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Fern Deacon
Born
Fern Saffron Deacon

(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26)
Hampshire, England
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
TelevisionAckley Bridge
Hetty Feather

Fern Saffron Deacon (born 1 September 1998) 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

Fern Saffron Deacon was born on 1 September 1998 in Hampshire, England.[1] When she was five, her parents enrolled her in acting classes, and at the age of 11, she was accepted into Sylvia Young Theatre School.[2]

Career

In 2011, Deacon made her professional acting debut in a stage production of Kin at the Royal Court Theatre,[3] and later that year, she played the younger version of Electra in an adaptation of Electra at the Gate Theatre.[4][5] Deacon made her television debut in "Amy's Choice", an episode of the BBC series Doctor Who.[6] She then appeared in three episodes of the BBC supernatural drama The Secret of Crickley Hall.[7]

In May 2017, Deacon portrayed the role of Catherine Davis in the Channel 4 docudrama The Trial: A Murder in the Family.[8] Later that year, she began portraying the role of Chloe Voyle in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.[9][10] In the same month, she began appearing in the CBBC series Hetty Feather as Agnes Duffett, a role she portrayed until 2020.[11] In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators as Lily Rattle.[12]

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[13]
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 [3][14]
2011 Electra Young Electra Gate Theatre [4][15]

References

  1. ^ "Fern Deacon Actress- About". fernsaffrondeacon. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ creativelondonphotographer (15 November 2014). "Fern Deacon". Michelle George. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Kin, Royal Court". Aleks Sierz. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Sierz, Aleks. "Electra review at Gate Theatre London". The Stage. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Fern Deacon – There Ought To Be Clowns". Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Amy's Choice - Matt Smith - Eleventh Doctor : Doctor Who In Detail". Mentalis. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ^ "BBC One - The Secret of Crickley Hall, Episode 3". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. ^ "C4 goes on Trial". Drama Quarterly. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Ackley Bridge - S2 - Episode 5". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Fern Deacon Actress- CV". fernsaffrondeacon. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "FERN DEACON". Royal Court. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Fern Deacon". Molly Moon's World. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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