40 years old (Born on September 03, 1984)
Actor; He is famous from Tron - Legacy, Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers.
Grew up as a huge Tim McGraw fan, only to play his son in Friday Night Lights. Parents divorced when he was a young boy. Grew up as a huge fan of Tim McGraw only to have him play his father in Friday Night Lights (2004) Ran track in high school. Modeled for L.L. Bean and Teen Magazine before acting.Garrett Hedlund's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Garrett Hedlund
Is of Swedish ancestry.
Ran track in high school
Won the role of Patroclus in Troy (2004) only one month after arriving in Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
Is a huge fan of punk rock.
Enjoys hunting and the outdoors.
Participated in wrestling and football during high school
Participated in wrestling and football during high school.
Participated in ice skating, wrestling, and football in high school.
Grew up on a farm in Roseau, Minnesota.
Attended Horizon High School before becoming an actor.
Has a brother and a sister
Family: mother Kristi, father Robert, older brother Nathaniel, and older sister Amanda.
He attended Horizon High School, but graduated a semester early to pursue acting.
Shows his bare bottom in the movie Four Brothers, a scene that was shot over 12 hours.
Had to gain 30 lbs of muscle to play Patroclus in Troy.
Enjoys hunting and the outdoors
Nominated for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male for "Troy" in the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.
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)
Modeled for LL Bean and Teen Magazine before acting
Is a huge fan of punk rock music.
Current residence: In an apartment in LA (which he bought with the money he made from Troy).
Broke his arm snowboarding and could not attend the London premiere of Eragon with his fellow cast members.
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".
There are rumors that he went to the same high school as Kellan Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen in the upcoming movie, Twilight.
Graduated a semester early from Horizon High school in Phoenix, Arizona
He enjoys staying at home and cooking pasta
When he was 15, went to various punk rock shows to photograph the bands, and their fashions.