Dev Patel
Acting
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).
Known for
Acting39
movieRabbit Trap
2025
Darcy Davenport
movieBondi Boy
2025
Himself
movieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
moviePoison
2023
Supervisor Woods
movieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
tvIndia from Above
2020
Narrator
movieThe Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
David Copperfield
tvModern Love
2019
Joshua
movieLion
2016
Saroo Brierley
movieThe Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
Srinivasa Ramanujan
movieChappie
2015
Deon Wilson
movieThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
Sonny Kapoor
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Newsroom
2012
Neelamani Sampat
movieThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
Sonny Kapoor
movieAbout Cherry
2012
Andrew
The Commuter
2010
The Commuter
movieThe Last Airbender
2010
Prince Zuko
Mister Eleven
2009
Hotel Waiter
movieSlumdog Millionaire
2008
Older Jamal
tvSkins
2007
Anwar Kharral
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Self - Guest
tvRaw
1993
Self (archive footage)
Production8
movieRabbit Trap
2025
Executive Producer
movieCompanion
2025
Executive Producer
movieMonkey Man
2024
Producer
movieTo Kill a Tiger
2023
Executive Producer
movieRoborovski
2020
Producer
movieHotel Mumbai
2019
Executive Producer
movieThe Wedding Guest
2019
Producer
Directing4
movieMonkey Man
2024
Director
movieRoborovski
2020
Director
movieHome Shopper
2018
Director
movieThe Peasant
Director