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Garrett Hedlund

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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).
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous

Auditioned for two Marvel roles, Steve Rogers/Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Peter Quill/Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
Won the role of Patroclus in Troy (2004) only one month after arriving in Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
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)--then slimmed back down for the role of Jack Mercer in Four Brothers (2005).
Grew up as a huge fan of Tim McGraw and wound up playing his son in Friday Night Lights (2004).
His then-girlfriend Emma Roberts announced via Instagram post on 31 August 2020 that they are expecting their first child, a boy.

[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.
I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.
Everything to me in life is like the second scratch.
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.
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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