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Birthday: Apr 23, 1990
Place of Birth: Harrow, Greater London, England, UK

Dev Patel

Dev Patel (born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. He began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough came with the leading role of teenager Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Patel's career expanded with leading roles in the comedy-dramas The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015), the science fiction thriller Chappie (2015), and a supporting role in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014). For his performance as Saroo Brierley in the drama Lion (2016), Patel won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently starred in the independent films Hotel Mumbai (2018), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) and The Green Knight (2021), and made his directorial debut with the action film Monkey Man (2024).

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Last Airbender Prince Zuko 2010
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston 2023
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Sonny Kapoor 2012
About Cherry Andrew 2012
Chappie Deon Wilson 2015
Poison Supervisor Woods 2023
The Road Within Alex 2014
Rabbit Trap Darcy Davenport 2025
Wicker 1970
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Sonny Kapoor 2015
Lion Saroo Brierley 2016
The Man Who Knew Infinity Srinivasa Ramanujan 2016
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods 2024
Hotel Mumbai Arjun 2019
The Commuter The Commuter 2010
The Wedding Guest Jay 2019
Chippendales Steve Banerjee 1970
The Personal History of David Copperfield David Copperfield 2019
Monkey Man Kid 2024
Slumdog Millionaire Older Jamal 2008
Flash Crash 1970
The Green Knight Gawain 2021
The Journeyman 1970
Series Cast Year
Skins Anwar Kharral 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Self - Guest 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
The Newsroom Neelamani Sampat 2012
Live from Studio Five Self 2009
Mister Eleven Hotel Waiter 2009
WWE Raw Self (archive footage) 1993
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Modern Love Joshua 2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
India from Above Narrator 2020
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
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