Dev Patel

Born: 1990-04-23

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).


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Chappie

as Deon Wilson
Released: 2015-03-04

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted,...

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Monkey Man

as Kid
Released: 2024-04-03

Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where,...

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Lion

as Saroo Brierley
Released: 2016-11-24

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from...

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The Last Airbender

as Prince Zuko
Released: 2010-06-30

The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must...

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as Older Jamal
Released: 2008-11-12

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who...

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Hotel Mumbai

as Arjun
Released: 2019-03-14

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the...

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The Man Who Knew Infinity

as Srinivasa Ramanujan
Released: 2016-04-08

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge...

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as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
Released: 2023-09-20

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the...

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The Green Knight

as Gawain
Released: 2021-07-29

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the...

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The Personal History of David Copperfield

as David Copperfield
Released: 2019-11-07

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal...

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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Sonny Kapoor
Released: 2015-02-26

As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming...

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Sonny Kapoor
Released: 2012-02-23

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored...

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Poison

as Supervisor Woods
Released: 2023-09-29

When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a...

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About Cherry

as Andrew
Released: 2012-02-14

A drama centered on a troubled young woman who moves to San Francisco, where she gets involved...

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The Road Within

as Alex
Released: 2014-10-24

A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's...

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods
Released: 2024-03-14

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved...

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The Wedding Guest

as Jay
Released: 2019-03-01

Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with...

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Chippendales

as Steve Banerjee
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Several partners turn an idea for a male strip revue catering to ladies into a wildly successful...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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WWE Raw

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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Skins

as Anwar Kharral
First aired: 2007-01-25

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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The Newsroom

as Neelamani Sampat
First aired: 2012-06-24

A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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Modern Love

as Joshua
First aired: 2019-10-18

An unlikely friendship. A lost love resurfaced. A marriage at its turning point. A date that...

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self
First aired: 2015-08-02

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from...

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Live from Studio Five

as Self
First aired: 2009-09-14

Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky...

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India from Above

as Narrator
First aired: 2020-08-11

In India From Above, cutting-edge aerial footage reveals how India, which is at once both modern...

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