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.

Filmography

• 2026The Night She Disappeared — Director
• 2026When I Said I Do — Director
• 2025Dateless to Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life — Killa1000 (voice), Director
• 2025Second Guessing Fate — Director
• 2025Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch — Director
• 2024Billion Dollar Bluff — Director
• 2024If I Go Missing — Director
• 2023Twisted Neighbor — Director
• 2023Welcome to Valentine — Director
• 2022Obsessed to Death — Director
• 2021A Chance for Christmas — Director
• 2021Hidden Family Secrets — Director
• 2020A Christmas Break — Phil Johnson
• Degrassi: Next Class — Archie 'Snake' Simpson, Director
• Private Eyes — Dean Carl Robinson
• 2015Degrassi: Don't Look Back — Producer
• 2012Degrassi: Las Vegas — Producer
• The L.A. Complex — Director
• 2010Degrassi Takes Manhattan — Archie 'Snake' Simpson, Director, Producer
• 2009Degrassi Goes Hollywood — Director
• 2008Bitten — Bearded Man
• 2008The Curse of Degrassi — Producer, Director, Writer
• Degrassi: Minis — Archie 'Snake' Simpson, Producer
• 2006Succubus — Larry
• Kojak
• 2005Martha behind Bars — Federal Agent #1
• 2004Denied — Donald
• 2004Evel Knievel — Bob Truax
• 2003Masterpiece Monday — Joe
• Mayday — NTSB Investigator Macintosh
• Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye — Brian Guthrie
• Degrassi — Archie Simpson, Producer, Director
• 2001Focus — Bodyguard
• 2001Prince Charming — Bob Worthington
• Witchblade
• 1998Hairshirt — Timothy “Tim” Wright
• Twitch City — Tyler Fawcett
• La Femme Nikita — Security Guard
• Jonovision
• Wind at My Back
• 1992School's Out! — Archibald "Snake" Simpson
• Degrassi High — Archibald 'Snake' Simpson
• Degrassi Junior High — Archibald 'Snake' Simpson
• Summer's Camp Romance

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2025Degrassi: Whatever It Takes — Self
• Canada's Drag Race — Self - Special Guest
• 2020Narbo's Guide to Being a BroomHead — Self
• 2010Degrassi in India — Self