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).
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A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants ...
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The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put ...
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A drama centered on a troubled young woman who moves to San Francisco, where she gets involved in po...
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British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel...
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A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashe...
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As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament...
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Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge Universi...
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In a loveless marriage, Penny finds solace in the hypnotic escape of the home shopping channel. When...
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A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal His...
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Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct ...
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Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city,...
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An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story o...
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A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill i...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) | Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage) | 9 | |
| 2 | Monkey Man (2024) | Director / Writer | 6.7 | |
| 3 | Poison (2023) | Supervisor Woods | 7.8 | |
| 4 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) | Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston | 7.5 | |
| 5 | The Green Knight (2021) | Gawain | 6.6 | |
| 6 | The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) | David Copperfield | 6.2 | |
| 7 | The Wedding Guest (2019) | Jay | 6 | |
| 8 | Hotel Mumbai (2019) | Arjun | 8.1 | |
| 9 | Home Shopper (2018) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 10 | The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016) | Srinivasa Ramanujan | 7.3 | |
| 11 | Lion (2016) Top 30 in 2010s | Saroo Brierley | 8.4 | |
| 12 | Chappie (2015) | Deon Wilson | 7.3 | |
| 13 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) | Sonny Kapoor | 6.6 | |
| 14 | The Road Within (2014) | Alex | 8.1 | |
| 15 | About Cherry (2012) | Andrew | 5.8 | |
| 16 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) | Sonny Kapoor | 7.2 | |
| 17 | The Last Airbender (2010) | Prince Zuko | 4.5 | |
| 18 | Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Oscars 2009 | Older Jamal | 7.8 | |
| 19 | Flash Crash | - | - | - |
