10 Things You Don’t Know About ‘Barron’s Cove’ Star Garrett Hedlund

Screen star Garrett Hedlund, 40, takes a dark turn in the drama Barron’s Cove as a grieving father seeking justice for his murdered son when he realizes the complicated nature of revenge.

While he’s sunk his teeth into the challenging role of a questionable character, he’s also slated to play a real-life Colorado lawman in the upcoming Paramount+ miniseries Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey.

Here are 10 things you don’t know about Garrett.

1. Garrett is the youngest of three children. He has a brother, Nathaniel, and a sister, Amanda.

2. He was raised on a remote cattle farm near the small town of Wannaska, Minn.

3. While attending high school in Arizona — where he moved with his mother following his parents’ divorce — he saved his tips from working as a waiter to pay for lessons with an acting coach.

4. As a teen jock, he participated in track and field, wrestling and football.

5. At 19, he gained 30 pounds of muscle and made his feature film debut in the drama Troy, playing Patroclus — the younger cousin of Brad Pitt’s Achilles.

6. He reportedly turned down the role of Christian Grey in the film adaptation of E.L. James’ best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey, clearing the way for Jamie Dornan.

7. He is a skilled guitarist and violinist.

8. In the 2004 football drama Friday Night Lights, Tim McGraw played his dad — and the country crooner would become godfather to Garrett’s now 4-year-old son, Rhodes, who he shares with ex Emma Roberts.

9. After breaking his arm snowboarding, he was not able to attend the London premiere of 2006’s Eragon with his fellow cast members.

10. In addition to Scream Queens alum Emma, the Hollywood actor previously romanced Kirsten Dunst, Leighton Meester, Rashida Jones and Lindsay Lohan.