Fern Deacon Explained

Fern Deacon
Birth Name:Fern Saffron Deacon
Birth Date:1 September 1998
Birth Place: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.

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 .[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 as Lily Rattle.[12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Doctor WhoEpisode: "A Good Man Goes to War"
2012The Secret of Crickley HallSusan Trainer3 episodes
2013Father BrownKathleen KnightEpisode: "The Mayor and the Magician"
2013CasualtyRia JonesEpisode: "Isolated Incident"
2013The UnbeatablesYoung LaraFilm; voice role
2014Call the MidwifeGillian GlennonEpisode #3.6
2014Penny DreadfulYoung MinaEpisode: "Closer Than Sisters"
2015Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of HypnotismHazelFilm
2015The Enfield HauntingMargaret Hodgson3 episodes
2015Fungus the BogeymanLucy3 episodes
2016DoctorsJane FarlowEpisode: "Miss Bates"
2017UncleEmmaEpisode: "Dinner, I Hardly Knew Her"
2017HarlotsJennyEpisode #1.4
2017Catherine DavisMain role; 5 episodes
2017–2022Ackley BridgeChloe VoyleMain role
2017–2020Hetty FeatherAgnes DuffettMain role
2017WillMaidEpisode: "Your Houses"
2018StrikeKelsey Platt2 episodes
2018Lily RattleEpisode: "The Chameleon's Dish"
2020Heart to HeartLiddy HolliganPilot; main role
2020CasualtyLily 'Bluebell' MatthewsEpisode #34.33[13]
2020Black BeautyGeorgina WinthorpFilm
2021TryingEmmyEpisode: "Big Heads"

Radio

YearTitleRoleStation
2010Devil in the FogRoseBBC Radio 4
2011Weirdstone of BrinsagemSusan
2016Man at the HelmAmy
2016Hidden HarmLucy

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2011KinNinaRoyal Court Theatre[14]
2011ElectraYoung ElectraGate Theatre[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fern Deacon Actress- About. fernsaffrondeacon. en. 2 September 2020. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175429/https://www.fern.tv/about. live.
  2. Web site: Fern Deacon. creativelondonphotographer. 15 November 2014. Michelle George. en. 2 September 2020. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175417/https://michellegeorgeheadshots.wordpress.com/2014/11/15/fern-deacon/. live.
  3. Web site: Kin, Royal Court. Aleks Sierz. en. 6 December 2019. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175418/http://www.sierz.co.uk/reviews/kin-royal-court/. live.
  4. Web site: Electra review at Gate Theatre London. Sierz. Aleks. The Stage. en. 6 December 2019. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506181106/https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2011/electra-review-at-gate-theatre-london/. live.
  5. Web site: Fern Deacon – There Ought To Be Clowns. en. 6 December 2019. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506181109/https://www.oughttobeclowns.com/tag/fern-deacon/. live.
  6. Web site: Amy's Choice - Matt Smith - Eleventh Doctor : Doctor Who In Detail. Mentalis. 6 December 2019. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175418/http://www.mentalis.co.uk/matt-smith/amys-choice. live.
  7. Web site: BBC One - The Secret of Crickley Hall, Episode 3. BBC. en. 6 December 2019. 15 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615181921/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p8hlf. live.
  8. Web site: C4 goes on Trial. Drama Quarterly. en. 6 December 2019. 10 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200510235129/http://dramaquarterly.com/c4-goes-on-trial/. live.
  9. Web site: Ackley Bridge - S2 - Episode 5. Radio Times. en. 6 December 2019. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506181058/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/gpp5wq/ackley-bridge--s2-e5-ackley-bridge/. live.
  10. Web site: A curriculum of difference and identity at 'Ackley' high. Wieg. David. 23 February 2018. SF Chronicle. en. 6 December 2019. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506181056/https://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/A-curriculum-of-difference-and-identity-at-12704371.php. live.
  11. Web site: Fern Deacon Actress- CV. fernsaffrondeacon. en. 2019-05-06. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506181101/https://www.fern.tv/cv. live.
  12. Web site: BBC One - Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators, Series 1, The Chameleon's Dish. BBC. en. 6 December 2019. 20 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120100409/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09v9pvg. live.
  13. Episode 33. Casualty. Casualty (TV series). Writers: Rebecca Wojciechowski; Director: John Maidens; Producer: Dafydd Llewelyn. BBC. BBC One. 2 May 2020. 1 May 2020. 17 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117155100/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hynh. live.
  14. Web site: FERN DEACON. Royal Court. en-US. 2019-05-06. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175418/https://royalcourttheatre.com/cast/fern-deacon/. live.
  15. Web site: Fern Deacon. Molly Moon's World. en-GB. 2019-05-06. 6 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175418/https://www.mollymoonsworld.com/cast-member/fern-deacon/. live.