- Auditioned for two Marvel roles, Steve Rogers/Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Peter Quill/Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
- Won the role of Patroclus in Troy (2004) only one month after arriving in Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
- 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).
- Grew up as a huge fan of Tim McGraw only to have him play his father in Friday Night Lights (2004).
- Is a huge fan of punk rock.
- Attended Horizon High School in Phoenix, Arizona but graduated a semester early to pursue acting.
- Modeled for L.L. Bean and Teen magazine before acting.
- When he was 15, went to various punk rock shows to photograph the bands and their fashions.
- His then-girlfriend Emma Roberts announced via Instagram post on 31 August 2020 that they are expecting their first child, a boy.
- Broke his arm snowboarding and could not attend the London premiere of Eragon (2006) 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 (2004).
- On December 27, 2020, Hedlund became a father when his ex-girlfriend Emma Roberts gave birth to a son name Rhodes Robert Hedlund.
- Ran track and field during high school.
- Good friends with Tron: Legacy (2010) co-star Olivia Wilde.
- Participated in ice skating, wrestling and football during high school.
- Current residence: In an apartment in Los Angeles (which he bought with the money he made from Troy (2004)).
- His father is of Swedish descent, while his mother is of three quarters German and one quarter Norwegian ancestry.
- January 21, 2022, People magazine reported that Garrett Hedlund and girlfriend Emma Roberts had ended their relationship after almost three years and one son together.
- Family: mother Kristi, father Robert, older brother Nathaniel and older sister Amanda.
- Was discovered at a ProScout event.
- Nominated for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male for "Troy" in the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.
- January 23, 2022, two days after his breakup with Emma Roberts made headlines, Garrett was arrested for public intoxication in Franklin County, Tennessee.
- Parents divorced when he was a young boy.
- Enjoys hunting and the outdoors.
- Named the #8 Sexiest Man by Glamour magazine in 2011.
- Born on the same date as Paz de la Huerta.
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