Dev Patel
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  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1990-04-23
    • Born Place: Harrow, Greater London, England, UK
  • Also Known As:

    데브 파텔, דב פאטל, देव पटेल, دِو پَتِل

Dev Patel

Dev Patel is an acclaimed English actor, producer, and director of Indian descent, born on April 23, 1990, in London. He first gained widespread recognition for his role as Anwar Kharral in the British teen drama series Skins (2007–2008). His international breakthrough came with his leading role as Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). This performance earned him numerous awards and nominations, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Leading Actor.Patel has since built a diverse filmography, starring in a mix of independent and mainstream films. He reprised his role as Sonny Kapoor in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and delivered a critically acclaimed performance as Saroo Brierley in the biographical drama Lion (2016), for which he won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.More recently, Patel has expanded his career behind the camera. He made his feature film directorial and screenwriting debut with the action film Monkey Man (2024), in which he also starred. As a producer, his credits include Hotel Mumbai (2018), The Wedding Guest (2018), and the upcoming folk horror film Rabbit Trap (2025), where he also stars as the lead, Darcy Davenport. Other notable acting roles include Charles Dickens's titular character in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) and Gawain in the fantasy film The Green Knight (2021).

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