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Garrett Hedlund

American actor (born )

Garrett John Hedlund (born September 3, [1]) is an American actor and musician. His films include Troy (), Friday Night Lights (), Four Brothers (), Eragon (), Death Sentence (), Tron: Legacy (), Country Strong (), On the Road (), Inside Llewyn Davis (), Unbroken (), Pan (), Mudbound (), Triple Frontier (), and The Marsh King's Daughter ().[2]

Early life

Garrett John Hedlund was born on September 3, , in Roseau, Minnesota, to Kristine Anne (née Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund.[1] His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of Norwegian and German descent.[3][4] 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 tiny town of Wannaska, Minnesota,[5][6][7] in the Scandinaviandiaspora.[8]

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.[9] During his school years he participated in ice hockey, track and field, wrestling, and American football.[10] In Arizona he saved his tips from operational as a waiter to settle for lessons with acting coach Jean Fowler, with whom he worked on speeches and script material.[11][12]

Six months after graduating from Horizon High School,[13] he moved to Los Angeles.[14]

Career

– Early perform and breakthrough

In , Hedlund moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.[14] As a teenager, Hedlund modeled for L.L.

Bean and Teen Magazine.[15]

At the age of nineteen,[16] Hedlund made his debut in his first feature film playing Patroclus, younger cousin of Achilles played by Brad Pitt[17] in the mythological epic adventure war drama Troy,[18] directed by Wolfgang Petersen.[19] The film was released on May 14, [20][21]

That same year, he also co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton, Amber Heard and Tim McGraw as Don Billingsley in the sports drama Friday Darkness Lights, where McGraw played his abusive father.[22] In , he co-starred with Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson and André Benjamin in the crime drama Four Brothers as Jack Mercer.[23][24]

He co-starred with Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou and John Malkovich in the fantasy / adventure clip Eragon as Murtagh Morzansson.[25] This 20th Century Fox film is an international co-production between Joined States, United Kingdom and Hungary.

In October , it was announced that the actors from the Eragon film would advance their voices to the game adaptation.[26] Hedlund lends his image and voice to his personality Murtagh in the video gameEragon.[27]

In , he co-starred with Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda and Cary Elwes in the comedy Georgia Rule, directed by Garry Marshall.[28] That same year, he co-starred with Kevin Bacon in the crime thriller Death Sentence,[29] directed by James Wan.

In this film Hedlund plays the main villain Billy Darley.[30]

– Tron: Legacy and worldwide recognition

In , Hedlund played Sam Flynn, the main protagonist in the science fiction / action film Tron: Legacy, acting alongside Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde.[31] Hedlund won a "Darwinian casting process" which tested hundreds of actors, being chosen for having the "unique combination of intelligence, wit, humor, stare and physicality" that the producers were looking for in Flynn's son.

Hedlund trained hard to do his own stunts, which included jumping over cars and copious wire and harness work.[32] The film was released on December 17, , and directed by Joseph Kosinski.[33] It is a sequel to the clip Tron, whose director Steven Lisberger returned to produce.

Like its predecessor, Tron: Legacy has also been described as a cult film.[34][35] Hedlund was also considered by Disney to play Captain America / Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,[36] but had to abandon the venture because his film schedule got in the way of Tron: Legacy.[37]

Hedlund co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester and his Friday Night Lights co-star, country performer Tim McGraw in the musical drama Country Strong, which was released on December 22, [38] He recorded a number of songs for the film including "Chances Are" which appeared on Country Strong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

His performance was adv received by critics. Noting voice similarities between Hedlund and Charlie Robison, Roughstock said "the top song on this album belongs to him" and Country Weekly wrote that of all the songs performed by actors in this film, his was "the most convincing".[39][40] Six other songs, including a duet with Meester, were featured on a second soundtrack titled Country Strong: More Music from the Motion Picture.

On June 7, , Hedlund was named "Man of the Year" at the Glamour Awards.[41][42]

He also co-starred with Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley, Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen as Dean Moriarty in the adventure drama On the Road,[43] produced by Francis Ford Coppola.[44] The film was directed by Walter Salles and based on Jack Kerouac's novel of same name.[45] Hedlund's recital in this film was venerated by critics.

In The Hollywood Reporter, veteran reviewer Todd McCarthy writing "Although the story is Sal / Kerouac’s, the celebrity part is Dean, and Hedlund has the allure for it; among the men here, he’s the one you always see, and the actor effectively catches the character’s impulsive, thrill-seeking, risk-taking, responsibility-avoiding personality."[46]Entertainment Weekly magazine's Owen Gleiberman wrote, "The best thing in the movie is Garrett Hedlund’s performance as Dean Moriarty, whose hunger for life – avid, erotic, insatiable, destructive – kindles a fire that will light the way to a new era.

Hedlund is as hunky as the young Brad Pitt, and like Pitt, he’s a wily, change-up actor".[47]

That similar year, he was an advertising and catwalk model for the Italian fashion firm Prada.[48]

Hedlund was cast as Kaneda Shotaro in the live-action version of Akira[49] but production of the movie was cancelled.[50] Hedlund reportedly turned down the roles of Christian Grey in the film adaptation of E.

