- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 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 …
Filmography
movieRabbit Trap
2025 · Darcy Davenport, Executive Producer
movieCompanion
2025 · Executive Producer
movieBondi Boy
2025 · Himself
movieMonkey Man
2024 · Kid, Screenplay, Story, Director, Producer
movieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024 · Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
movieTo Kill a Tiger
2023 · Executive Producer
moviePoison
2023 · Supervisor Woods
movieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023 · Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
movieThe Green Knight Documentary
2021 · Self
movieThe Green Knight
2021 · Gawain
movieRoborovski
2020 · Writer, Producer, Director
tvIndia from Above
2020 · Narrator
movieThe Personal History of David Copperfield
2019 · David Copperfield
tvModern Love
2019 · Joshua
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieHotel Mumbai
2019 · Arjun, Executive Producer
movieThe Wedding Guest
2019 · Jay, Producer
movieHome Shopper
2018 · Director
movieLion
2016 · Saroo Brierley
movieThe Man Who Knew Infinity
2016 · Srinivasa Ramanujan
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieChappie
2015 · Deon Wilson
movieThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015 · Sonny Kapoor
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
movieThe Road Within
2014 · Alex
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Newsroom
2012 · Neelamani Sampat
movieThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012 · Sonny Kapoor
movieAbout Cherry
2012 · Andrew
The Commuter
movieThe Commuter
2010 · The Commuter
movieThe Last Airbender
2010 · Prince Zuko
Mister Eleven
tvMister Eleven
2009 · Hotel Waiter
tvLive from Studio Five
2009 · Self
movieSlumdog Millionaire
2008 · Older Jamal
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
tvSkins
2007 · Anwar Kharral
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
tvRaw
1993 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Journeyman
movieThe Journeyman
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movieThe Peasant
— · , Director, Writer
It's All Going Very Well No Problems at All
movieIt's All Going Very Well No Problems at All
— · Producer