Felix Dean

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| caption = Dean at the Puss in Boots premiere in Australia (2011)

| name = Felix Dean

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|6|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 2004–2014

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Felix Dean (born 27 June 1997) is a former Australian child actor, known for playing VJ Patterson in the soap opera Home and Away from 2007 and 2014. He also appeared in the sketch comedy series Comedy Inc..

Biography

=Early and personal life=

Dean was born in Sydney, New South Wales on 27 June 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www3.showcast.com.au/Showcast/8ca5f10f|title=Felix Dean|work=Random Management|publisher=Showcast|accessdate=4 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512070716/http://www3.showcast.com.au/Showcast/8ca5f10f|archive-date=12 May 2011|url-status=dead}} He lives in Erskineville with his family.

On 13 October 2021, Joe Anderton of Digital Spy reported that Dean had been arrested for allegedly attacking a store worker.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37949813/former-home-and-away-child-star-arrested/|title=Former Home and Away child star is arrested for alleged attack|last=Anderton|first=Joe|date=13 October 2021|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=15 October 2021}} He was charged with a number of offences, including affray, shoplifting, and breaching bail; the conditions of which included a curfew and drug and alcohol tests. Dean had previously been arrested in September and charged with intent to rob and common assault. He was also charged with property damage relating to an alleged incident with a taxi driver in January 2021. Dean was refused bail and was scheduled to appear in court on 19 October 2021.

=Early career=

In 2004, Dean appeared in the television miniseries, Jessica, based on the novel by Bryce Courteney. Two years later he appeared as a guest in medical drama All Saints as Todd McFarlane. In 2007, Dean made several appearances in the sketch comedy series Comedy Inc..

=Home and Away=

Dean, in 2007 joined the cast of television series Home and Away, when we was given the role of VJ Patterson.{{cite news|url=http://www.penrithstar.com.au/news/local/news/general/felix-dean-top-panthers-fan/2105297.aspx|title=Felix Dean – top Panthers fan|last=Brady|first=Justin|date=16 March 2011|work=Penrith City Star|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320070354/http://www.penrithstar.com.au/news/local/news/general/felix-dean-top-panthers-fan/2105297.aspx|archive-date=20 March 2011}} For his portrayal of VJ, he was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2008 and 2009 Inside Soap Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.beaconradio.co.uk/article.asp?id=1401861|title=Soap awards|work=Beacon Radio|publisher=Orion Media Ltd|accessdate=4 February 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309000019/http://www.beaconradio.co.uk/article.asp?id=1401861|archivedate=9 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} He left the serial in 2014 and the role of VJ was recast.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a574225/home-and-aways-leah-patterson-baker-gets-new-romance-storyline/|title=Exclusive: Home and Away's Leah Patterson-Baker gets new romance storyline|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=29 May 2014|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=15 October 2021}}

=Other roles=

In November 2011, Dean joined the cast of Sam Atwell's play, Bondi Dreaming. The play ran at the Bondi Pavilion until 3 December 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.penrithstar.com.au/news/local/news/general/penrith-panthers-fan-felix-dean-stars-in-bondi-dreaming/2366421.aspx|title=Penrith Panthers fan Felix Dean stars in Bondi Dreaming|last=Brady|first=Justin|date=22 November 2011|work=Penrith City Star|publisher=Fairfax Media|accessdate=4 February 2012}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/home-and-away-star-sentenced-for-string-of-violent-offences/news-story/28a29994f5a09b49bdfb7c8d566756a0?amp | title=Inside child star's fall from grace | work=news }}

he has appeared also in several television commercials.

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2004 \| Jessica \| Joey Thomas (aged 6) \| Miniseries
2004 \| Gabriel \| Gabriel \| Short film
2006 \| All Saints \| Todd McFarlane \| Season 9, episode 38: "Breaking Point"
2007–14 \| Home and Away \| VJ Patterson \| Season 20–27 (recurring, 188 episodes)
2007 \| Comedy Inc. \| \| Season 1 (recurring, 5 episodes)

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2004

| Jessica

| Joey Thomas (aged 6)

| Miniseries

2004

| Gabriel

| Gabriel