Dex Lee

Dex Lee was born on 16 May 1993 in Edmonton, London.^[1] Lee has a younger sister, Miriam-Teak Lee, as well as four brothers.^[2] Alongside his sister, he attended the Latymer School, the Morgan Aslanoff School of Dance and the ArtsEd.^[3][4] The pair were duet partners and competed in dance competitions together.^[3] After graduating from ArtsEd in 2014, Lee worked as a dance teacher in Chiswick.^[5]

From 2012 to 2013, Lee appeared as part of the dance ensemble in a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.^[5] In 2014, Lee made his acting debut in a production of In the Heights as Jose at the Southwark Playhouse.^[6] 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.^[7] 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."^[7]

In 2017, he appeared in the West End production of The Wild Party as Jackie.^[8][9][10] Bethany Davidson of A Younger Theatre described his performance as "insatiable, oozing confidence whilst he lolls and rolls around the room".^[10] Lee continued to make appearances in stage productions until 2019, when he stated he wanted to make television appearances.^[9] Subsequently, he was cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors in 2019, marking his television debut.^[11] Lee began filming on Doctors on 26 June 2019,^[12] with his first on-screen appearance as Bear Sylvester airing on 18 November 2019.^[13] He remained in Doctors until its final episode in November 2024.^[14] Following its ending, Lee returned to theatre after being cast as Toulouse-Lautrec in a production of Moulin Rouge! at Piccadilly Theatre.^[15] Afterwards, he was cast as in the West End theatre production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Phoebus De Martin.^[16]