Dev Patel
Born April 23, 1990 (Age: 35)
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Harrow, Greater London, England, UK
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).
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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Filmography
Monkey Man
2024
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as Kid
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Age: 33
The Green Knight Documentary
2021
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as Self
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Age: 31
The Green Knight
2021
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as Gawain
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Age: 31
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
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as David Copperfield
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Age: 29
Hotel Mumbai
2019
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as Arjun
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Age: 28
The Wedding Guest
2019
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as Jay
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Age: 28
Lion
2016
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as Saroo Brierley
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Age: 26
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
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as Srinivasa Ramanujan
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Age: 25
Chappie
2015
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as Deon Wilson
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Age: 24
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
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as Sonny Kapoor
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Age: 24
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
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as Sonny Kapoor
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Age: 21
About Cherry
2012
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as Andrew
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Age: 21
The Last Airbender
2010
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as Prince Zuko
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Age: 20
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
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as Older Jamal
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Age: 18