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Actor Garrett John Hedlund was born September 3, 1984, in Roseau, MN. He spent his childhood on a cattle farm near Wannaska, MN but moved with his mother to Scottsdale, AZ when he was 14 years old. Hedlund had already been bitten by the acting bug and was signed by a talent agency before he was even out of high school. Graduating in 2003, he immediately moved to Los Angeles, intent on starting an acting career. He made his film debut in Troy less than a year later, in 2004, and also appeared in Friday Night Lights that same year. A role in Four Brothers followed in 2005 and Hedlund's career was off and running --next came Eragon in 2006 and Georgia Rule in 2007. By 2010’s Tron: Legacy, he had stepped up to leading roles. He also sidestepped into a music career with his role in 2011’s Country Strong. Appearing as a country-folk singer, Hedlund honed his guitar and singing skills in order to perform his own pieces in the film and on the resulting film soundtrack album.