Fern Deacon is an English actress. She is known for her roles as

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on the

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drama ''

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'' and Agnes Duffett on the

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series ''

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''.

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 Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE. Outline The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in 19 ...

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 ''

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'' at the

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. Deacon made her television debut in "

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", an episode of the

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series ''

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''. She then appeared in three episodes of the BBC supernatural drama ''

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''. In May 2017, Deacon portrayed the role of Catherine Davis in the

docudrama '' The Trial: A Murder in the Family''. Later that year, she began portraying the role of

in the Channel 4 school drama ''

''. In the same month, she began appearing in the

series ''

'' 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

Radio

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deacon, Fern Living people English film actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses 21st-century English actresses Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)