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Dev Patel
Actor, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn April 23, 1990 (35 years)
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).
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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Dev Patel Filmography
| 2025 | Rabbit Trap · as Darcy Davenport |
| 2024 | Monkey Man · as Kid |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More · as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Poison · as Supervisor Woods |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston |
| 2021 | The Green Knight · as Gawain |
| 2020 | India from Above (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield · as David Copperfield |
| 2019 | I Lost My Body · as Naoufel |
| 2019 | Modern Love (TV Series) · as Joshua |
| 2018 | Hotel Mumbai · as Arjun |
| 2018 | The Wedding Guest · as Jay |
| 2016 | Lion · as Saroo Brierley |
| 2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity · as Srinivasa Ramanujan |
| 2015 | Chappie · as Deon Wilson |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel · as Sonny Kapoor |
| 2014 | The Road Within · as Alex |
| 2012 | About Cherry · as Andrew |
| 2012 | The Newsroom (2012) (TV Series) · as Neelamani Sampat |
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel · as Sonny Kapoor |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender · as Prince Zuko |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven (TV Series) · as Hotel Waiter |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire · as Older Jamal |
| 2007 | Skins (TV Series) · as Anwar Kharral |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Only Yesterday · as Toshio |
| 2025 | 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2025 | Bondi Boy · as Himself |
| 2021 | The Roles That Changed My Life (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | India from Above · as Self - Narrator |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | 2017 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | Lion: The Journey Home · as Self |
| 2017 | Lion: Dev Patel Is Saroo Brierley · as Self |
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| 2016 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | 44th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
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| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 · as Self - Award Presenter |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience |
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| 2009 | The Orange British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2009 | 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | True Jackson, VP (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Xposé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Australian Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Rabbit Trap · as Executive Producer |
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| 2022 | To Kill a Tiger · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Hotel Mumbai · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | Monkey Man · as Story |