
Dev Patel
- Date of Birth: 1990-04-23
- Place of Birth: 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 D... 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).

The Last Airbender
Action, Adventure, Fantasy • 2010 June

About Cherry
Drama • 2012 February

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Talk • 2014 December

Live from Studio Five
Talk • 2009 September

The Green Knight Documentary
Documentary • 2021 September

The Journeyman
Thriller • 2025 June

Bondi Boy
Drama, Comedy • 2025 January

The Peasant
Action, Thriller • 2025 June

Rabbit Trap
Horror, Mystery, Thriller • 2025 September

Chippendales
Drama • 2025 June