2005)], he showed me what was basically the first thing I ever learned on a guitar. It was a little Spanish number. But by the time we started working on On the Road (2012) together, five years later, I'd obviously learned how to play more, so Terrence came to my room with a guitar and played a song, and then I played a song, and then he played a song, and then I played a song - this must have gone back and forth about 12 times. It was nice to have been able to do that.
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A great amount of good is always evened out by a great amount of bad. I find it's best to acknowledge that weird balance.
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I've always had a longstanding dream, ever since I was a kid, where I was running on a big lake of ice and I kept running and kept running, just about to where I was trying to get to, and I fell through the ice, and then I couldn't find the hole where I fell through to get back out again. It was always like this certain thing where I could only get so far before everything collapses. So I guess it's a bit of living in fear. But I don't try to put it that way, because I feel that is going to pull everything you fear toward you. It's about acknowledging the fear for about five percent, and then ninety-five percent goes into shrugging it all off.
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Everything to me in life is like the second scratch.
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I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.
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[on Friday Night Lights (2004)]: I grew up on a farm, and Lucas in the jungles of Alabama, so I think we adapted very well. It's just a lot that these guys are holding on their shoulders at such a young age. There's a lot they're dealing with, the town pressure or support, their home life, all of that causes a sense of internal insecurities. These guys are realizing how crazy it is that they're going through all this at such a young age.
His father is of Swedish descent. His mother is of three quarters German and one quarter Norwegian ancestry.
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Broke his arm snowboarding and could not attend the London premiere of Eragon (2006) with his fellow cast members.
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Attended Horizon High School in Phoenix, Arizona but graduated a semester early to pursue acting.
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Current residence: In an apartment in Los Angeles (which he bought with the money he made from Troy (2004)).
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When he was 15, went to various punk rock shows to photograph the bands and their fashions.
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Enjoys hunting and the outdoors.
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Grew up on a farm that only got one radio station, that played country music. The airwaves were dominated by Tim McGraw, who later went on to star as his father in Friday Night Lights (2004).
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Participated in ice skating, wrestling and football during high school.
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Parents divorced when he was a young boy.
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Is a huge fan of punk rock.
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Nominated for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male for "Troy" in the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.
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Family: mother Kristi, father Robert, older brother Nathaniel and older sister Amanda.
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Ran track and field during high school.
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Gained at least 30 lbs. of muscle for the role of Patroclus in Troy (2004), then gained another 20 for the role of Don Billinsley in Friday Night Lights (2004) - only to slim back down for the role of Jack Mercer in Four Brothers (2005)
performer: "Can't Help It" / writer: "Can't Help It"
Lullaby
2014/II
performer: "Fall apart"
Country Strong
2010
performer: "Silver Wings", "Friends in Low Places", "Hard Out Here", "Chances Are", "Give In To Me", "Hide Me Babe", "Turn Loose All The Horses", "Timing Is Everything"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Made in Hollywood
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself
Today
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself
A Doppelgänger and the Desert: Making Mojave
2016
Video short
Himself
2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special
2016
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition
2015
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2007-2015
TV Series
Himself
20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2015
TV Special
Himself
The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Sidewalks Entertainment
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Q with Jian Ghomeshi
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Cinema 3
2012
TV Series
Himself
Rencontres de cinéma
2012
TV Series
Himself
MSN Exclusives
2012
TV Series
Himself
13th Annual Young Hollywood Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Actor of the Year Film
Installing the Cast of 'TRON: Legacy'
2011
Video documentary short
Himself
Launching the 'TRON: Legacy'
2011
Video documentary short
Himself
The Tron Phenomenon
2011
Video documentary short
Himself
Visualizing 'TRON: Legacy'
2011
Video documentary short
Himself
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
CMT Hot 20 Countdown
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Jump Start Live
2011
TV Series
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2010
TV Series
Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2010
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2010
TV Series
Himself
Entertainment Tonight
2010
TV Series
Himself
Inside the Inheritance Trilogy: The Magic of 'Eragon'
2007
Video documentary
Himself
CMT Greatest Moments: Tim McGraw
2006
TV Special
Himself
ESPY Awards
2005
TV Special
Himself
'Friday Night Lights': The Story of the 1988 Permian Panthers
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Tim McGraw: Under the Friday Night Lights
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
HBO First Look
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Young Hollywood Award
Young Hollywood Awards
Actor of the Year
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
INOCA
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
Best Supporting Actor
On the Road (2012)
2011
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
$6 Million
