Felix Dean (born 27 June 1997) is a former Australian child actor, known for playing

VJ Patterson Vincent Alexandros "VJ" Patterson, Jr. is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. VJ has been portrayed by various child actors since his introduction. Felix Dean played the role from 2007 until it was recast in 2 ...

in the soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'' 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. He lives in

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with his family. On 13 October 2021, Joe Anderton of

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reported that Dean had been arrested for allegedly attacking a store worker. 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 ''

'', when we was given the role of

. For his portrayal of VJ, he was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2008 and 2009 ''Inside Soap'' Awards. He left the serial in 2014 and the role of VJ was recast.

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. he has appeared also in several television commercials.

Filmography

References

External links

Felix Dean
at Random Management * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Felix 1997 births Living people Australian male child actors Male actors from Sydney Australian male soap opera actors Australian male stage actors 21st-century Australian male actors