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 Last Airbender
(Prince Zuko)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
(Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(Sonny Kapoor)
About Cherry
(Andrew)
Chappie
(Deon Wilson)
Poison
(Supervisor Woods)
The Road Within
(Alex)
Rabbit Trap
(Darcy Davenport)
Wicker
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(Sonny Kapoor)
Lion
(Saroo Brierley)
The Man Who Knew Infinity
(Srinivasa Ramanujan)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
(Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods)
Hotel Mumbai
(Arjun)
The Commuter
(The Commuter)
The Wedding Guest
(Jay)
Chippendales
(Steve Banerjee)
The Personal History of David Copperfield
(David Copperfield)
Monkey Man
(Kid)
Slumdog Millionaire
(Older Jamal)
Flash Crash
The Green Knight
(Gawain)
The Journeyman
Skins
(Anwar Kharral)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Newsroom
(Neelamani Sampat)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
Mister Eleven
(Hotel Waiter)
WWE Raw
(Self (archive footage))
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Modern Love
(Joshua)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
India from Above
(Narrator)
Rabbit Trap
(Executive Producer)
Companion
(Executive Producer)
To Kill a Tiger
(Executive Producer)
Monkey Man
(Story)
Monkey Man
(Screenplay)
Home Shopper
(Director)
Monkey Man
(Director)
Hotel Mumbai
(Executive Producer)
The Wedding Guest
(Producer)
Flash Crash
(Executive Producer)
Monkey Man
(Producer)
Roborovski
(Director)
Roborovski
(Producer)
Roborovski
(Writer)