Occupation Actress Years active 2010 – present | Name Fern Sutherland | |
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Fern Sutherland is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Dawn in The Almighty Johnsons and Detective Sims in The Brokenwood Mysteries.
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Career
Starting her career as a lead artiste in short films produced by the UNITEC Performing Arts School, Sutherland pursued her acting work in theatre shows like Silo Theatre’s Ensemble Project 08, the Auckland Theatre Company’s The Pohutakawa Tree (2009) and The End of the Golden Weather (2011), among others. Later, she ventured into television plays for South Pacific Pictures, doing small roles in Go Girls and The Almighty Johnsons. Most recently Sutherland has shared top billing in the miniseries The Brokenwood Mysteries.
She has said of herself, "I get extreme stage fright and really bad anxiety, so by rights acting is probably the worst career choice for me, but the truth is I really love being able to create and bring characters to life."
Sutherland received a nomination for best supporting actress at the 2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards (AFTAs) for her role in The Almighty Johnsons.
Filmography
Actress
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The Mountain (post-production) as
Wendy
2014
The Brokenwood Mysteries (TV Series) as
Kristin Sims
- Motorcycle Mamas (2023) - Kristin Sims
- Shot of Love (2023) - Kristin Sims
- Going to the Dogs (2023) - Kristin Sims
- Nun of the Above (2023) - Kristin Sims
- Old Blood Money (2023) - Kristin Sims
- Brokenwood: The Musical (2023) - Kristin Sims
- Four Fires and a Funeral (2022) - Kristin Sims
- Good as Gold (2022) - Kristin Sims
- Three Coins in a Fountain (2022) - Kristin Sims
- Spark to a Flame (2022) - Kristin Sims
- Death n' Bass (2022) - Kristin Sims
- From the Cradle to the Grave (2022) - Kristin Sims
- Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson (2021) - Kristin Sims
- Exposed to the Light (2021) - Kristin Sims
- Something Nasty in the Market (2021) - Kristin Sims
- Dog Day Morning (2021) - Kristin Sims
- The Witches of Brokenwood (2021) - Kristin Sims
- The Garotte and the Vinkelbraun (2021) - Kristin Sims
- Dead and Buried (2019) - Kristin Sims
- Dead Men Don't Shoot Ducks (2019) - Kristin Sims
- A Real Page Turner (2019) - Kristin Sims
- The Power of Steam (2019) - Kristin Sims
- The Dark Angel (2018) - Kristin Sims
- Tontine (2018) - Kristin Sims
- Bride Not to Be (2018) - Kristin Sims
- Scared to Death (2018) - Kristin Sims
- As If Nothing Had Happened (2017) - Kristin Sims
- The Scarecrow (2017) - Kristin Sims
- Stone Cold Dead (2017) - Kristin Sims
- Fall from Grace (2017) - Kristin Sims
- The Killing Machine (2016) - Kristin Sims
- A Merry Bloody Christmas (2016) - Kristin Sims
- Over Her Dead Body (2016) - Kristin Sims
- The Black Widower (2016) - Kristin Sims
- Blood Pink (2015) - Kristin Sims
- Catch of the Day (2015) - Kristin Sims
- To Die or Not to Die (2015) - Kristin Sims
- Leather and Lace (2015) - Kristin Sims
- Hunting the Stag (2014) - Kristin Sims
- Playing the Lie (2014) - Kristin Sims
- Sour Grapes (2014) - Kristin Sims
- Blood & Water (2014) - Kristin Sims
2021
Mystic (TV Series) as
Renaye
- The Tourist (2021) - Renaye
2018
Attention Seekers (Short) as
Mrs. Stone
2018
Riot (TV Movie) as
Sue Willis
2011
The Almighty Johnsons (TV Series) as
Dawn
- The End of the World as We Know It (2013) - Dawn
- Playing God (2013) - Dawn
- Mike in the Mirror (2013) - Dawn
- A Bit Like Buses Really (2013) - Dawn
- Late to the Point of Knowledge (2013) - Dawn
- The Asparagus Is Kicking In (2013) - Dawn
- Typical Auckland God (2013) - Dawn
- And Then on to Norsewood (2013) - Dawn
- Unleash the Kraken! (2013) - Dawn
- Like the Berserkers of Old (2013) - Dawn
- Bergerbar (2013) - Dawn
- This Thing Inside (2013) - Dawn
- An Orchard of Trees (2013) - Dawn
- Does This Look Like Asgard? (2012) - Dawn
- You Call This the Real World? (2012) - Dawn
- The House of Jerome (2012) - Dawn
- Magical Fluffy Bunny World (2012) - Dawn
- Everything Starts with Gaia (2012) - Dawn
- Man-Flu (2012) - Dawn
- Effortless Manly Coolness (2012) - Dawn
- Folkmoot (2012) - Dawn
- A Damn Fine Woman (2012) - Dawn
- Death's Cleansing Embrace (2012) - Dawn
- Charlie Truman (2012) - Dawn
- Frigg Magnet (2012) - Dawn
- And Then She Will Come to You (2012) - Dawn
- Every Good Quest Has a Sacrifice (2011) - Dawn
- Hunting Reindeer on Slippery Rocks (2011) - Dawn
- I Can Give You Frigg (2011) - Dawn
- Goddesses, Axl, Come in All Forms (2011) - Dawn
- This Is Not Washing Powder, My Friend (2011) - Dawn
- You Gotta Love Life, Baby (2011) - Dawn
- God's Gift to Zebras (2011) - Dawn
- This Is Where Duty Starts (2011) - Dawn
- It's a Kind of a Birthday Present (2011) - Dawn
2010
Go Girls (TV Series) as
Drunk Girl 3
- Boys Behaving Badly (2010) - Drunk Girl 3
Miscellaneous
2013
The Blue Rose (TV Series) (publicity assistant - 10 episodes)
- Girl Afraid (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- This Night Has Opened My Eyes (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- Handsome Devil (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- Suffer Little Children (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- Half a Person (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- Money Changes Everything (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- Paint a Vulgar Picture (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- Pretty Girls Make Graves (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- This Charming Man (2013) - (publicity assistant)
- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2013) - (publicity assistant)
References
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