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Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund

Actor · Born September 3, 1984 (42) · Roseau, Minnesota, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Garrett John Hedlund, born September 3, 1984 in Roseau, Minnesota, is an American actor of Swedish descent.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 3, 1984 (42)
From
Roseau, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 37% in 30 days

What are Garrett Hedlund's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Morality
21%
Bonds
19%
Survival
13%
Power
10%
Society
10%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 15

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 19
Ally
5 of 19
Shadow
2 of 19
Shapeshifter
2 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Threshold guardian
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
20
Dread
6
Thrilling
4
Contemplative
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet21
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Garrett Hedlund's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Garrett Hedlund's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Det. Steve Thomas

  • Heartland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Roy Combs

  • Barron's Cove(2024)

    as Caleb Faulkner

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Stenbeck(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nanny 1

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Absence of Eden(2023)

    as Shipp

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lawmen: Bass Reeves(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Garrett Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Desperation Road(2023)

    as Russell Gaines

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Marsh King's Daughter(2023)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Tutor(2023)

    as Ethan Campbell

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tulsa King(2022)

    Show 39 episodes · as Mitch Keller

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)

    as Harry Anslinger

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dirt Music(2019)

    as Luther

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dreamland(2019)

    as Perry Montroy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Spence

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Triple Frontier(2019)

    as Ben Miller

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Burden(2018)

    as Mike Burden

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Tocsin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as G

  • Mosaic(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joel Hurley

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Mudbound(2017)

    as Jamie McAllan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk(2016)

    as David Dime

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mojave(2015)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Pan(2015)

    as James Hook

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Unbroken(2014)

    as John Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lullaby(2014)

    as Jonathan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

    as Johnny Five

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • On the Road(2012)

    as Dean Moriarty / Neal Cassady

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • TRON: The Next Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sam Flynn

  • Country Strong(2010)

    as Beau Hutton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Tron: Legacy(2010)

    as Sam Flynn

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Death Sentence(2007)

    as Billy Darley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Georgia Rule(2007)

    as Harlan Wilson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Eragon(2006)

    as Murtagh

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Four Brothers(2005)

    as Jack Mercer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2004)

    as Don Billingsley

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Troy(2004)

    as Patroclus

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Downriver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Violent Talent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 33 of them dated from 2004 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Tron: Legacy (2010)

$400M worldwide

Highest rated

Mudbound (2017)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Tulsa King (2022)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
20042025

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 26% of 27 roles
04091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Garrett Hedlund's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Absence of Eden (2023)

78th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Garrett Hedlund's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles38–89 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles9–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles26–89 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles10–80 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles32–79 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Garrett Hedlund work with?

People who share at least 2 of Garrett Hedlund's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ali Jazayeri shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles