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).
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Slumdog Millionaire | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Lion | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Slumdog Millionaire | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Ninja Eliminator 3: Guardian of the Dragon Medallion | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Slumdog Millionaire | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Slumdog Millionaire | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | The Million Dollar Duck | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ninja Eliminator 3: Guardian of the Dragon Medallion | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Million Dollar Duck | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Actor | The Green Knight | Won |
Skins
as Anwar Kharral
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Jan 25, 2007
The Newsroom
as Neelamani Sampat
Episodes: 25
First Aired: Jun 24, 2012
India from Above
as Narrator
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 2020
Mister Eleven
as Hotel Waiter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 2009
Modern Love
as Joshua
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 18, 2019
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Live from Studio Five
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2009
Raw
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
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