Kate Bracken


Kate Bracken is a Scottish actress. 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 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, before returning in the fifth series of Being Human as a series regular in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, replacing 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014How Do I Get Up There?
2016Moon DogsSuzy
2016Hot PropertyLaurie Mills
2018CalibreIona

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Inspector George GentlyHazel HoldawayEpisode: "Gently Upside Down"
2012New TricksMia AdlerEpisode: "Blue Flower"
2012-2013Being HumanAlex Millar9 episodes
2013RubenesqueShirelleTV Movie
2013MisfitsKaren3 episodes
2014DCI BanksAlice CraigEpisodes: Bad Boy: Parts 1 & 2
2014Holby CityMiaEpisode: "Affair of the Mind"
2015DoctorsLara ParkerEpisode: "Bad Samaritan"
2016RegL/Corporal Joanne RichardsonTV Movie
2016One of UsGrace DouglasMini-series, 4 episodes
2020Killing EveDr Greer BarrieEpisode: "Beautiful Monster"