Garrett Strommen is an American

United States

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 actor, entrepreneur, and visual artist born on October 8, 1982 in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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. Before his big break in the movie "I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa is a 2000 film starring Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Eve Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Liam Aiken and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservation work...

" in 2000, he got his start in Italy with school productions. He lived in Rome

Rome

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, for over 8 years where he attended St. Stephen's International School

St. Stephen's International School

St. Stephen's International School is a co-educational, non-denominational, boarding and day school, enrolling students from ages 14-19 in grades 9-12 and for a postgraduate year. It is located on the Via Aventina in Rome, Italy. The current Head of School is Ms. Lesley Murphy.Founded in 1964 by...

 and went on to win the Reverend Wilbur C. Woodhams Medal for excellence in the arts. He still visits Italy regularly to visit family. In 2006 he graduated from the prestigious creative writing program at UCLA cum laude. He is currently the founder and president of Strommen Inc., a private language instruction and translation company. Some of his other roles include recurring roles in the TV drama 7th Heaven

7th Heaven

7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...

, an appearance as the victim in Cold Case and an appearance on Without a Trace

Without a Trace

Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...

. Recently, he was in an episode of CSI: NY

CSI: NY

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, Heroes (TV series)

Heroes (TV series)

Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...

 and a cameo in "Dead of Night," a film based on the Italian comic book Dylan Dog

Dylan Dog

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He is fluent in Italian, likes painting and sculpting.

External links

• Strommen Tutoring