Fern Deacon
Fern Deacon | |
|---|---|
| Education | Sylvia Young Theatre School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Television | Ackley Bridge Hetty Feather |
Fern Deacon is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Chloe Voyle on the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge and Agnes Duffett on the CBBC series Hetty Feather.
Early life
When Fern Deacon was five, her parents enrolled her in acting classes, and at the age of 11, she was accepted into Sylvia Young Theatre School.[1]
Career
In 2011, Deacon made her professional acting debut in a stage production of Kin at the Royal Court Theatre,[2] and later that year, she played the younger version of Electra in an adaptation of Electra at the Gate Theatre.[3][4] Deacon made her television debut in "Amy's Choice", an episode of the BBC series Doctor Who.[5] She then appeared in three episodes of the BBC supernatural drama The Secret of Crickley Hall.[6] In May 2017, Deacon portrayed the role of Catherine Davis in the Channel 4 docudrama The Trial: A Murder in the Family.[7] Later that year, she began portraying the role of Chloe Voyle in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.[8][9] In the same month, she began appearing in the CBBC series Hetty Feather as Agnes Duffett, a role she portrayed until 2020.[10] In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators as Lily Rattle.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Unnamed | Episode: "A Good Man Goes to War" |
| 2012 | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Susan Trainer | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Kathleen Knight | Episode: "The Mayor and the Magician" |
| 2013 | Casualty | Ria Jones | Episode: "Isolated Incident" |
| 2013 | The Unbeatables | Young Lara | Film; voice role |
| 2014 | Call the Midwife | Gillian Glennon | Episode #3.6 |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful | Young Mina | Episode: "Closer Than Sisters" |
| 2015 | Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Hazel | Film |
| 2015 | The Enfield Haunting | Margaret Hodgson | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Fungus the Bogeyman | Lucy | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Doctors | Jane Farlow | Episode: "Miss Bates" |
| 2017 | Uncle | Emma | Episode: "Dinner, I Hardly Knew Her" |
| 2017 | Harlots | Jenny | Episode #1.4 |
| 2017 | The Trial: A Murder in the Family | Catherine Davis | Main role; 5 episodes |
| 2017–2022 | Ackley Bridge | Chloe Voyle | Main role |
| 2017–2020 | Hetty Feather | Agnes Duffett | Main role |
| 2017 | Will | Maid | Episode: "Your Houses" |
| 2018 | Strike | Kelsey Platt | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Lily Rattle | Episode: "The Chameleon's Dish" |
| 2020 | Heart to Heart | Liddy Holligan | Pilot; main role |
| 2020 | Casualty | Lily 'Bluebell' Matthews | Episode #34.33[12] |
| 2020 | Black Beauty | Georgina Winthorp | Film |
| 2021 | Trying | Emmy | Episode: "Big Heads" |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Devil in the Fog | Rose | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | Weirdstone of Brinsagem | Susan | |
| 2016 | Man at the Helm | Amy | |
| 2016 | Hidden Harm | Lucy |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kin | Nina | Royal Court Theatre | [2][13] |
| 2011 | Electra | Young Electra | Gate Theatre | [3][14] |
References
- ↑ creativelondonphotographer (15 November 2014). "Fern Deacon". Michelle George. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kin, Royal Court". Aleks Sierz. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sierz, Aleks. "Electra review at Gate Theatre London". The Stage. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "Fern Deacon – There Ought To Be Clowns". Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "Amy's Choice - Matt Smith - Eleventh Doctor : Doctor Who In Detail". Mentalis. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "BBC One - The Secret of Crickley Hall, Episode 3". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "C4 goes on Trial". Drama Quarterly. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "Ackley Bridge - S2 - Episode 5". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ Wieg, David (23 February 2018). "A curriculum of difference and identity at 'Ackley' high". SF Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ "Fern Deacon Actress- CV". fernsaffrondeacon. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "BBC One - Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators, Series 1, The Chameleon's Dish". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ↑ Writers: Rebecca Wojciechowski; Director: John Maidens; Producer: Dafydd Llewelyn (2 May 2020). "Episode 33". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ "FERN DEACON". Royal Court. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Fern Deacon". Molly Moon's World. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
External links
- Fern Deacon at IMDb