Gemma Deerfield's journey in the performing arts began at London Metropolitan University, where she studied performing arts. After graduating, she pursued a career in stage acting, performing at the Lion & Unicorn theatre in Kentish Town, where she played the role of Angelique in Moliere's Imaginary Invalid, and at Camden's Etcetera Theatre, where she starred in The Maids, a show she also produced.
Gemma's experience in producing cabaret shows preceded her transition to film. Her first film role was in Alan Ronald's Jesus Versus The Messiah, where she played the female lead, Sally. She then appeared in the short films Lady by the Lake and Milky Thursday, the latter of which she also co-produced.
In addition to her acting career, Gemma explored film production, working on the short film Last with Paul Anderton and the feature film Breathe with Ricci Hartnett. She also had the opportunity to play Joan of Arc and Cleopatra in Parthenon Entertainment's award-winning drama-doc series Mystery Files, which aired on Nat Geo and the Discovery channels in the UK and the USA.
Gemma's subsequent roles included Amy Robsart in series 2 of Mystery Files, the lead female role in Deborah Hadfield's award-winning feature film The Kindness of Strangers, and Polly in Stephen Murphey's haunting feature film Marvin's Song.
She collaborated on the short films Fresh Canvas and Near & Far with newcomers Peter Goundrill and Kieng Ly, and worked with Dave Spikey on his short film Buzz Dish, which won the Cofilmic Festival's Audience Choice Award. Gemma also made the short film Ella with a group of film students in Manchester, which won a Royal Television Society award.
After a hiatus from theatre, Gemma returned in 2012, starring in the fringe musical A Fistful of Love by Kellie Taylor, which won an award and a 5-star review at the Not Part of Festival. Her most recent role was the lead in the horror feature film Amnesiac, which she also produced and is now available to watch.
Gemma currently runs her own media company, Fancy Pants Productions, and is developing two feature films and a TV series.
