Kate Bracken | |
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Born |
Scotland |
12 June 1990
Education | Motherwell College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Known for | Being Human & Misfits |
Height | 5 ft 8½ in (1.74 m) |
Kate Bracken (born 12 June 1990) is a Scottish actress. Bracken is best known for her role as Alex Millar in Being Human.
Bracken grew up just outside Fort William near the village of Spean Bridge. She attended Kilmonevaig Primary School before attending Lochaber High School. After graduating from Telford College, Edinburgh she went to Motherwell College, where she obtained her acting degree in 2011. in 2011. She then met a couple of casting directors, got an agent and moved to London.
Kate got her first acting television role when she made an appearance in Inspector George Gently in 2011 where she played the character Hazel. In 2012 she was cast as recurring character Alex Millar in the fourth series of British supernatural drama Being Human. Bracken starred as Mia in an episode of New Tricks, before returning to film the fifth series of Being Human as a series regular in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, replacing former star Lenora Crichlow as a new character.
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.