| 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.
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 .[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]
| 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[13] | |
| 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 | [14] | |
| 2011 | Electra | Young Electra | Gate Theatre | [15] |