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Stefan Brogren

Stefan Brogren

Actor, director and producer · Born April 21, 1972 (54) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primetime Emmy nominee

Stefan Brogren (born 21 April 1972) is a Canadian actor, director, and producer who is best known for his mainstay role as Archie "Snake" Simpson in the Degrassi television franchise. First appearing as a student in the second series Degrassi Junior High (1987-89) and continuing into Degrassi High (1989-91), Brogren played the role of Snake throughout every subsequent entry in the franchise, reprising his role in the revival Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001-15) as a teacher and later principal, and again in Degrassi: Next Class (2016-17). Known for his visual style and character driven storytelling, Stefan has directed shows for The CW, Netflix, Hulu, Lifetime and most recently for the streamer, Tubi. Stefan is also an accomplished Producer. He has received 4 Primetime Emmy nominations for his producing work within the Degrassi franchise. Stefan’s directing has been nominated 4 times, with two wins at the Canadian Screen Awards for “Best Direction in a Youth Program or Series”. Including his 2021 nomination for Holly Hobbie. He won a Directors Guild of Canada Award in 2015 for the series Open Heart and received his fourth DGC nomination in 2017 for Degrassi: Next Class.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 21, 1972 (54)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor, director and producer
Titles
24 on Motif · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Stefan Brogren's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
30%
Survival
14%
Society
11%
Morality
10%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Hopeful
7
Warm
6
Melancholic
5
Romantic
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stefan Brogren's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stefan Brogren's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 24 with a Motif page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • When I Said I Do(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Night She Disappeared (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Second Guessing Fate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life(2025)

    Director · as Killa1000 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • If I Go Missing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Billion Dollar Bluff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Twisted Neighbor(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Valentine(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Obsessed to Death(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Lie(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Chance for Christmas(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Break (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Phil Johnson

  • Holly Hobbie(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Private Eyes(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean Carl Robinson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Degrassi: Next Class(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · as Archie 'Snake' Simpson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Degrassi: Don't Look Back(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Degrassi: Las Vegas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • The L.A. Complex(2012)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Degrassi Takes Manhattan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer · as Archie 'Snake' Simpson

  • Degrassi Goes Hollywood(2009)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Curse of Degrassi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Bitten(2008)

    as Bearded Man

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Succubus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Larry

  • Degrassi: Minis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 90 episodes · Producer · as Archie 'Snake' Simpson

  • Martha behind Bars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Federal Agent #1

  • Kojak (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Evel Knievel(2004)

    as Bob Truax

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Denied (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Donald

  • Masterpiece Monday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Joe

  • Air Crash Investigation(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as NTSB Investigator Macintosh

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Focus(2001)

    as Bodyguard

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Degrassi: The Next Generation(2001)

    Show 349 episodes · Director · Producer · as Archie Simpson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Prince Charming(2001)

    as Bob Worthington

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Witchblade(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Too Smooth(1998)

    as Timothy “Tim” Wright

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Twitch City (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyler Fawcett

  • La Femme Nikita(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Wind at My Back (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jonovision (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • School's Out! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Archibald "Snake" Simpson

  • Degrassi High (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 28 episodes · as Archibald 'Snake' Simpson

  • Degrassi Junior High (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 42 episodes · as Archibald 'Snake' Simpson

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Highest rated

Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)

Midcredits 78th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19872026

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1987Screen debut· Degrassi Junior High
  • 2001First film· Prince Charming
  • 2001Primetime Emmy nomination· Degrassi

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 43: 22 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting18 of 43: 13 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting1 of 43: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing6 of 43: 2 only producing, 4 with another role

43 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s16 · 14 acting · 4 crew2010s6 · 3 acting · 5 crew2020s13 · 2 acting · 12 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2015.

  1. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
  2. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
  3. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program
  4. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Stefan Brogren's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · director

Holly Hobbie (2018)

80th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, producer

Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)

Midcredits 78th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Stefan Brogren work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stefan Brogren's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arnie Zipursky shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles