Lara Jean Chorostecki

Chorostecki was born in Brampton, Ontario, and attended Mayfield Secondary School.{{Cite web|url=https://brioux.tv/blog/2011/09/29/second-wednesday-camelot-fails-to-arise-survivor-continues-to-slay-the-x-factor/|title=Second Wednesday: Camelot fails to arise; Survivor continues to slay The X Factor – brioux.tv}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|date=2012-08-15|title=Exclusive: NBC's Hannibal Taps Camelot Actress to Fill Philip Seymour Hoffman's Shoes|url=https://tvline.com/2012/08/14/hannibal-lara-jean-chorostecki/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=TVLine|language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-05|title=NBC's 'Hannibal' Cast: Where Are They Now?|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/nbcs-hannibal-cast-where-are-they-now/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=February 1, 2017|last=Liszewski|first=Bridget|title=X Company's Lara Jean Chorostecki on Krystina's Action-Packed Season 3|url=https://thetvjunkies.com/x-company-lara-jean-chorostecki-interview/|access-date=2021-05-30|language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Lara Jean Chorostecki|url=https://www.cbc.ca/xcompany/m_cast/lara-jean-chorostecki|website=CBC}}

In 2018, she starred in the Canadian drama Nose to Tail, alongside Aaron Abrams.{{Cite web|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=2018-04-18|title=Aaron Abrams, Lara Jean Chorostecki to Star in Drama 'Nose to Tail'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/aaron-abrams-lara-jean-chorostecki-star-nose-tail-1103768/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|date=2020-07-28|title='Nose to Tail' Review: Cooking Monster|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/movies/nose-to-tail-review.html|access-date=2021-05-30|issn=0362-4331}}

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Category:1984 births

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