Star Wars: 8 Actors Who Could Play Young Han Solo

3. Garrett Hedlund

Whenever I think of Garrett Hedlund, I feel bad for writing him off completely for his underwhelming, even wooden work on Tron: Legacy, but then, in all honesty, how much can you do with the film's relatively piecemeal dialogue? Particularly in his appearance in last year's On the Road, Hedlund proved that he actually can act, and had the right combination of youthful good looks and moxy such that he would make a great Han Solo. Given that the character needs to be at least a few years younger than Harrison Ford's iteration, Hedlund is one of the more serious contenders, as he can play a variety of ages believably, and will certainly be up to the physicality that the role requires. Plus, he actually looks more like Ford than anyone else on this list.
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