Felix Dean (born 27 June 1997) is an Australian 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 20 ...

in the soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''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 ...

'' from 2007 and 2014. He also appeared in the sketch comedy series '' Comedy Inc.''.

Early and personal life

Dean was born in Sydney on 27 June 1997. He lives in

Erskineville Erskineville is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Erskinevill ...

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.

Career

In 2004, Dean appeared in the television miniseries, '' Jessica''. Two years later he appeared in '' All Saints'' as Todd McFarlane. In 2007, Dean made several appearances in '' Comedy Inc.''. That same year he joined the cast of ''

'' as

. For his portrayal of VJ, Dean was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2008 and 2009 ''Inside Soap'' Awards. He left the serial in 2014 and the role was recast. Dean has also appeared in several television commercials. In November 2011, Dean joined the cast of

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's play, ''Bondi Dreaming''. The play ran at the

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until 3 December 2011.https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/home-and-away-star-sentenced-for-string-of-violent-offences/news-story/28a29994f5a09b49bdfb7c8d566756a0?amp

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