Garrett Hedlund
Actor
September 3, 1984 (42 years)
**Garrett John Hedlund** (born September 3, 1984) is an American actor and musician known for his rugged charm, deep resonant voice, and versatile screen presence across Hollywood blockbusters and acclaimed independent cinema.
Raised on a remote cattle farm in Wannaska, Minnesota, Hedlund moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, in his teens, where he took acting lessons before heading to Los Angeles at age eighteen.
He made an immediate breakthrough in 2004, debuting as Patroclus in Wolfgang Petersen's epic *Troy* and starring as high school football player Don Billingsley in Peter Berg's *Friday Night Lights*. He quickly built momentum with leading roles in the vigilante drama *Four Brothers* (2005) and the fantasy adventure *Eragon* (2006).
In 2010, Hedlund starred as Sam Flynn in Disney's sci-fi tentpole *Tron: Legacy* and demonstrated his musical range in the country drama *Country Strong*. He subsequently earned acclaim in auteur-driven cinema, notably as Dean Moriarty in *On the Road* (2012), the Coen brothers' *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), and Angelina Jolie's World War II drama *Unbroken* (2014).
His performance as traumatized veteran Jamie McAllan in Dee Rees's period drama *Mudbound* (2017) garnered widespread critical praise. Subsequent film roles include *Triple Frontier* (2019), *The United States vs. Billie Holiday* (2021), and *Desperation Road* (2023).
On television, Hedlund starred in Steven Soderbergh's HBO miniseries *Mosaic* (2018) and portrays Mitch Keller in Taylor Sheridan's Paramount+ crime drama series *Tulsa King* (2022 to present). In 2022, he also launched a recording career as a country music artist, releasing several original singles.
Raised on a remote cattle farm in Wannaska, Minnesota, Hedlund moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, in his teens, where he took acting lessons before heading to Los Angeles at age eighteen.
He made an immediate breakthrough in 2004, debuting as Patroclus in Wolfgang Petersen's epic *Troy* and starring as high school football player Don Billingsley in Peter Berg's *Friday Night Lights*. He quickly built momentum with leading roles in the vigilante drama *Four Brothers* (2005) and the fantasy adventure *Eragon* (2006).
In 2010, Hedlund starred as Sam Flynn in Disney's sci-fi tentpole *Tron: Legacy* and demonstrated his musical range in the country drama *Country Strong*. He subsequently earned acclaim in auteur-driven cinema, notably as Dean Moriarty in *On the Road* (2012), the Coen brothers' *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), and Angelina Jolie's World War II drama *Unbroken* (2014).
His performance as traumatized veteran Jamie McAllan in Dee Rees's period drama *Mudbound* (2017) garnered widespread critical praise. Subsequent film roles include *Triple Frontier* (2019), *The United States vs. Billie Holiday* (2021), and *Desperation Road* (2023).
On television, Hedlund starred in Steven Soderbergh's HBO miniseries *Mosaic* (2018) and portrays Mitch Keller in Taylor Sheridan's Paramount+ crime drama series *Tulsa King* (2022 to present). In 2022, he also launched a recording career as a country music artist, releasing several original singles.
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Filmography
| 2027 | Criminal (2027) · as Cast |
| 2026 | The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey · as Det. Steve Thomas |
| 2026 | Heartland · as Roy Combs |
| 2025 | Stenbeck (2025) · as Nanny 1 |
| 2024 | Barron's Cove · as Caleb Faulkner |
| 2023 | The Absence of Eden · as Shipp |
| 2023 | Lawmen: Bass Reeves · as Garrett Montgomery |
| 2023 | The Marsh King's Daughter · as Stephen |
| 2023 | Desperation Road · as Russell Gaines |
| 2023 | The Tutor · as Ethan Campbell |
| 2022 | Tulsa King · as Mitch Keller |
| 2021 | Reservation Dogs · as David |
| 2021 | The United States vs. Billie Holiday · as Harry Anslinger |
| 2019 | Dreamland · as Perry Montroy |
| 2019 | Modern Love · as Spence |
| 2019 | Dirt Music · as Luther |
| 2019 | Triple Frontier · as Ben Miller |
| 2018 | Burden · as Mike Burden |
| 2018 | Mosaic · as Joel Hurley |
| 2017 | Mudbound · as Jamie Mcallan |
| 2016 | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk · as David Dime |
| 2015 | Mojave · as Thomas |
| 2015 | Pan · as James Hook |
| 2014 | Unbroken · as John Fitzgerald |
| 2014 | Lullaby · as Jonathan |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis · as Johnny Five |
| 2012 | On the Road · as Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady |
| 2011 | Tron: The Next Day · as Sam Flynn |
| 2010 | Country Strong · as Beau Hutton |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy · as Sam Flynn |
| 2007 | Death Sentence · as Billy Darley |
| 2007 | Georgia Rule · as Harlan Wilson |
| 2006 | Eragon · as Murtagh |
| 2005 | Four Brothers · as Jack Mercer |
| 2004 | Friday Night Lights · as Don Billingsley |
| 2004 | Troy · as Patroclus |