Fern Deacon | |
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Born | Fern Saffron Deacon 1 September 1998 Hampshire, England |
Education | Sylvia Young Theatre School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Television | Ackley 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 .
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |
Year | Title | Role | Station |
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2010 | Devil in the Fog | Rose | BBC Radio 4 |
2011 | Weirdstone of Brinsagem | Susan | |
2016 | Man at the Helm | Amy | |
2016 | Hidden Harm | Lucy | |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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2011 | Kin | Nina | Royal Court Theatre | [3] [14] |
2011 | Electra | Young Electra | Gate Theatre | [4] [15] |
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