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{{Short description| | {{Short description|English actor (born 1990)}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Dev Patel | | name = Dev Patel | ||
| image = Dev Patel | | image = Dev Patel (29870651654).jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = Patel in 2016 | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|4|23}} | ||
| birth_place = [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow, London]], England | | birth_place = [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow, London]], England | ||
| occupation = Actor | | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}} | ||
| years_active = 2006–present | | years_active = 2006–present | ||
| partner = [[Tilda Cobham-Hervey]] (2017–present) | | partner = [[Tilda Cobham-Hervey]] (2017–present) | ||
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel|Full list]] | | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel|Full list]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Dev Patel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|v|_|p|ə|ˈ|t|ɛ|l}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5QIC7FZZQI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/T5QIC7FZZQI| archive-date=29 October 2021|title=Shortlister: Dev Patel | '''Dev Patel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|v|_|p|ə|ˈ|t|ɛ|l}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5QIC7FZZQI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/T5QIC7FZZQI| archive-date=29 October 2021|title=Shortlister: Dev Patel – Introduction|publisher=Tribeca Shortlist|date=4 January 2017|access-date=7 February 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 23 April 1990) is a British actor and filmmaker. [[List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel|His accolades]] include a [[British Academy Film Award]], in addition to nominations for an [[Academy Award]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards]]. Patel was included in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s list of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2024. | ||
Patel | Patel began his career playing [[Anwar Kharral]] in the [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] teen drama ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]'' (2007). His [[breakthrough role]] in [[Danny Boyle]]'s drama ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dev Patel on the Struggle of Finding Roles After 'Slumdog Millionaire'|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dev-patel-struggle-finding-roles-slumdog-millionaire/story?id=43909448|publisher=ABC News|location=United States|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> earned Patel a nomination for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Moore|first=Matthew|date=15 January 2009|title=Baftas 2009: Slumdog Millionaire nominated for 11 awards as Oscars momentum builds|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/4243558/Baftas-2009-Slumdog-Millionaire-nominated-for-11-awards-as-Oscars-momentum-builds.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/4243558/Baftas-2009-Slumdog-Millionaire-nominated-for-11-awards-as-Oscars-momentum-builds.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=20 May 2020|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His 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 (film)|Chappie]]'' (2015), and a supporting role in the [[HBO]] series ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' (2012–2014). | ||
For his performance as [[Saroo Brierley]] in the drama ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' (2016), Patel won both the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]], [[AACTA 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 (film)|The Green Knight]]'' (2021), and made his directorial debut with the action film ''[[Monkey Man (film)|Monkey Man]]'' (2024). | |||
== Early life and background == | |||
Dev Patel was born on 23 April 1990 in [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]], [[North West London]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Dev Patel | website=indobase.com | date=23 April 1990 | url=https://www.indobase.com/indians-abroad/dev-patel.html | access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="tribute.ca">{{cite web |title=Dev Patel Biography |url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/dev-patel/31294/ |work=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]] |access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref> to Indian parents; Anita Patel, a [[caregiver|care worker]], and Raju Patel, an [[Information technology consulting|IT consultant]].<ref name="telegraph"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-news/local-harrow-news/2009/01/20/slumdog-millionaire-starring-dev-patel-scoops-nine-oscar-nominations-116451-22734029 |title=Slumdog Millionaire starring Dev Patel scoops nine Oscar nominations |access-date=26 March 2009 |author=Tilley, David |date=20 January 2009 |work=[[Harrow Observer]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214021415/http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-news/local-harrow-news/2009/01/20/slumdog-millionaire-starring-dev-patel-scoops-nine-oscar-nominations-116451-22734029/ |archive-date=14 February 2009 }}</ref> His parents are [[Gujarati people|Gujaratis]],<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/21/dev-patel-didn-t-know-what-getting-into-slumdog-marigold-hotel|title=Dev Patel: 'I didn't know what I was getting myself into'|first=Nosheen|last=Iqbal|date=21 February 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> though they were both born in [[Nairobi]] in [[British Kenya]], where there is a significant [[Indians in Kenya|Indian diaspora]]. They immigrated to the [[United Kingdom]] separately in their teens, and first met in London.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3563887/Slumdog-Millionaire-Dev-Patel-hits-the-jackpot.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3563887/Slumdog-Millionaire-Dev-Patel-hits-the-jackpot.