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Actor

1993-05-16 · Edmonton · Male

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Dex Lee (born 16 May 1993) is an English actor. He began his professional career as a dancer in a touring production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, before going on to make acting appearances in numerous theatre productions. Then in 2019, Lee made his television debut in the role of Bear Sylvester on the BBC soap opera Doctors. After portraying the role until 2024, he returned to theatre.

Early life

Dex Lee was born on 16 May 1993 in Edmonton, London. Lee has a younger sister, Miriam-Teak Lee, as well as four brothers. Alongside his sister, he attended the Latymer School, the Morgan Aslanoff School of Dance and the ArtsEd. The pair were duet partners and competed in dance competitions together. After graduating from ArtsEd in 2014, Lee worked as a dance teacher in Chiswick.

Career

From 2012 to 2013, Lee appeared as part of the dance ensemble in a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In 2014, Lee made his acting debut in a production of In the Heights as Jose at the Southwark Playhouse. After his 2014 role in The Scottsboro Boys on the West End, he performed for the London Cast Album. In 2016, Lee starred in Father Comes Home from the Wars. Steph Watkins of A Younger Theatre wrote: "Odyssey the dog, played by Dex Lee, is a highlight from the performance. Lee absolutely embodies the characteristics of a dog without making it overly literal. His vocal work is outstanding, highlighting certain words to reflect aspects and emotional responses of a dog without impersonating, which works impeccably. He carefully displays the naivety, purity and innocence of a dog whilst narrating incidents that take place without action; it is an effective story-telling tool as well as being one of the most memorable parts of the show due to how Lee handles the text."

In 2017, he appeared in the West End production of The Wild Party as Jackie. Bethany Davidson of A Younger Theatre described his performance as "insatiable, oozing confidence whilst he lolls and rolls around the room". Lee continued to make appearances in stage productions until 2019, when he stated he wanted to make television appearances. Subsequently, he was cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors in 2019, marking his television debut. Lee began filming on Doctors on 26 June 2019, with his first on-screen appearance as Bear Sylvester airing on 18 November 2019. He remained in Doctors until its final episode in November 2024. Following its ending, Lee returned to theatre after being cast as Toulouse-Lautrec in a production of Moulin Rouge! at Piccadilly Theatre. Afterwards, he was cast as in the West End theatre production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Phoebus De Martin.