Felix Dexter
THE LATE…
Felix Dexter is an award winning comedian writer and actor. He is a law graduate and a member of one of the Inns of Court. This legal background is extremely useful in his standup comedy career, enabling him to baffle hecklers with the depth of his legal knowledge.
Felix has appeared to much critical acclaim in BBC2’S recent eight part character sketch show Bellamy’s people.
His TV credits include such landmark shows as: The Real Mc Coy, The Fast Show, Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge, Have I Got News For You, The Lenny Henry Show, Grumpy Old Men (over 35, just got in) and playing Saffy’s boyfriend in the last series of Absolutely Fabulous.
Felix has also performed many straight acting roles in shows as diverse as The Bill, Casualty, Vanity Fair and Empire (broadcast on ...The Hallmark channel) in which he played “MAXIMUS” leader of the lost legion... oh yeah.
In the theatre roles have included a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company playing Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale and at the National Theatre alongside Helen Mirren in Mourning Becomes Electra.
In the West End Felix has appeared in two runs of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest alongside Christian Slater having the dubious honour of giving chicken pox to Christian during the first run thereby almost wrecking the production.
On radio Felix is a cast member and writer on the highly successful Radio 4 spoof phone in show Down The Line. This show (created by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson) won best Radio comedy at the Sony awards 2008.
In 2010 the Down The Line Credit Crunch Special Radio 4 has been nominated in the best Comedy category at the Sony Radio Awards.
SELECTED TELEVISION:
Bellamy’s People.
JONATHAN CREEK / EASTER SPECIAL APRIL 2010
STRICTLY COME DANCING FOR SPORT RELIEF 2010
ARMSTRONG AND MILLER
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
THE BILL
CAPTAIN CRIMSON
CASUALTY
DOUGLAS (SELF PENNED PILOT BBC2)
THE FAST SHOW
FELIX DEXTER ON TV (BBC2 PILOT)
GRUMPY OLD MEN
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU
KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU - WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE
LENNY HENRY SHOW
LATER THAN YOU THINK
THE REAL MC COY
VANITY FAIR.
SELECTED THEATRE:
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: THE WINTER’S TALE, PERICLES.
NATIONAL THEATRE: MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA.
YOUNG VIC: KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE.
SELECTED RADIO:
LOOSE ENDS; RADIO 4
LEAD ROLE OF TONY IN MICHAEL ABENSETTS
PLAY OF THE WEEK; “SWEET TALK” WORLD SERVICE.
AIRPORT; SKETCH SHOW RADIO 4; TWO SERIES
SATURDAY LIVE; RADIO 4
STAND UP COMEDY:
A PAST WINNER OF THE TIME OUT COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD, FELIX
HAS COMPLETED THREE NATIONAL SOLD OUT TOURS OF HIS ONE MAN SHOW
. IN ADDITION HE HAS TAKEN HIS SHOWS TO IRELAND THE NETHERLANDS AND FRANCE.
REVIEW QUOTES:
“ ...a warm and charismatic live performer” “... he has the audience doubled over with tears in their eyes” THE OBSERVER
“...pertinent eloquent and self aware with the practised skill of an experienced comedian he treats the audience as old friends placing them in the palm of his hand immediately” THE STAGE
“Excellent, explosive and exhilarating performer....watch him bring the house down.” THE GUARDIAN
“Sharp, satirical, way ahead of the rest ... he sings acts writes and performs.. this man is seriously talented, Dexter by name, dexterous by nature.” THE INDEPENDENT
“Felix is just astonishing; he uses language brilliantly and has a great comic style, a really funny man.” PAUL WHITEHOUSE
“ ... a wonderful bonus for us on Loose Ends” NED SHERRIN
“Felix you’re a legend” Brian May- from Queen