Karen Bartke

Karen Bartke

2020

Personal Details

Biography

Karen Bartke is a Scottish actress and voice over artist, based in Glasgow, renowned for her role as Sgt Karen Ann Miller in Scot Squad, a mockumentary produced by the Comedy Unit, exploring the newly unified Scottish police force.

The original pilot of Scot Squad garnered a positive reception, leading BBC Scotland to commission a series, which began production in 2014. Series 2 aired in 2015, featuring a Hogmanay special, with short sketches broadcast throughout the night on December 31st. Series 3 commenced with a Christmas special, followed by the remaining episodes airing in January and February 2017.

Karen collaborated with her Scot Squad co-star, Darren Connell, as a contributor in "Planet Hogmanay". She has also appeared in Fakers for Aficionado Films, a series of comedy sponsorship idents for the ITV talent search show Superstar, and in Episode 1 of The Kronicles of Kirk, a Comedy Blaps series for Channel 4, directed by Noddy Davidson, produced by the Comedy Unit, and starring James Kirk.

Karen's impressive array of short films includes In the Snack Bar, The Ambitious Potato, Stramash, Goldfish, and Twelve, all filmed in Scotland, as well as her role as Sadie Carter in Monarch of the Glen.

Additionally, Karen has provided voice overs for numerous commercials, including a series of TV adverts for Silverburn shopping centre, alongside various local radio and TV commercials.

Career

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2020
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Scot Squad
Scot Squad as Sgt. Karen Ann Millar
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2012