Fern Deacon

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 on the CBBC series Hetty Feather.

Fern Deacon
Born
Fern Saffron Deacon

(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998
Hampshire, England
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
TelevisionAckley Bridge
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 into 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, 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 1 episode
2012 The Secret of Crickley Hall Susan Trainer 3 episodes
2013 Father Brown Kathleen Knight 1 episode
2013 Casualty Ria Jones 1 episode
2013 The Unbeatables Young Lara Film; voice role
2014 Call the Midwife Gillian Glennon 1 episode
2014 Penny Dreadful Young Mina 1 episode
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 1 episode
2017 Uncle Emma 1 episode
2017 Harlots Jenny 1 episode
2017 The Trial: A Murder in the Family Catherine Davis Main role; 5 episodes
2017–present Ackley Bridge Chloe Voyle Main role
2017–2020 Hetty Feather Agnes Main role
2017 Will Maid 1 episode
2018 Strike Kelsey Platt 2 episodes
2018 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Lily Rattle 1 episode
2020 Heart to Heart Liddy Holligan Pilot; main role
2020 Casualty Lily 'Bluebell' Matthews Episode: "Episode 33"[13]
2020 Black Beauty Georgina Winthorp

Radio
Year Title Role Station
2010 Devil in the Fog Susan BBC Radio 4
2011 Weirdstone of Brinsagem
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. "Kin, Royal Court". Aleks Sierz. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. 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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