Fern Deacon
# 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 Duffett on the CBBC series Hetty Feather.

## Early life

Fern Saffron Deacon was born on 1 September 1998 in Hampshire, England. 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.

## Career

In 2011, Deacon made her professional acting debut in a stage production of Kin at the Royal Court Theatre, and later that year, she played the younger version of Electra in an adaptation of Electra at the Gate Theatre. Deacon made her television debut in "Amy's Choice", an episode of the BBC series Doctor Who. She then appeared in three episodes of the BBC supernatural drama The Secret of Crickley Hall.

In May 2017, Deacon portrayed the role of Catherine Davis in the Channel 4 docudrama The Trial: A Murder in the Family. Later that year, she began portraying the role of Chloe Voyle in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge. In the same month, she began appearing in the CBBC series Hetty Feather as Agnes Duffett, a role she portrayed until 2020. In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators as Lily Rattle.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Black Beauty | Georgina Winthorp | Film |
| 2021 | Trying | Emmy | Episode: "Big Heads" |

## Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Station |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Devil in the Fog | Rose | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | Weirdstone of Brinsagem | Susan | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2016 | Man at the Helm | Amy | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2016 | Hidden Harm | Lucy | BBC Radio 4 |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Kin | Nina | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 2011 | Electra | Young Electra | Gate Theatre | |