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Slumdog Millionaire: Dev Patel hits the jackpot|access-date=26 March 2009|author=Burrows, Tim|date=1 December 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="latimes">{{cite video|people=Feinberg, Scott (interviewer); Patel, Dev (actor)|date=15 October 2008|title=Podcast: Scott puts "Slumdog" star Dev Patel back in the hot seat!|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/files/2008/10/exclusive-podca.html|format=MP3|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=26 March 2009}}</ref> Patel was raised in the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] faith.<ref name=yti>{{Cite news|title=Dev Patel proud of quirks|publisher=NZ City|date=10 August 2010|url=http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=118369&fm=newsmain,nrhl|access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref> He speaks some [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/my-self-esteem-is-way-too-low-to-call-myself-a-star-yet-says-actor-dev-patel/story-QptRvgQNaPfh4moGqXQDkL.html|title=My self-esteem is way too low to call myself a star yet: Dev Patel|first=Atisha|last=Jain|date=3 May 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> His ancestors came from [[Jamnagar]] and [[Unjha]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Young-Slumdog-hails-from-Kutch/articleshow/4039554.cms|title=Young 'Slumdog' hails from Kutch|first=Ankur|last=Jain|work=[[The Times of India]]|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|date=28 January 2009}}</ref> | |||
Patel said that he was "bloody energetic" as a child, and used to get in trouble because of it. He started training at the Rayners Lane Academy of [[Taekwondo]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy|url=http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/ARTICLES_Dev_Patel_Interview.html|website= | As a child, Patel became a fan of action movies after he sneaked downstairs and saw scenes from a [[Bruce Lee]] film on his parents' TV set.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fear |first=David |date=7 April 2024 |title='There Were Punches I Didn't Want to Pull': Why Dev Patel Needed to Make 'Monkey Man' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/monkey-man-dev-patel-interview-1234995357/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref> Patel grew up in the [[Rayners Lane]] district of Harrow and attended Longfield Primary School and [[Whitmore High School]]. Patel had his first acting role as [[Sir Andrew Aguecheek]] in the school's production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.<ref name="telegraph"/> At Whitmore High, he received an A* in [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]] Drama for his "self-penned portrayal of a child in the [[Beslan school siege]]." His drama teacher Niamh Wright said, "Dev was a gifted student, who quickly impressed me with his innate ability to communicate a wide variety of characters imaginatively and creatively. He was awarded full marks for his GCSE performance to a live audience, and the visiting examiner was moved to tears by his honest portrayal."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-news/local-harrow-news/2009/01/15/dev-patel-praised-by-teachers-116451-22699333 |title=Dev Patel praised by teachers |access-date=24 January 2009 |author1=Brady, Tara |author2=Okyere, Elaine |date=15 January 2009 |work=[[Harrow Observer]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125081406/http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-news/local-harrow-news/2009/01/15/dev-patel-praised-by-teachers-116451-22699333/ |archive-date=25 January 2009 }}</ref> He completed his [[Advanced Level in the United Kingdom|A Levels]] in PE, Biology, History, and Drama in 2007 at Whitmore High School while working on ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]''. | ||
Patel said that he was "bloody energetic" as a child, and used to get in trouble because of it. He started training at the Rayners Lane Academy of [[Taekwondo]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy|url=http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/ARTICLES_Dev_Patel_Interview.html|website=raynerslanetkd.com|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> He competed regularly in both national and international championships, including the 2004 [[Action International Martial Arts Association|AIMAA]] (Action International Martial Arts Association) World Championships in [[Dublin]], where he won a [[bronze medal]].<ref name="latimes" /><ref name="Rayners Lane"/><ref name="irish">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2009/0110/1231454466575.html |title = Mumbai millionaire |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Dwyer, Michael |date = 10 January 2009 |newspaper=The Irish Times }}</ref> The World Championships took place in October 2004, when he competed as a [[Red belt (martial arts)|red belt]] in the junior division against other red and [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belts]]. He made it to the [[Single-elimination tournament|semi-finals]], where he lost to an Irish black belt, named Niall Fitzmaurice, in "a very close and tough fight" and ended up winning a bronze medal.<ref name="Rayners Lane">{{cite web |url=http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/REPORTS_2ndWorldChamps.html |title = AIMAA World Championships |date = 24 October 2004 |publisher = Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy |access-date = 18 February 2009}}</ref> Later, in March 2006, he earned a 1st [[Dan (rank)|dan]] black belt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/RL_Black_Belts.html |title = Dan Grades achieved at Rayner Lane Taekwon-do Academy Black Belt Gradings |year = 2006 |publisher = Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy |access-date = 6 January 2009 }}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===2006–2007: Early work=== | ===2006–2007: Early work=== | ||
