Michael Hall

• Character: Dexter Morgan
• Date of Birth: February 1st, 1971
• Age: 39

Michael C. Hall is a North Carolina native and graduate of NYU's Master of Fine Arts program in acting. His most recent performance was on Broadway as the emcee in "Cabaret." Hall has previously starred in nearly a dozen major off-Broadway plays, including "Macbeth" for the New York Shakespeare Festival, "Cymbeline" for the New York Shakespeare Festival at Central Park's Decone Theater, "Timon of Athens" and "Henry V at the Public", "The English Teachers" for Manhattan Class Company, "Corpus Christi" at the Manhattan Theatre Club and "Skylight" at the Mark Taper Forum.

Dexter Morgan

Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) is a blood spatter expert for the Miami P.D. and assists with basic crime scene investigation work. While not a sworn police officer, Dexter has more privledges than the average citizen and is privy to lots of classified information. Dexter uses this information to fuel his bloodlust which might be described as the only emotion he experiences. As a child Dexter was discovered by Miami P.D. officer Harry Morgan (James Remar)locked in a blood soaked trailer with his dead mother and brother. Much of the details of Dexter's rescue was kept secret by Harry after he adopted Dexter and raised him as his son along with his daughter Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter). During Dexter's teenage years Harry realized Dexter had dark tendencies and a near unsatisiable bloodlust. This was categorized by Dexter's utter lack of emotion and feeling. Harry recognized these as tendencies of a serial killer and with understanding love and compassion developed a way for Dexter to channel them called "Harry's Code." He also established healthier outlets for the blood rage such as frequent hunting trips. "Harry's Code" evolved into an ethos for Dexter to follow entailing vital information. This ethos involved creating an elaborate mask for Dexter to wear feigning emotion and interest in things that really didn't. This involved the mudane smiles when happy and laughs when cohorts tell a joke. It also lead to a relationship with Rita Bennett (Julie Benz), whom was also distanced emotionally due to a rocky relationship with a herion addicted ex-husband. Eventually their relationship lead to intercourse, but even the emotion and pleasure from this had to be faked. Although her children Astor and Cody provided ample opportunity for interruption towards the occurrence. The major part of "Harry's Code" would define his utter being as a killer. Dexter could harm no innocent, only the guilty. Using an ample history of unsolved case files and known criminals Dexter carefully investigates each of his victims before stalking and killing them. His M.O. is to use a veterninary tranquilizer to subdue the victim, then to strip then naked and immobilize them with clear plastic wrap. Coating the entire crime scene in plastic he ensures no evidence is ever left before presenting a consciousness victim with their crimes before killing and dismembering them. Their bodies are left at the bottom of the Miami bay in garbage bags with the only trophy a lens of blood Dexter keeps as a reminder. Part vigiliante, part killer, all precise Dexter is a clean efficient killer - so much so that for years he wasn't detected - in the beginning of season two his grotto was found accidentally by divers so he began dumping the bags into the Gulf Stream instead. In season one, the primary driving factor was the apperance of a fellow serial killer coined the Ice Truck Killer. The Ice Truck Killer teased and taunted Dexter by recreating events from his youth as his crime scenes. Leaving drained dismembered body parts in locations that only made sense to Dexter. Dexter in the meantime helped his sister to move from Vice to Homocide with uncanny tips aiding her to track down victims of the Ice Truck Killer. Eventually, Debra's fiance Rudy (Christian Camargo) reveals himself to Dexter to be not only the Ice Truck Killer, but also Dexter's brother. Through several encounters where Rudy attempts to free Dexter from his ethos, Dexter painfully kills Rudy instead of his adopted sister Debra. The beginning of season two finds Dexter deshelved over his killing of his brother finding himself unable to kill. He is also forced to take up habitual bowling due to Sgt. Doakes (Erik King) constantly following him. Doakes seems to be the only person that suspects Dexter has a dark side and is intent on finding out what it is. After two failed attempts to take a life, Dexter at wits end with his bloodlust, again regains his ability to kill after his carefully constructed world is shattered when his body grotto is discovered.

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