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).
Filmography (38 titles)
5.6MovieRabbit Trap
Darcy Davenport · 2025
MovieBondi Boy
Himself · 2025
6.9MovieMonkey Man
Kid · 2024
7.4MovieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage) · 2024
6.9MoviePoison
Supervisor Woods · 2023
7.3MovieThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston · 2023
MovieThe Green Knight Documentary
Self · 2021
6.6MovieThe Green Knight
Gawain · 2021
6.2ShowIndia from Above
Narrator · 2020
6.4MovieThe Personal History of David Copperfield
David Copperfield · 2019
7.3ShowModern Love
Joshua · 2019
6.3ShowThe Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2019
7.5MovieHotel Mumbai
Arjun · 2019
5.7MovieThe Wedding Guest
Jay · 2019
8.0MovieLion
Saroo Brierley · 2016
7.2MovieThe Man Who Knew Infinity
Srinivasa Ramanujan · 2016
6.2ShowClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2015
6.8MovieChappie
Deon Wilson · 2015
6.4MovieThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sonny Kapoor · 2015
4.2ShowVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2014
6.8MovieThe Road Within
Alex · 2014
5.1ShowLate Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2014
5.8ShowThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2014
8.1ShowThe Newsroom
Neelamani Sampat · 2012
7.0MovieThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sonny Kapoor · 2012
4.6MovieAbout Cherry
Andrew · 2012
The Commuter
The Commuter · 2010
4.6MovieThe Last Airbender
Prince Zuko · 2010
Mister Eleven
Hotel Waiter · 2009
3.7ShowLive from Studio Five
Self · 2009