• Modeled for L.L. Bean and Teen Magazine before acting.
• Won the role of Patroclus in "Troy" only one month after arriving in Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Garrett Hedlund was born in Roseau, Minnesota, US. He moved to Scottsdale, AZ in 9th grade.

He played the part of Patroclus, Achilles' cousin, in the movie Troy (2004). He also starred in Friday Night Lights as Don Billingsley, and in Four Brothers with Mark Wahlberg.