Kate Bracken

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Kate Bracken
Born (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 32)
Education Motherwell College
OccupationActress
Years active2011present
Known for Being Human & Misfits

Kate Bracken (born 12 June 1990) is a Scottish actress. Bracken is best known for her role as Alex Millar in Being Human .

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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 she went to Motherwell College, where she obtained an acting degree in 2011. [1] [2] She then met with casting directors, found representation from an agent, and moved to London. [3] [1]

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 , [4] before returning in the fifth series of Being Human as a series regular in early 2013, [5] replacing Lenora Crichlow as the new ghostly character. [6] Later in 2013, Bracken also appeared in series 5 of the hit television show Misfits as Karen, who has the power of camouflage. [7]

In 2016 Bracken starred in Max McGill's short film Hot Property. [8] In the same year she appeared as Grace in the BBC mini series One of Us . [9]

Filmography

Short film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014EditJennyShort film
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014How Do I Get Up There?
2016Moon DogsSuzy
2016 Hot Property Laurie Mills
2018 Calibre Iona
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Inspector George Gently Hazel HoldawayEpisode: "Gently Upside Down"
2012 New Tricks Mia AdlerEpisode: "Blue Flower"
2012–2013 Being Human Alex Millar 9 episodes
2013RubenesqueShirelleTV movie
2013 Misfits Karen3 episodes
2014 DCI Banks Alice CraigEpisodes: Bad Boy: Parts 1 & 2
2014 Holby City MiaEpisode: "Affair of the Mind"
2015 Doctors Lara ParkerEpisode: "Bad Samaritan"
2016RegL/Corporal Joanne RichardsonTV movie
2016 One of Us Grace DouglasMini-series, 4 episodes
2020 Trigonometry EstherMini-series, 3 episodes
2020 Killing Eve Dr Greer BarrieEpisodes: "Beautiful Monster" & "Are You Leading or Am I?"
2020 Soulmates TyraEpisode: "Little Adventures"
2021 Whitstable Pearl Alice LowryEpisode: "Disappearance at Oare"
2021 Shetland Lynda Morton3 episodes
2023 Silent Witness LucySeries 26, Episodes 3&4 (Familiar Faces)

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