FernSutherland
- Actor
Fern Sutherland first won TV exposure over three seasons of The Almighty Johnsons, playing long-suffering PA to demi-god Dean O’Gorman — and romantic interest of a man who almost froze her to death when they got intimate. The Unitec acting graduate was award-nominated for the part. She followed it with a plum role in mini-series The Brokenwood Mysteries, as a sharp but formal small-town detective.
Screenography
2024 Actor Film
2024 As: Jessica Film
Attention Seekers
2018 As: Mrs Stone Short film
2014 As: Detective Kristin Sims Television
2014 As: Wendy Gapes Television
Awards
2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Television: for The Almighty Johnsons
“All the cops we talked to all had the blackest sense of humour. They would find the funny side, almost as a coping mechanism. And I think that comes through in the show. ”
— Fern Sutherland on researching her role on The Brokenwood Mysteries, NZ Herald, September 2014