Dev Patel
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).
Acting
Movie
Slumdog Millionaire
as Older Jamal
2008
Movie
Chappie
as Deon Wilson
2015
Movie
Lion
as Saroo Brierley
2016
Movie
The Last Airbender
as Prince Zuko
2010
Movie
The Green Knight
as Gawain
2021
Movie
Hotel Mumbai
as Arjun
2019
Movie
The Man Who Knew Infinity
as Srinivasa Ramanujan
2016
Movie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Sonny Kapoor
2012
Movie
Monkey Man
as Kid
2024
TV
Skins
as Anwar Kharral
2007
Movie
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
2023
Movie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Sonny Kapoor
2015
TV
The Newsroom
as Neelamani Sampat
2012
Movie
Poison
as Supervisor Woods
2023
Movie
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as David Copperfield
2019
Movie
The Road Within
as Alex
2014
TV
Modern Love
as Joshua
2019
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
TV
Raw
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Movie
About Cherry
as Andrew
2012
TV
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Movie
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
2024
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Movie
The Wedding Guest
as Jay
2019
Crew
Movie
Hotel Mumbai
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
Monkey Man
Screenplay
2024
Movie
The Wedding Guest
Producer
2019
Movie
To Kill a Tiger
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
Rabbit Trap
Executive Producer
2025
Movie
Home Shopper
Director
2018
Movie
Companion
Executive Producer
2025
Movie
Roborovski
Writer
2020
Movie
The Peasant
Director
Movie
It's All Going Very Well No Problems at All
Producer