11 Facts About Felix Dexter

Felix Dexter was a Saint Kitts-born British actor, comedian and writer.

Felix Dexter studied law at University College London and began training as a barrister, before embarking on a career in comedy.

Felix Dexter started by touring late-night comedy venues, including Jongleurs club in London and The Comedy Store, before being hired to work with a Black and Asian cast in the 1990s BBC TV sketch show The Real McCoy, which was initially based on a stage show that Dexter performed at the Hackney Empire Theatre.

Felix Dexter wrote and starred in the sitcom pilot Douglas, broadcast in 1996.

Felix Dexter appeared on Have I Got News for You in 1996 and later became one of the regular performers on the later series of The Fast Show.

Felix Dexter appeared in Citizen Khan, which first aired in 2012, as Omar, a Somali Muslim who works at a mosque in Sparkhill, Birmingham.

Felix Dexter starred in Absolutely Fabulous as John, the father of Saffron's baby.

Felix Dexter had voiced Francis in Crapston Villas, an adult animated sitcom soap opera that was produced in the 1990s.

On 17 November 2013, BBC Two television broadcast a 30-minute retrospective programme called Respect: A Felix Dexter Special, featuring tributes from friends and colleagues.

Felix Dexter's fellow cast members from BBC Radio 4's Down the Line broadcast a special edition titled A Tribute to Felix Dexter on 23 December 2013.

In 2014, Felix Dexter was posthumously given Screen Nation's Edric Connor Inspiration Award.