Kate Bracken
Kate Bracken (born 12 June 1990) is a Scottish actress. Bracken is best known for her role as Alex Millar in Being Human.
Kate Bracken | |
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Born | |
Education | Motherwell College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Known for | Being Human & Misfits |
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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Edit | Jenny | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | How Do I Get Up There? | ||
2016 | Moon Dogs | Suzy | |
2016 | Hot Property | Laurie Mills | |
2018 | Calibre | Iona |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Inspector George Gently | Hazel Holdaway | Episode: "Gently Upside Down" |
2012 | New Tricks | Mia Adler | Episode: "Blue Flower" |
2012–2013 | Being Human | Alex Millar | 9 episodes |
2013 | Rubenesque | Shirelle | TV movie |
2013 | Misfits | Karen | 3 episodes |
2014 | DCI Banks | Alice Craig | Episodes: Bad Boy: Parts 1 & 2 |
2014 | Holby City | Mia | Episode: "Affair of the Mind" |
2015 | Doctors | Lara Parker | Episode: "Bad Samaritan" |
2016 | Reg | L/Corporal Joanne Richardson | TV movie |
2016 | One of Us | Grace Douglas | Mini-series, 4 episodes |
2020 | Trigonometry | Esther | Mini-series, 3 episodes |
2020 | Killing Eve | Dr Greer Barrie | Episodes: "Beautiful Monster" & "Are You Leading or Am I?" |
2020 | Soulmates | Tyra | Episode: "Little Adventures" |
2021 | Whitstable Pearl | Alice Lowry | Episode: "Disappearance at Oare" |
2021 | Shetland | Lynda Morton | 3 episodes |
2023 | Silent Witness | Lucy | Series 26, Episodes 3&4 (Familiar Faces) |
References
- "'We've barely seen Alex so people's opinions of her could change!' Kate Bracken Interview – ReelScotland". www.reelscotland.com.
- Hendry, Steve (3 February 2013). "Being Human star Kate Bracken on coming to terms with life after the death of her character".
- "Interview With Being Human's Newest Lead, Kate Bracken - Bleeding Cool News And Rumors". 11 April 2012.
- "Kate Bracken - United Agents". unitedagents.co.uk.
- "Kate Bracken ('Being Human': Series 5) interview". 29 January 2013.
- "Damien Molony & Kate Bracken interview: Being Human series 5".
- Debnath, Neela (26 June 2015). "From Poldark to Black Mirror: What the cast of Being Human did next". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- Coker, Matt (2 December 2016). "Now Playing: Believe, The Forgotten, Incarnate, Man Down and More".
- Schwartzkoff, Louise (10 November 2016). "BBC drama One Of Us is a whodunit with a twist; the victims' perspective" – via The Sydney Morning Herald.