Born in South Africa, Lexton has filmed in 59 countries on 7 continents, directing more than 500 national commercials, including several Super Bowl ads, multiple award-winning short films, and earning the United Nations Award of Excellence for his humanitarian projects.

In 2004 he founded TXL Films, a boutique production company whose work focuses on unique and humanity-driven stories and has been seen by over a billion people worldwide.
                                               
In 2017 he directed the critically acclaimed arthouse film In Search of Fellini, starring Ksenia Solo (“Black Swan”, “Project Blue Book”) and Golden Globe nominee Maria Bello (“Prisoners”, “A History of Violence”), before directing the record-breaking feature Nomad, currently in post-production. Which is the first narrative film to shoot on all 7 continents, in over 25 countries, that also captures a total solar eclipse as the backdrop of a scene.