Dev Patel
Acting
1990-04-23 · Harrow, Greater London, England, UK
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).
movieThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Sonny Kapoor · 2012 · 7.0
movieAbout Cherry
as Andrew · 2012 · 4.6
movieThe Commuter
as The Commuter · 2010 · 5.5
movieThe Last Airbender
as Prince Zuko · 2010 · 4.6
tvMister Eleven
as Hotel Waiter · 2009 · 4.5
tvLive from Studio Five
as Self · 2009 · 3.7
movieSlumdog Millionaire
as Older Jamal · 2008 · 7.7
tvThe Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007 · 7.2
tvSkins
as Anwar Kharral · 2007 · 8.1
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003 · 5.3
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest · 2001 · 6.1
tvRaw
as Self (archive footage) · 1993 · 6.8
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as · 1992 · 5.4
movieThe Journeyman
as · 0.0
movieThe Peasant
as · 0.0