Dev Patel
Acting
Born: Apr 23, 1990
From: Harrow, Greater London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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).
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Trap | Darcy Davenport | 2025 | 5.8 |
| Bondi Boy | Himself | 2025 | — |
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston … | 2024 | 7.5 |
| Monkey Man | Kid | 2024 | 6.878 |
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston | 2023 | 7.247 |
| Poison | Supervisor Woods | 2023 | 6.857 |
| The Green Knight | Gawain | 2021 | 6.605 |
| The Green Knight Documentary | Self | 2021 | — |
| Hotel Mumbai | Arjun | 2019 | 7.529 |
| The Wedding Guest | Jay | 2019 | 5.6 |
| The Personal History of David Copperfield | David Copperfield | 2019 | 6.412 |
| Lion | Saroo Brierley | 2016 | 8.039 |
| The Man Who Knew Infinity | Srinivasa Ramanujan | 2016 | 7.16 |
| Chappie | Deon Wilson | 2015 | 6.788 |
| The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Sonny Kapoor | 2015 | 6.429 |
| The Road Within | Alex | 2014 | 6.854 |
| The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Sonny Kapoor | 2012 | 6.954 |
| About Cherry | Andrew | 2012 | 4.6 |
| The Newsroom TV | Neelamani Sampat | 2012 | 8.067 |
| The Last Airbender | Prince Zuko | 2010 | 4.648 |
| The Commuter | The Commuter | 2010 | 5.5 |
| Live from Studio Five TV | Self | 2009 | 3.7 |
| Mister Eleven TV | Hotel Waiter | 2009 | 4.5 |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Older Jamal | 2008 | 7.731 |
| Skins TV | Anwar Kharral | 2007 | 8.138 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self | 2003 | 5.417 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV | Self - Guest | 2001 | 6.074 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | 1992 | 5.375 | |
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| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1990 |
| From | Harrow, Greater London, … |