Dexter Walker
| Dexter Walker | |||||||||||
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Tom Green (2009) Charles Cottier (2010–2013) |
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| Duration | 2009–2013 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 30 July 2009 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 13 November 2013 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Cameron Welsh | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student at Summer Bay High (2009, 2010–11) Student at Yabbie Creek University (2012–13) Trainee nurse (2012–) |
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| Home | Paris | ||||||||||
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| Father | Sid Walker |
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| Mother | Jody Walker |
| Sisters | Indigo Walker |
| Half-sisters | Sasha Bezmel |
| Wife | April Scott (2013–) |
Dexter "Dex" Walker is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Charles Cottier. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 30 July 2009. Tom Green originated the role, but when the Walker family returned in 2010, Cottier took over the part. Cottier quit the role in early 2013 and Dexter made his last appearance on 13 November 2013.
In July 2009, it was announced that the Walker family would be introduced to Home and Away for a five-week guest stint. Actor Tom Green was cast in the role of Dexter Walker, the son of Sid (Robert Mammone) and Jody Walker (Victoria Haralabidou) and brother to Indigo (Samara Weaving). A year later, Dexter, Sid and Indigo made a permanent return to Home and Away. Green did not continue in the role of Dexter and Charles Cottier was cast instead. Cottier auditioned for the role on the Gold Coast and he received a call asking him to come to Sydney the following day. Shortly after that, he learned that he had won the role of Dexter. Of his casting, Cottier stated "I'm so happy to be joining Home and Away. Moving from Brisbane was a big step, but the cast and crew have gone out of their way to make me feel at home." In 2011, Cottier admitted that initially he had been "slightly intimidated" about taking over the role from Green. Cottier revealed "I sometimes hang out with Tom Green - he's a really nice guy - but I chose not to watch what he'd done. I think Dex is quite a different character now, too."
Upon his return in 2010, Dexter has a "different personality". Of this Cottier said, "I think he's more mature, from what I've heard. And he's hilarious. He's funny." He added that Dexter "doesn't really turn it off".Channel Five's soap opera reporting website Holy Soap describe him as a "quick-witted and sensitive schoolboy". Holy Soap also add that Dexter is "very funny and sarcastic", but he loves his family deeply.Seven Network comment that Dexter "wears his sense of humour like a suit of armour". Describing the character in an interview with the official Home and Away website, Cottier said: "He's quite a strange boy. He's funny and quirky and I think he finds it a little bit difficult to make friends." He added that on the inside Dexter is "quite a sweet person and quite vulnerable".
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