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 Boyles drama Slumdog Millionaire 2008 for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Patels career expanded with leading roles in the comedydramas 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 20122014 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