Fern Deacon

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.

Early life 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.

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 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 RoseBBC Radio 4 2011 Weirdstone of Brinsagem Susan 2016 Man at the Helm Amy 2016 Hidden Harm Lucy

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