Dexter Morgan

Dexter Morgan
Dexter character
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
First appearance	Novels: Darkly Dreaming Dexter Television: "Dexter" (episode 1.01)
Last appearance	Novels: Dexter is Dead Television: "Remember the Monsters?" (episode 8.12)
Created by	Jeff Lindsay
Portrayed by	Michael C. Hall Devon Graye (teenager) Dominic Janes (child) Maxwell Huckabee (toddler)
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Aliases	Patrick Bateman Kyle Butler (season 4) Arthur Curry Dave Cutler Dan (season 6) Sean Ellis Steve Gaskell Darrel Tucker (season 5)
Occupation	Blood spatter analyst Vigilante serial killer Lumberjack
Family	Joseph Driscoll (biological father, deceased) Debra Morgan (adoptive sister, deceased) Doris Morgan (adoptive mother, deceased) Harry Morgan (adoptive father, deceased) Brian Moser (biological brother, deceased) Laura Moser (biological mother, deceased)
Spouse(s)	Rita Bennett Morgan (deceased)
Significant other(s)	Lila West (season 2; deceased) Lumen Pierce (season 5) Hannah McKay (seasons 7-8)
Children	Astor Bennett (stepdaughter) Cody Bennett (stepson) Novels: Lily Anne Morgan (daughter, with Rita) Television: Harrison Morgan (son, with Rita)
Nationality	American

Lila West (season 2; deceased)
Lumen Pierce (season 5)

Dexter Morgan is a fictional character and the antihero of a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay, including Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004), Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005), Dexter in the Dark (2007), Dexter by Design (2009), Dexter Is Delicious (2010), Double Dexter (2011), and Dexter's Final Cut (2013). In 2006, the first novel was adapted into the Showtime TV series Dexter and its companion web series Dexter: Early Cuts. The eighth and final novel in the series written by Lindsay was titled Dexter is Dead, and released in July 2015, signifying the ending of the character.

In the TV series, Dexter is a forensic blood spatter analyst who works for the fictitious Miami-Metro Police Department. In his spare time, he is a vigilante serial killer who targets other murderers who have evaded the justice system. He follows a code of ethics taught to him in childhood by his adoptive father, Harry, which he refers to as "The Code" or "The Code of Harry" and hinges on two principles: Dexter can only kill people after finding conclusive evidence that they are guilty of murder, and he must not get caught.

Season one is largely based on the first novel, Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004), but the following seasons veered away from the rest of the book series. In the television program, Dexter was played by Michael C. Hall, who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series or Drama in 2009. He was also portrayed as a youth by Devon Graye, Dominic Janes, and Maxwell Huckabee.