In 2006, Patel | In 2006, Patel's professional acting career began when he auditioned for the [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] [[teen drama]] television series ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]''. His mother saw the casting advertisement in ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' and took him to the audition, even though he had a science exam the next day.<ref name="telegraph" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/15/dev-patel-lion-observer-interview|title=Dev Patel: 'I'm just this guy from Rayners Lane – how the hell did this happen?' |newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=17 July 2018|date=15 January 2017|last1=Kellaway|first1=Kate}}</ref> After two auditions, he was cast in the role of [[Anwar Kharral]], a [[British Pakistanis|British Pakistani]] [[Islam in the United Kingdom|Muslim]] teenager.<ref name="telegraph" /> The characterisation of Anwar was partly based on Patel's own personality, as the role was developed specifically for him once he was cast in ''Skins''.<ref>{{cite video |people = [[Mike Bailey (actor)|Bailey, Mike]] (actor); [[Hannah Murray|Murray, Hannah]] (actor) |date = 8 August 2008 |title = Cast weighs in on...Anwar |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzstR1QDOk | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/tUzstR1QDOk| archive-date=29 October 2021|format = SWF |publisher = [[BBC America]] |access-date = 26 March 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> With no prior professional acting experience, recalled that, on "the first day of shooting, I didn't really know what to do."<ref name="telegraph" /> | ||
The first series of the show aired in January 2007 and went on to win the [[Rose d'Or]] for Drama in 2008 and receive a nomination for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series|Best Drama Series]] at the [[British Academy Television Awards 2008|2008 BAFTA Television Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a95413/skins-wins-rose-dor-for-best-drama.html |title = 'Skins' wins Rose d'Or for best drama |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = West, Dave |date = 7 May 2008 |publisher = [[Digital Spy]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/mar/19/television2 |title = Cranford wins three Bafta nominations |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Gibson, Owen |date = 19 March 2008 |work=The Guardian }}</ref> Patel reprised his role as Anwar for the second series of ''Skins'', which aired in February 2008. The second series of ''Skins'' won the Philips Audience Award at the [[British Academy Television Awards 2009|2009 BAFTA Television Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Philips Audience Award|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|date=26 April 2009|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/philips-audience-award,712,BA.html|access-date=27 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430193704/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/philips-audience-award,712,BA.html|archive-date=30 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> | The first series of the show aired in January 2007 and went on to win the [[Rose d'Or]] for Drama in 2008 and receive a nomination for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series|Best Drama Series]] at the [[British Academy Television Awards 2008|2008 BAFTA Television Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a95413/skins-wins-rose-dor-for-best-drama.html |title = 'Skins' wins Rose d'Or for best drama |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = West, Dave |date = 7 May 2008 |publisher = [[Digital Spy]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/mar/19/television2 |title = Cranford wins three Bafta nominations |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Gibson, Owen |date = 19 March 2008 |work=The Guardian }}</ref> Patel reprised his role as Anwar for the second series of ''Skins'', which aired in February 2008. The second series of ''Skins'' won the Philips Audience Award at the [[British Academy Television Awards 2009|2009 BAFTA Television Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Philips Audience Award|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|date=26 April 2009|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/philips-audience-award,712,BA.html|access-date=27 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430193704/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/philips-audience-award,712,BA.html|archive-date=30 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
===2008–2010: | ===2008–2010: Breakthrough and critical acclaim=== | ||
[[File:DevPatel08.jpg|left|thumb| | [[File:DevPatel08.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Patel in 2008]] | ||
Patel made his feature film debut when he was cast in the role of | Patel made his feature film debut when he was cast in the role of Jamal Malik, the central character in [[Danny Boyle]]'s film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/4141484/Slumdog-Millionaire-actor-Dev-Patel-hits-Hollywood.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/4141484/Slumdog-Millionaire-actor-Dev-Patel-hits-Hollywood.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel hits Hollywood |last=Singh |first=Anita |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=12 August 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Jamal Malik character is an Indian Muslim boy born and brought up in the [[Poverty in India|poverty]] of [[Bombay]], India.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/slumdog_millionaire_boyle |title = Slumdog Millionaire: The Film File |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Lane, Anthony |date = 1 December 2008 |magazine = The New Yorker |archive-date = 17 December 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081217071203/https://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/slumdog_millionaire_boyle |url-status = dead }}</ref> Boyle considered hundreds of young male actors, but found that [[Bollywood]] leads were generally "strong, handsome hero-types", not the personality he was looking for.