Dexter appeared as Frypan in 2014's The Maze Runner and its sequels, The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure. The high-profile adaptation was one of Dexter's first times dealing with racism in relation to a role. In a 2018 interview with TheWrap, he said, "Originally, [some fans] weren't very happy, because Frypan in the books wasn't necessarily a man of colour . . . So it was a little bit mixed in the beginning, but since then the fans have literally been the most amazing. Like literally the most amazing, incredible support."