Lara Jean Chorostecki

Early life

Chorostecki was born in Brampton, Ontario, 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.

Career

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.

In 2014, Chorostecki began filming a series regular role on the CBC World War II drama X Company, where she plays Sergeant Krystina Breeland.

In 2016, Chorostecki was cast in the recurring role of Beth MacLeish on the ABC political drama series Designated Survivor, which premiered in the fall of the same year.

In 2018, she starred in the Canadian drama Nose to Tail, alongside Aaron Abrams.

Filmography

Film

Television films

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

References

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2. "Second Wednesday: Camelot fails to arise; Survivor continues to slay The X Factor – brioux.tv".
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4. (2020-08-05). "NBC's 'Hannibal' Cast: Where Are They Now?".
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7. Vlessing, Etan. (2018-04-18). "Aaron Abrams, Lara Jean Chorostecki to Star in Drama 'Nose to Tail'".
8. Catsoulis, Jeannette. (2020-07-28). "'Nose to Tail' Review: Cooking Monster". The New York Times.
9. Vlessing, Etan. (June 29, 2011). "Lara Jean Chorostecki and Jefferson Brown In Canuck Rom-Com". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
10. Gelman, Vlada. (August 14, 2012). "Exclusive: NBC's Hannibal Taps Camelot Actress to Fill Philip Seymour Hoffman's Shoes". [[TVLine]].
11. (April 10, 2013). "Interview: Inspired by Nature, Lara Jean Chorostecki". Defective Geeks.
12. (April 3, 2013). "'In the Belly of the Beast': Actress Lara Jean Chorostecki Talks About Her New Role in NBC's Hannibal". Toronto Verve.
13. Storrow, Holly. (March 23, 2013). "An interview with 'Hannibal' star Lara Jean Chorostecki". The Daily Quirk.
14. (April 12, 2013). "Brampton native stars in NBC's Hannibal". Brampton Guardian.
15. (May 10, 2011). "Where Are They Now? Alumni Profile: Lara Jean Chorostecki, from The Stratford Festival to Europe, back again and beyond!". The MEI Academy.
16. Martirosyan, David. (May 6, 2013). "Behind-the-scenes with Lara Jean". Toro Magazine.