Dev Patel
Acting
Born: April 23, 1990 (age 36) · Harrow, Greater London, England, UK
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
Chappie
2015
Lion
2016
The Last Airbender
2010
The Green Knight
2021
Hotel Mumbai
2019
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
Monkey Man
2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023
Skins
2007
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
Photos (6)
Movies (18)
Chappie
Deon Wilson
Slumdog Millionaire
Older Jamal
The Last Airbender
Prince Zuko
Monkey Man
Kid
The Green Knight
Gawain
Lion
Saroo Brierley
Hotel Mumbai
Arjun
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Srinivasa Ramanujan
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
Poison
Supervisor Woods
About Cherry
Andrew
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sonny Kapoor
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sonny Kapoor
The Personal History of David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Rabbit Trap
Darcy Davenport
The Wedding Guest
Jay
The Road Within
Alex
TV Shows (5)
Self / Appearances (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Raw
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Bondi Boy
Himself
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
The Green Knight Documentary
Self
