Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
165 cm
Age Range
30–40
Career Highlights
Fern Sutherland has become a familiar face in television both in New Zealand and overseas. Fern first gained TV exposure of The Almighty Johnsons in her stand out role as Dawn, mistreated but respected personal assistant to demi-god Dean Gorman. A key character for all three seasons, Sutherland was award-nominated for the role and placed in the running for Best Supporting Actress at the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards in 2011. This success was followed by the role of forthright small-town cop Detective Sims on The Brokenwood Mysteries. One of New Zealand’s longest-running and most successful TV shows, Season 8 of The Brokenwood Mysteries is expected to air end of 2022.
Feature Film.
| 2023 | The Mountain | Wendy (Lead) | Dir. Rachel House |
| 2022 | A Mistake | Jessica (Supporting) | Dir. Christine Jeffs |
Film Film.
| 2008 | A Book By It's Cover | 'Lead' ('Lead') | Dir. Nick Graham |
Short Film.
| 2008 | Thud | Nurse | Dir. Campbell Rouselle |
| 2008 | Trash | Poppy | Dir. John Callen |
Television.
| 2022 | The Brokenwood Mysteries season IX | Det. Constable Kristin Sims (Core Cast) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2021 | Mystic Season 2 | Renaye (Guest) | Dir. Dir Aidee Walker |
| 2020 | The Brokenwood Mysteries season VII | Det. Constable Kristin Sims (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2019 | Brokenwood Mysteries: season VI | Det. Constable Kristin Sims (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Brokenwood Mysteries: season V | Det. Constable Kristin Sims | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Brokenwood Mysteries: season IV | Det. Constable Kristin Sims (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | RIOT (Telemovie) | Sue Willis | |
| 2014 | Brokenwood Mysteries: season I - II - III | Det. Constable Kristin Sims (Core Cast) | Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Pirates of the Airwaves (tele-feature) | Wendy Gapes | Dir. Charlie Haskell |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons | Dawn (recurring) | Dir. Murray Keane & Simon Bennett |
| 2010 | Go Girls | Guest (Guest) | Dir. John Laing & Britta Johnstone |
Theatre.
| 2013 | Live Live Cinema: Carnival of Souls & Dementia 13 | Mary Henry (Lead/ Ensemble) | |
| 2012 | The End of the Golden Weather | Ensemble (Ensemble) | Dir. Murray Lynch |
| 2012 | Tribes | Ruth | Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2009 | Life is a Dream/Back Story | Basilio/Lena | Dir. Michael Hurst/Oliver Driver |
| 2009 | The Pohutukawa Tree | Sylvia Atkinson | Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2008 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Bottom | Dir. Michele Hine |
| 2008 | Silent Vigil | Charlotte (Lead) | Dir. Michele Hine |
| 2008 | The Ensemble Project | 'Performer' | Dir. Oliver Driver & Michael Hurst |
| 2007 | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Cook / Monk / Ludovica / Blockhead | Dir. Heath Jones |
| 2007 | The Long Goodbye at the Riverside Saloon | Tilly | Dir. Ross Gardner |
| 2007 | To Seek the Happy Isles | Sarah | Dir. Gene Peters |
Training.
| Bachelor of Performing Arts - UNITEC School of Performing Arts - |