Article continues below advertisementMilanka Brooks grew up in London in a home shaped by performance. Her father worked as an actor and writer, and conversations about theater and film were part of daily life. Those early experiences guided her toward acting and toward stories grounded in human behavior."I knew from that young age that I would follow in my father's footsteps," Brooks says. "Stories could transform people and create empathy."Brooks is British, with Serbian and Bosnian heritage, and she often draws from both worlds when building characters.