GARRETT HEDLUND

Happy Birthday to the actor GARRETT HEDLUND.

At the age of nineteen, Hedlund made his debut in his first feature film playing Patroclus who was the younger cousin of Achilles played by Brad Pitt in the mythological epic adventure war drama TROY (2004), directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

That same year, he also co-starred in the sports drama FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, where McGraw played his abusive father.

In 2005, he co-starred with Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson and André Benjamin in the crime drama FOUR BROTHERS as Jack Mercer.

He co-starred with Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou and John Malkovich in the fantasy / adventure film ERAGON as Murtagh Morzansson.

In 2007, he co-starred in the comedy GEORGIA RULE, directed by Garry Marshall.

That same year, he co-starred with Kevin Bacon in the crime thriller DEATH SENTENCE.

In this film Hedlund plays the main villain Billy Darley.

In 2010, Hedlund plays Sam Flynn the main protagonist in the science fiction / action film TRON: LEGACY, acting alongside Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde.

Hedlund co-starred with Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester and his Friday Night Lights co-star, country musician Tim McGraw in the musical drama COUNTRY STRONG, which was released on December 22, 2010.

He recorded a number of songs for the film including "Chances Are" which appeared on Country Strong: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

He also co-starred with Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley, Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen as Dean Moriarty in the 2012 adventure drama ON THE ROAD produced by Francis Ford Coppola.

In 2013, Hedlund co-starred with Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver in the French-American black comedy-drama film INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

He starred in the drama film LULLABY in 2014, directed by Andrew Levitas.

That same year, he co-starred with Jack O'Connell and Domhnall Gleeson in the historical drama UNBROKEN, directed by Angelina Jolie.

Hedlund played James Hook (future Captain Hook) in the film PAN in 2015.

He co-starred with Joe Alwyn and Vin Diesel in the 2016 film war drama film BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK, directed by Ang Lee.

In 2017, he co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the film MUDBOUND, directed by Dee Rees.

Also that same year, he co-starred with Sharon Stone as an aspiring artist in Steven Soderbergh's HBO murder mystery drama series MOSAIC.

In 2018, Hedlund produced and starred alongside Juno Temple in the short film TOCSIN.

That same year, he was the protagonist of the movie BURDEN.

He co-starred in the action / adventure film, released by Netflix in 2019 and directed by J. C. Chandor, TRIPLE FRONTIER recorded between Soacha and Bogotá, where he plays a former Special Forces Soldier in a particular mercenary operation in South America.

That same year, he co-stars with Kelly Macdonald in the romantic drama film DIRT MUSIC.

Hedlund portrayed controversial U.S. government official Harry J. Anslinger in the biographical film THE UNITED STATES VS BILLIE HOLIDAY in 2021, directed by Lee Daniels.

In 2022, he co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in the Paramount+ series TULSA KING, playing bartender and ex-bull rider Mitch Keller.

In 2023, he is the protagonist of the film THE TUTOR, playing Ethan Campbell (a high society professional college tutor).

In this psychological thriller HEDLUND.

He 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.

This same year, he also co-starred with Mel Gibson action thriller film DESPERATION ROAD written by Michael Farris Smith.