This much I know: Kate Brennan

I think my dad hoped I’d follow an academic path, but the stage was in my blood.

The fact that my parents are well-known actors, my father is Stephen Brennan and my mother is Martina Stanley, certainly influenced me. I’d watch them on stage, or on the television, and very much looked up to them and wanted to be like them. I thought they were very glamorous, and loved to see them getting dressed up to go out at night.

They were an inspiration and I could learn the business from them, but I don’t think having actor parents particularly helped my career. Quite the opposite in fact — it ruled out auditioning for a lot of parts where my father was the romantic lead!