Garrett John Hedlund (born September 3, 1984) is an American actor,
model, and singer of Scandinavian descent. 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) and Triple Frontier (2019).Garrett
John Hedlund was born on September 3, 1984, in Roseau, Minnesota, to
Kristine Anne (née Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund. He is the
youngest of three children, with a brother, Nathaniel, and a sister,
Amanda. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of
Norwegian and German descent. Hedlund was raised on a remote beef
cattle farm near the small town of Wannaska, Minnesota.From an early
age, he has had a great fondness for reading, and during his school
years he participated in ice hockey, track and field, melee fight, and
American football. In the 10th grade, he moved to live with his mother
in Arizona, where 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.
model, and singer of Scandinavian descent. 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) and Triple Frontier (2019).Garrett
John Hedlund was born on September 3, 1984, in Roseau, Minnesota, to
Kristine Anne (née Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund. He is the
youngest of three children, with a brother, Nathaniel, and a sister,
Amanda. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of
Norwegian and German descent. Hedlund was raised on a remote beef
cattle farm near the small town of Wannaska, Minnesota.From an early
age, he has had a great fondness for reading, and during his school
years he participated in ice hockey, track and field, melee fight, and
American football. In the 10th grade, he moved to live with his mother
in Arizona, where 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.
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