Freddie Stroma

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. He was educated at Sunningdale School and the boys-only boarding school Radley College in Oxfordshire, leaving in 2005. He has an older sister, Antonia Sjöström, and a younger brother, Philipp Sjöström.

When he was 16, Stroma was accepted to the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. 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, 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. In 2009, he attained a 2:1 BSc (an upper-second-class degree) in Neuroscience.

Career

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. 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.

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.

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. The film was shot on location in Jakarta.

In June 2015, Stroma was one of the romantic interests, Adam Cromwell, in the Lifetime dramedy Unreal. He plays British bachelor who is competing on a fictionalized The Bachelor-type reality show called Everlasting. 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.

Unreal was picked up for a second season but Stroma had said that he does not think his character will be back. However, during a Paley Center panel on Unreal he said that he is hopeful as the show will continue to feature Everlasting. After the season 1 finale, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, one of the co-creators of Unreal, confirmed that Stroma would be back in season 2.

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.

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.

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. Following the conclusion of the second season in 2025, James Gunn announced there were no plans for a third season.

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. 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.

Stroma began dating his Unreal co-star Johanna Braddy in the summer of 2015. Stroma and Braddy became engaged in May 2016, and were married on 30 December 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio dramas

Video games

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

References

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4. (Summer 2014). "Old Boys". Sunningdale School.
5. (10 July 2009). "Meet the squeaky clean movie teens". [[The Independent]].
6. Fuentes, Tamara. (2021-01-13). "Regé-Jean Page and Freddie Stroma from "Bridgerton" Were Also in "Harry Potter"".
7. Radish, Christina. (2011-09-08). "Freddie Stroma A CINDERELLA STORY: ONCE UPON A SONG and THE PHILOSOPHERS Interview".
8. Lambe, Stacy. (28 July 2015). "Freddie Stroma, the Ass and Heart of Lifetime's UnREAL". [[Out (magazine).
9. Kroll, Justin. (25 October 2011). "Stroma finds voice in U's 'Pitch'". [[Variety (magazine).
10. Harvey, Dennis. (13 February 2014). "Film Review: 'After the Dark'". [[Variety (magazine).
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13. Phelan, Paige. (22 June 2015). "'UnREAL's' Freddie Stroma: Adam Is "Selling Himself Out Just as Much as the Girls Are"". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
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17. Mallenbaum, Carly. (31 July 2015). "'UnREAL' TV panel: 7 things we learned". [[USA Today]].
18. Jung, E. Alex. (28 July 2015). "UnREAL's Prince Charming, Freddie Stroma, on Adam's Pathological Narcissism and Why He Doesn't Think He'll Be Back Next Year". [[Vulture (blog).
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21. Phelan, Paige. (3 August 2015). "'UnREAL' Finale: Creators Talk Unleashing "Full Dragon" Rachel, Season 2 Plans". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
22. Pedersen, Erik. (17 March 2015). "Freddie Stroma Has '13 Hours'; Christopher Gorham Lands Lead In 'Po'; 'Exeter' Set For DirecTV Bow". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
23. Rice, Nicholas. "Bridgerton's Prince Friedrich Look Familiar? Actor Freddie Stroma Also Starred in Harry Potter".
24. LaBonte, Rachel. (January 10, 2022). "Why ''Peacemaker'' Recast Vigilante After 5 Episodes, Explained By James Gunn".
25. Maglio, Tony. (2025-08-21). "‘Peacemaker’ Breakout Freddie Stroma on Vigilante Recasting and Being Shirtless Next to John Cena".
26. White, Peter. (2025-10-10). "‘Peacemaker’: James Gunn Breaks Down Season 2 Finale And Says No Plans For Season 3, Talks DCU Strategy & Teases How Deadpool Might Have Appeared".
27. (17 July 2009). "Freddie Stroma Dances in His Underwear".
28. Webber, Stephanie. (4 August 2015). "UnREAL Costars Freddie Stroma and Johanna Braddy Are Dating: Photo, Details!". [[Us Magazine]].
29. Schnurr, Samantha. (17 May 2016). "UnREAL's Freddie Stroma and Johanna Braddy Get Engaged". E! Online.
30. Lee, Esther. (31 December 2016). "Johanna Braddy Marries Freddie Stroma: Exclusive Details". The Knot.
31. Petski, Denise. (17 December 2019). "'The Crew': Kevin James' Netflix NASCAR Comedy Series Sets Cast".
32. White, Peter. (28 May 2021). "'Peacemaker': Freddie Stroma To Replace Chris Conrad in HBO Max's 'Suicide Squad' Spinoff".
33. "26th Annual TV Awards (2021–22) – Online Film & Television Association".