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Dev Patel

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 04/23/1990 (33) | Harrow, Greater London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Dev Patel (born 23 April 1990) is a British actor and filmmaker. 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 i... ()
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Dev Patel (born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Award, in addition to receiving nominations for an Academy Award, another BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three SAG awards. Patel made his screen debut as Anwar Kharral in the first two series of the British television teen drama Skins (2007–2008), landing the role with no prior professional acting experience. His breakthrough came in 2008 with the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire, for which 19-year-old Dev was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest nominees in Best Actor category. He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Talk-Shows

Known for these Movies & Shows

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". ...

Slumdog Millionaire

Certification unknown

2008 | 3.9/5 | 2h
Drama, Romance / Love
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A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets o ...

Lion

PG-13

2016 | 4.1/5 | 1h 58min
Drama
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As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel. ...

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

PG

2015 | 3.2/5 | 2h 2min
Drama, Comedy
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An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confron ...

The Green Knight

R

2021 | 3.3/5 | 2h 5min
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Dev Patel

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor European Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Dev Patel as Actor(19)

2024 Monkey Man
2023 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
as Supervisor Woods2023 Poison
as Steve Banerjee2023 Chippendales
as Gawain2021 The Green Knight
as Arjun2019 Hotel Mumbai
2019 The Patient Who Nearly Drove Me Out of Medicine
as Jay2019 The Wedding Guest
as David Copperfield2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Saroo Brierley2016 Lion
as Srinivasa Ramanujan2016 The Man Who Knew Infinity
as Sonny Kapoor2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Deon Wilson2015 Chappie
as Alex2014 The Road Within
as Andrew2012 About Cherry
as Sonny Kapoor2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as The Commuter2010 The Commuter
as Zuko2010 The Last Airbender
as Older Jamal2008 Slumdog Millionaire

TV Shows/Series with Dev Patel as Actor(12)

as Narrator2020 India from Above
as Joshua2019 Modern Love
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Neelamani Sampat2012 The Newsroom
as Hotel Waiter2009 Mister Eleven
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as Anwar Kharral2007 Skins
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self (archive footage)1993 WWE Raw
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Movies with Dev Patel as Crew(13)

Directing/Director2024 Monkey Man
Production/Producer2024 Monkey Man
Writing/Writer2024 Monkey Man
Writing/Screenplay2024 Monkey Man
Writing/Story2024 Monkey Man
Production/Executive Producer2023 Sahela
Directing/Director2020 Roborovski
Production/Producer2020 Roborovski
Writing/Writer2020 Roborovski
Production/Executive Producer2019 Hotel Mumbai
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Patient Who Nearly Drove Me Out of Medicine
Production/Producer2019 The Wedding Guest
Directing/Director2018 Home Shopper

Full Name: Dev Patel
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 04/23 1990 (April) in Harrow, Greater London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 33 years + 363 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Whitmore High School
Other names for Dev Patel (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"데브 파텔"
Dev Patel frequently works together with these people:
Vince McMahon (8x, Crew)
Aaron Sorkin (8x, Crew)
Charles Warrington (8x, Actor)
Anne Hathaway (7x, Actress)
Seth Rogen (7x, Actor)
Hulk Hogan (7x, Actor)
Wes Anderson (7x, Crew)
Stephanie McMahon (7x, Actress)
Paul Heyman (7x, Actor)
Pierre Carl Ouellet (7x, Actor)
Jake Gyllenhaal (6x, Actor)
John Collee (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:873, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024