Freddie Stroma | |
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Born |
Frederic Wilhelm C.J. Sjöström 8 January 1987 London, England, United Kingdom |
Education | University College London |
Alma mater |
Radley College National Youth Theatre |
Occupation | Actor, model |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse(s) | Johanna Braddy (m. 2016) |
Frederic Wilhelm C.J. Sjöström (born 8 January 1987) is an English actor and model of Swedish and German descent, best known for playing Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter film series and Luke in the 2011 musical comedy film A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. He starred as Adam Cromwell on the dramedy series UnREAL, which premiered on Lifetime in June 2015. He starred as Brit Vayner in the 2016 Michael Bay war film, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. In 2016, he plays Dickon Tarly in the sixth season of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones and H.G. Wells in the ABC upcoming series, Time After Time.
Stroma was born in London, England, to father Stefan Sjöström, a Swedish-born computer industry executive, and German mother Crystal Sjöström, and grew up in Ascot, England in the Berkshire county, about 25 miles west of London. He was educated at the public boys'-only boarding school Radley College in Oxfordshire, graduating in 2005. He has an older sister, Antonia Sjöström and a younger brother, Philipp Sjöström.