In 2019, he co-starred with Ben Affleck in the action-adventure film, released by Netflix, "Triple Frontier" recorded between Soacha and Bogotá, where he plays a former Special Forces Soldier in a particular mercenary operation in South America. He co-stars with Kelly Macdonald in the romantic drama film "Dirt Music", directed by Gregor Jordan, based on the novel of the same name by Tim Winton. Hedlund recorded a number of songs for the film. In August of that year, a "Dirt Music" soundtrack album (featuring music from the film) was released as a digital download. In 2021 he plays the official of the United States government, Harry J. Anslinger in the biographical film "The United States vs. Billie Holiday", directed by Lee Daniels.