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Lara Jean Chorostecki

Lara Jean Chorostecki
Born Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present

Lara Jean Chorostecki (born September 24, 1984) is a Canadian actress, known for her role as Fredricka "Freddie" Lounds in the American psychological thriller–horror television series Hannibal, and as Sergeant Krystina Breeland on the critically acclaimed Canadian series X Company.

Chorostecki was born in Brampton, and attended Mayfield Secondary School. Chorostecki's father worked in a bank and her mother was a French teacher. She is of Polish and Scottish descent. She has a brother.

Chorostecki became interested in acting after seeing Les Misérables when she was eight years old. She performed at the Stratford Festival for a number of years. Chorostecki was the youngest ever person to be accepted into the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training in Stratford, Ontario. She earned a Masters in Classical Acting in London, England at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Early in her career, Chorostecki had series regular roles in the Starz series Camelot and the Canadian comedy Dan for Mayor as well as a recurring role in The Listener and the BBC America series Copper.

In 2013, Chorostecki starred in the Canadian romantic comedy film Please Kill Mr. Know It All. She plays journalist Fredricka "Freddie" Lounds in the NBC drama Hannibal.


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