Kate Bracken (born 12 June 1990) is a Scottish
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. Bracken is best known for her role as
Alex Millar in ''
Being Human''.
Early life
Bracken grew up just outside
Fort William near the village of Spean Bridge. She attended Kilmonivaig Primary School before attending Lochaber High School. After graduating from
Telford College,
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
she went to
Motherwell College, where she obtained an acting degree in 2011.
She then met with casting directors, found representation from an agent, and moved to London.
Career
Bracken got her first acting television role when she made an appearance in ''
Inspector George Gently'' in 2011, playing the character Hazel. In 2012 she was cast as a recurring character
Alex Millar in the fourth series of British supernatural drama ''
Being Human''. Bracken appeared as Mia in an episode of ''
New Tricks
''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC On ...
'', before returning in
the fifth series of ''Being Human'' as a series regular in early 2013, replacing
Lenora Crichlow as the new ghostly character. Later in 2013, Bracken also appeared in
series 5 of the hit television show ''
Misfits'' as Karen, who has the power of camouflage.
In 2016 Bracken starred in Max McGill's short film ''Hot Property''. In the same year she appeared as Grace in the BBC mini series ''
One of Us''.
Filmography
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
People from Lochaber
Scottish television actresses
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