| 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.
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]
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 .[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 as Lily Rattle.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Doctor Who | 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 | 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 | 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" |
| 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 | |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kin | Nina | Royal Court Theatre | [13] | |
| 2011 | Electra | Young Electra | Gate Theatre | [14] |
