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Freddie Stroma
British actor (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederic Wilhelm C. J. Sjöström[1] (born 8 January 1987),[2] known professionally as Freddie Stroma, is a British[3] actor. He is known for his work in roles including Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter film series, Adam Cromwell on the Lifetime series Unreal, Brit Vayner in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), H. G. Wells in the ABC series Time After Time, Luke/Radio guy in Pitch Perfect (2012) and for his role as Adrian Chase / Vigilante in the DC Universe series Peacemaker.
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Early life
Stroma was born 8 January 1987 in London, England, to father Stefan Sjöström, a Swedish computer industry executive, and German-French mother Crystal Kupper, and grew up in Ascot, England in Berkshire, about 25 miles west of London.[3] He was educated at Sunningdale School and the boys-only boarding school Radley College in Oxfordshire, leaving in 2005.[4][1][5] He has an older sister, Antonia Sjöström, and a younger brother, Philipp Sjöström.[3]
When he was 16, Stroma was accepted to the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.[3] He had roles on various British TV shows, including Casualty and BBC's detective show, Mayo (aka The Gil Mayo Mysteries). While studying neuroscience at University College London,[5] Stroma continued to work as an actor and model. He took a year off from university to play the role of Cormac McLaggen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. After filming was over, Stroma completed his degree at University College London.[3] In 2009, he attained a 2:1 BSc (an upper-second-class degree) in Neuroscience.[5]
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During his time at university, Stroma was cast in the role as Cormac McLaggen first in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, a role he reprised in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and 2.[6] In 2010, Stroma played the role of Cool Brett in the crime-thriller film 4.3.2.1.
In 2011, Stroma appeared in the direct-to-DVD romantic film A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song as a British student, Luke Morgan. He played opposite Katie Gibbs (played by Lucy Hale) as her love interest.[7]
He had a minor role in Pitch Perfect, a 2012 comedy about the world of collegiate a cappella choirs. He played a radio station manager at the local college radio station.[8][9]
In 2014, he was cast in the role of Jack in the psychological thriller After the Dark, which was formerly known as The Philosophers, with his former Harry Potter co-star Bonnie Wright.[10] The film was shot on location in Jakarta.[11]
In June 2015, Stroma was one of the romantic interests, Adam Cromwell, in the Lifetime dramedy Unreal.[12] He plays British bachelor who is competing on a fictionalized The Bachelor-type reality show called Everlasting.[13] Stroma's character is manipulated as much as the women who are vying for his attention in the show that is a behind-the-scenes view of reality dating shows.[14][15]
Unreal was picked up for a second season[16][17] but Stroma had said that he does not think his character will be back.[18] However, during a Paley Center panel on Unreal[19] he said that he is hopeful as the show will continue to feature Everlasting.[20] After the season 1 finale, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, one of the co-creators of Unreal, confirmed that Stroma would be back in season 2.[21]
Stroma had a role in the Michael Bay film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), playing Yale University graduate student Brit Vayner, an undercover CIA officer in Libya.[22]
In 2020, he played a guest role on Netflix's period drama Bridgerton, appearing as Prince Frederick of Prussia opposite Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page.[23]
Stroma replaced Chris Conrad in the role of Adrian Chase / Vigilante for the series Peacemaker after Conrad left the show after already filming five-and-a-half episodes of its first season. This required Stroma to reshoot all of Conrad's maskless scenes, while those of Conrad in the suit were kept with Stroma doing voiceovers.[24][25] Following the conclusion of the second season in 2025, James Gunn announced there were no plans for a third season.[26]
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Personal life
Stroma said he modelled (and acted) to help pay for university. He modelled for Acne Underwear in their Underwear Collection Autumn/Winter 2008.[11][27] He uses Stroma as a surname instead of Sjöström because there is an NHL player named Fredrik Sjöström. Stroma plays guitar and can sing but he is not classically trained in either.[11]
Stroma began dating his Unreal co-star Johanna Braddy in the summer of 2015.[28] Stroma and Braddy became engaged in May 2016,[29] and were married on 30 December 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia.[30]
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