
Dev Patel
Born
1990-04-23
Place of birth
Harrow, Greater London, England, UK
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 h...
Known for

Slumdog Millionaire
Older Jamal

Chappie
Deon Wilson

Lion
Saroo Brierley

The Last Airbender
Prince Zuko

The Green Knight
Gawain

Hotel Mumbai
Arjun

The Man Who Knew Infinity
Srinivasa Ramanujan

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sonny Kapoor

Skins
Anwar Kharral

Monkey Man
Kid

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sonny Kapoor

The Newsroom
Neelamani Sampat

Poison
Supervisor Woods

The Personal History of David Copperfield
David Copperfield