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Dev Patel

Acting 36 years old Harrow, Greater London, England, UK ★ 1.6
Born: April 23, 1990

Biography

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).

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Known For

Raw
Raw Self (archive footage) 1993
Skins
Skins Anwar Kharral 2007
The Newsroom
The Newsroom Neelamani Sampat 2012
Chappie
Chappie Deon Wilson 2015
Monkey Man
Monkey Man Kid 2024

Filmography

Acting Credits (39)

Directing Credits (4)

Writing Credits (4)

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