L. James' best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey[51] and Finnick Odair in the sequel to the dystopian science fiction / adventure film The Hunger Games titled The Need Games: Catching Fire.[52]

– Established actor

In , Hedlund co-starred with Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver in the French-American jet comedy-drama film Inside Llewyn Davis, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.[53] Hedlund pays homage to a fallen cowboy whose identify is Lane Frost in the music video of the ballad Beautiful War by American rock band Kings of Leon.[54] Also in , he was the image of Yves Saint Laurent Beauté's French men's fragrance "La Nuit de l'Homme".[55][16]

He starred in the drama filmLullaby in , directed by Andrew Levitas.[56] In this film Hedlund sings the main musical theme.[57] That equal year, he co-starred with Jack O'Connell and Domhnall Gleeson in the historical drama Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie.[58][59]

Hedlund played James Hook (future Captain Hook) in the film Pan in , co-starring alongside Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Levi Miller, directed by Joe Wright.[60] In September of that same year, Hedlund wrote the bookThe Art of Pan with Joe Wright and Christopher Grove.[61]

He co-starred with Joe Alwyn and Vin Diesel in the film wardrama filmBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, directed by Ang Lee.[62]

In , he co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the film Mudbound, directed by Dee Rees.[63][64] Also that same year, he co-starred with Sharon Stone as an aspiring artist in Steven Soderbergh's HBO murder mystery drama series Mosaic.[65] It was released in two forms: as an iOS/Androidmobile app and as a television drama.[66] In , Hedlund produced and starred alongside Juno Temple in the limited filmTocsin filmed in Cayman Islands and directed by Frank E.

Flowers.[67] That same year, he was the protagonist of the movie Burden playing Mike Burden, in this dramatic film inspired by true events Hedlund acted alongside Forest Whitaker and Usher.[68]

He co-starred with Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, and Pedro Pascal in the action / adventure film, released by Netflix in and directed by J.

C. Chandor, Triple Frontier recorded between Soacha and Bogotá, where he plays a former Exceptional Forces Soldier in a particular mercenary operation in South America.[69] That same year, he co-stars with Kelly Macdonald in the romantic drama filmDirt Music, directed by Gregor Jordan.[70] This clip is a United Kingdom / Australian co-production and is based on the novel of the same name by Tim Winton;[71][72] Hedlund recorded a number of songs for the film.

In August , a "Dirt Music" soundtrack album (featuring music from the film) was released as a digital download.[73]

Hedlund portrayed controversial U.S. government official Harry J. Anslinger in the biographical filmThe United States vs.

Billie Holiday in , directed by Lee Daniels; Anslinger was actually in his mid 50s to 60s during the setting of the film.[74][75] In September , he stars in the first Stephen Kingpodcast titled Strawberry Spring.[76][77] Hedlund's first single not associated with an acting role, "The Road", was digitally released on January 21, [78] That same year, he co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in the Paramount+ series Tulsa King, playing bartender and ex-bull rider Mitch Keller.[79]

–present

In , he is the protagonist of the film The Tutor, playing Ethan Campbell (a high society professional college tutor).

In this psychological thriller Hedlund acting alongside Noah Schnapp and Victoria Justice.[80] He co-starred with Mel Gibson deed thriller film Desperation Road written by Michael Farris Smith.[81] This same year, he also co-starred with Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn in the film The Marsh King's Daughter, directed by Neil Burger and based on the international bestseller by Karen Dionne.[82]

Personal life

Hedlund is a skilled guitarist and violinist.[10] During the filming of Eragon in Slovakia, his co-star Jeremy Irons was his personal instructor in the development of alternative violin techniques.[83][84]

Relationships

From to , Hedlund was in a relationship with his On the Road co-star Kirsten Dunst.[85][86] Hedlund and Dunst were briefly engaged before eventually breaking up.[87]

In March , Hedlund began a relationship with actress Emma Roberts.[88][89] In August , it was announced that the couple was expecting their first child, a son.[90][91] Roberts gave birth to their son, Rhodes Robert Hedlund, on December 27, in Los Angeles.[92][93][94] Country singer and performer Tim McGraw is godfather to Hedlund's son.[95] In January , it was announced that Hedlund and Roberts had split.[96][97]

Filmography

Film

† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Podcasts

Video games

Music videos

Discography

Soundtrack Country Strong

Soundtrack Dirt Music

Year Song Album Time Ref.

"Dumb Things" Dirt Harmony Soundtrack [73]
"I Will Place My Ship In Order"
"Stolen Car" (trio with: Julia Stone, George Mason)
"Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor" (trio with: Julia Stone, George Mason)
"I'm Here" (trio with: Julia Stone, George Mason)
"Song To The Siren" (trio with: Julia Stone, George Mason)
"Storm Clouds" (trio with: Julia Stone, George Mason)

Soundtrack Tulsa King

Year Song Album Time Ref.

"Ramblin' Man" Tulsa King Soundtrack: Seasons []
"Tush"
"Never Been To Spain"
"Nothing I Can Do About It Now"
"My Rifle, My Pony & Me"
"Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"

Other songs

Chart history

Hedlund's duet with Meester—"Give in to Me"— was the only song to chart as a single, reaching No.

79 on the Billboard Hot and No. 96 on the Canadian Hot

Awards and nominations

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