Garrett Hedlund is well known in Hollywood for his meticulous approach to casting. Many of his films have become box-office, including the large-scale films "Troy" and "Tron: Legacy". The actor is popular, because the schedule of his future film works is scheduled for several years in advance.
Biography of Garrett Hedlund
The future actor Garrett Hedlund was born on September 3, 1984 in a family of Swedish immigrants who moved to the United States to work. Garrett has a brother Nathaniel and a sister Amanda.
The boy's carefree childhood ended when he turned 14 and his parents divorced. Garrett stayed with his mother, Christine Hedlund. They moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. Realizing the possibilities of a big city, an active teenager began to develop himself. Garrett became interested in football, entered an acting school and began participating in wrestling competitions among students. Hedlund overtook his peers in height - he was 189 cm, which allowed him as a beginner to win the games and attract the attention of the public.
After a while, representatives of modeling agencies noticed a young attractive guy. He signed a contract with a local office and was able to appear in the pages of teen magazines even at school age.
Despite the successful steps in the modeling business and remarkable success in sports, Garrett decides to connect his life with acting. After leaving school, the young guy moved to Los Angeles.
Career and work of Garrett Hedlund
A month after arriving in an unfamiliar city, Hedlund found a job. The aspiring actor successfully landed the role of Patroclus in the film Troy, based on Homer's poem The Iliad. The role was insignificant, but it gave an excellent start in the career of a young actor.
2004 was a very productive year for Garrett Hedlund. After a successful film premiere of the historical film "Troy", the actor got a role in the sports drama "In the Rays of Glory" (2004) and the crime thriller "Blood for Blood" with Mark Wahlberg (2005). Both films proved to be financially successful and paid off at the box office. Critics and audiences in general have responded positively to the films.
However, in 2007, the actor made a mistake in choosing a film project. Garrett agreed to participate in the comedy melodrama Georgia Tough, starring Lindsay Lohan. The film received a low rating and almost failed at the box office, which did not save even the participation of actress Jane Fonda in the film.
In 2010, Hedlund landed a prominent role in the sci-fi film Tron: Legacy, released as a sequel to the 1982 film Tron. The actor appeared on the screen as Sam Flynn - the son of the protagonist, who is obsessed with the idea of finding his missing father. A year later, after the premiere of the film, Garrett was preparing to shoot for a sequel, but soon his film production was closed. As the actor later admitted, the film studio stopped filming due to fears that the scientific genre might not like the majority of viewers and fail at the box office.
In 2012, Garrett took an interest in independent cinema. The first film in the new category was On the Road with Kristen Stewart, based on the novel of the same name. The film did not even half pay off, but it was nominated for the Palme d'Or for excellent direction.
Two years later, in 2014, the successful actor caught the attention of Angelina Jolie. As an aspiring filmmaker, she hired Garrett to play a supporting role in the serious drama Unbroken. According to rumors, in order to participate in this motion picture, the actor refused to play Christian Gray in the acclaimed film "50 Shades of Gray".
In 2015, another film featuring Garrett Hedlund was released. Director Joe Wright presented his film version of The Adventures of Peter Pan (film "Pan: A Journey to Never Land"), where Garrett played the positive role of James Hook.
Along with his work in films, Garrett Hedlund was in demand as a model. The Yves Saint Laurent perfume house has chosen the actor as the face of its new fragrance, La Nuit de l'Homme.
In 2017, Garrett played a minor, but striking role of a former military man undergoing post-traumatic stress disorder in the historical drama Mudbound Farm, based on the book by Hillary Jordan. The film received high praise from film critics and awards in various nominations.
Actor Garrett Hedlund in 2018
In January 2018, the actor starred in the crime detective "Mosaic" with Sharon Stone. Garrett played a young artist who happened to be involved in the murder of a famous writer.
Another premiere this year is the drama Burden, starring Hedlund. The film raises the issue of racism.
In 2018, the shooting of the crime thriller "Triple Border" began, which will be released in 2019. The action of the motion picture unfolds around a group of ordinary people working on the border of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, which is considered the most criminal and dangerous place. Garrett Hedlund's film partners will be Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam and Oscar Isaac.
Garrett Hedlund's personal life
In 2012, on the set of On the Road, Garrett met Hollywood star Kirsten Dunst, who is two years older than him. At first, the actors just became friends, but later it grew into mutual sympathy. Three years later, the couple got engaged and were planning a wedding in 2016. But shortly before the appointed date, the couple broke up for unknown reasons.
Garrett became depressed, but a few months later the paparazzi captured Garrett with actress Diana Kruger, who at that time also broke up with her boyfriend. Young people walked around New York and dined in a cafe. But, apparently, the relationship did not develop, since the two stars were no longer seen together.
In March 2018, rumors circulated about an affair between Garrett Hedlund and Angelina Jolie, whom he met on the set of Unbroken in 2014.
