Dev Patel
Born: 1990-04-23 in Harrow, Greater London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Rabbit Trap as Darcy Davenport
- Companion ... (Executive Producer)
- Bondi Boy as Himself
2024
- Monkey Man as Kid
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
2023
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
- Poison as Supervisor Woods
- To Kill a Tiger ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- The Green Knight as Gawain
- The Green Knight Documentary as Self
2020
- Roborovski ... (Director)
- India from Above as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Modern Love as Joshua
- Hotel Mumbai as Arjun
- The Personal History of David Copperfield as David Copperfield
- The Wedding Guest as Jay
2018
- Home Shopper ... (Director)
2016
- Lion as Saroo Brierley
- The Man Who Knew Infinity as Srinivasa Ramanujan
2015
- Chappie as Deon Wilson
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Sonny Kapoor
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- The Road Within as Alex
2012
- The Newsroom as Neelamani Sampat
- About Cherry as Andrew
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Sonny Kapoor
2010
- The Last Airbender as Prince Zuko
- The Commuter as The Commuter
2009
- Live from Studio Five as Self
- Mister Eleven as Hotel Waiter
2008
- Slumdog Millionaire as Older Jamal
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Skins as Anwar Kharral
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
1993
- Raw as Self (archive footage)