Dev Patel | |
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.jpg) Patel in 2024 | |
| Born | 23 April 1990 Harrow, London, England |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Partner | Tilda Cobham-Hervey (2017–present) |
| Awards | Full list |
Dev Patel (/ˈdɛv pəˈtɛl/;[1] born 23 April 1990) is a British actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Patel was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.
Patel began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough role in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008)[2] earned Patel a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[3] His 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).
- ^ "Shortlister: Dev Patel – Introduction". Tribeca Shortlist. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Dev Patel on the Struggle of Finding Roles After 'Slumdog Millionaire'". United States: ABC News. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (15 January 2009). "Baftas 2009: Slumdog Millionaire nominated for 11 awards as Oscars momentum builds". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2020.