Patroclus — Troy Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Garrett Hedlund

Appears in

Troy (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Patroclus — Family Cousin — Achilles (Brad Pitt)

  Their family connection is reinforced by a mentor-and-student relationship.

  Patroclus is identified as Achilles' cousin and protégé.

• Patroclus — Conflict Killer — Hector (Eric Bana)

  Hector's killing of Patroclus creates the decisive personal conflict with Achilles.

  Hector duels a warrior he believes is Achilles, discovers it is Patroclus, and delivers the coup de grâce.

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• Achilles (Brad Pitt)
• Paris (Orlando Bloom)
• Hector (Eric Bana)
• King Agamemnon (Brian Cox)
• Odysseus (Sean Bean)
• Triopas (Julian Glover)
• Nestor (John Shrapnel)
• Thetis (Julie Christie)
• Menelaos (Brendan Gleeson)
• Glaucus (James Cosmo)
• Helen (Diane Kruger)
• Andromache (Saffron Burrows)