Dev Patel
Biography
Dev Patel is a British actor born on April 23, 1990. He began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins. Patel's breakthrough came with the leading role in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire. His career expanded with leading roles in the comedy-dramas The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the science fiction thriller Chappie, and a supporting role in the HBO series The Newsroom. Patel also portrayed Saroo Brierley in the drama Lion, for which he won a BAFTA Award. Patel's acting credits include 44 known titles. He is known for his work in the film and television industry.
Career overview
Dev Patel is a British actor born on April 23, 1990. He began his acting career in the E4 teen drama Skins, where he played the role of Anwar Kharral. Patel's breakthrough came with his leading role in the drama Slumdog Millionaire, which earned him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Patel's acting career expanded with leading roles in several films, including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. He also appeared in the science fiction thriller Chappie and had a supporting role in the HBO series The Newsroom. Patel's performance in the drama Lion, where he played the role of Saroo Brierley, earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
Patel has been active in the film and television industry for over a decade, with a total of 44 known credits to his name. Born in Harrow, Greater London, England, Patel has established himself as a talented and versatile actor, with a range of roles in various genres.
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- Bondi Boy (2025) as Himself
- Rabbit Trap (2025) as Darcy Davenport
- Rabbit Trap (2025) Executive Producer
- Companion (2025) Executive Producer
- Monkey Man (2024) as Kid
- Monkey Man (2024) Screenplay
- Monkey Man (2024) Story
- Monkey Man (2024) Director
- Monkey Man (2024) Producer
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
- Poison (2023) as Supervisor Woods
- To Kill a Tiger (2023) Executive Producer
- The Green Knight (2021) as Gawain
- The Green Knight Documentary (2021) as Self
- Roborovski (2020) Writer
- Roborovski (2020) Producer
- Roborovski (2020) Director
- India from Above (2020) as Narrator
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Modern Love (2019) as Joshua
- Hotel Mumbai (2019) as Arjun
- Hotel Mumbai (2019) Executive Producer
- The Wedding Guest (2019) as Jay
- The Wedding Guest (2019) Producer
- The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) as David Copperfield
- Home Shopper (2018) Director
- Lion (2016) as Saroo Brierley
- The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016) as Srinivasa Ramanujan
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Chappie (2015) as Deon Wilson
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) as Sonny Kapoor
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- The Road Within (2014) as Alex
- The Newsroom (2012) as Neelamani Sampat
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) as Sonny Kapoor
- About Cherry (2012) as Andrew
- The Last Airbender (2010) as Prince Zuko
- The Commuter (2010) as The Commuter
- Live from Studio Five (2009) as Self
- Mister Eleven (2009) as Hotel Waiter
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008) as Older Jamal
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Skins (2007) as Anwar Kharral
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self - Guest
- Raw (1993) as Self (archive footage)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- The Peasant
- The Peasant Director
- The Peasant Writer
- The Journeyman
- It's All Going Very Well No Problems at All Producer