<ref name="rags">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/awards-season/e3ib77f797483aeeed69fe2c15bcc9ccf4e |title='Slumdog Millionaire' shoot was rags to riches |access-date=12 November 2008 |author=Roston, Tom |date=4 November 2008 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217092914/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/awards-season/e3ib77f797483aeeed69fe2c15bcc9ccf4e |archive-date=17 December 2008 }}</ref> Boyle's 17-year-old daughter Caitlin pointed him to ''Skins''.<ref name="rags" /><ref>{{cite video |people=Finlay, Nicki (reporter); [[Danny Boyle|Boyle, Danny]] (director); Patel, Dev (actor) |date=5 November 2008 |title=Prepare to Slum It With Slumdog Millionaire |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MydmOBOpSd0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/MydmOBOpSd0 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |format=SWF |work=Associated Press |access-date=26 March 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
After five auditions for the role,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/films/article.html?Devs_harrowing_Slumdog_experiences&in_article_id=460964&in_page_id=27 |title = Dev's harrowing Slumdog experiences |access-date = 25 January 2009 |date = 6 January 2009 |work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]] }}</ref> | After five auditions for the role,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/films/article.html?Devs_harrowing_Slumdog_experiences&in_article_id=460964&in_page_id=27 |title = Dev's harrowing Slumdog experiences |access-date = 25 January 2009 |date = 6 January 2009 |work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]] }}</ref> Patel was eventually cast in August 2007.<ref name="direct">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/danny-boyle-to-direct-slumdog-2-1117971102/ |title = Danny Boyle to direct 'Slumdog' |access-date = 15 January 2008 |author = Dawtrey, Adam |date = 30 August 2007 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref> The film's producer found the original choice for the lead role, [[Ruslaan Mumtaz]], too good-looking for the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.htnext.in/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=ce1136cd-4ae6-4b57-9184-afbd66a70fe8 |title = Ruslaan too good to be a slumdog! |access-date = 26 March 2009 |date = 14 January 2009 |work = The Hindustan Times |url-status=dead |archive-date = 14 April 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090414150325/http://www.htnext.in/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=ce1136cd-4ae6-4b57-9184-afbd66a70fe8 }}</ref> Boyle said, "I wanted a guy who didn't look like a potential hero; I wanted him to earn that in the film."<ref name="telegraph" /> To prepare for the role, Patel went along with Boyle while scouting for filming locations, where he was able to observe the [[Dharavi]] slums for himself. He also worked at a [[call centre|call-center]] for a day and in a hotel, where he washed dishes.<ref>{{cite video |people = [[Meredith Vieira|Vieira, Meredith]] (interviewer); Patel, Dev (actor); [[Freida Pinto|Pinto, Freida]] (actor) |date = 21 November 2008 |title = Dancing With the 'Slumdog' Stars |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129090138/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2013 |format = SWF |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |access-date = 26 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/2037-i-wanted-his-eyes-to-say-everything-dev-patel.html |title='I wanted his eyes to say everything.' – Dev Patel |access-date=27 March 2009 |author=Yount, Stacey |date=21 November 2008 |publisher=BollySpice.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311031459/http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/2037-i-wanted-his-eyes-to-say-everything-dev-patel.html |archive-date=11 March 2009 }}</ref> | ||
After the release of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' at the end of 2008, Patel went on to receive a number of awards for his performance, including a [[British Independent Film Awards 2008|British Independent Film Award]],<ref name="bifa">{{cite web|url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/news/winners-announced-11th-british-independent-film-awards |title=Winners Announced for the 11th British Independent Film Awards |access-date=26 March 2009 |date=30 November 2008 |publisher=[[British Independent Film Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208150300/http://www.bifa.org.uk/news/winners-announced-11th-british-independent-film-awards |archive-date=8 February 2009 }}</ref> [[National Board of Review Awards 2008|National Board of Review (NBR) Award]],<ref name="nbr">{{cite web |url = http://movies.about.com/od/awards/a/nbr-winners2008.htm |title = NBR Chooses 'Slumdog Millionaire' as the Best Film of 2008 |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Murray, Rebecca |date = 5 December 2008 |publisher = [[About.com]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090218054038/http://movies.about.com/od/awards/a/nbr-winners2008.htm |archive-date = 18 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008|Chicago Film Critics Association Award]],<ref name="cfcaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 |title= Chicago Film Critics Awards – 2008 |access-date= 26 March 2009 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100224070822/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 |archive-date= 24 February 2010 }}</ref> and two [[Black Reel Awards of 2008|Black Reel Awards]] for Best Actor and Best Breakthrough Performance.<ref name="blackreel">{{cite web |url= http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/75882/Cadillac,-Slumdog-&-Bees-are-triple-threats-at-Black-Reel-Awards/ |title = Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats | After the release of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' at the end of 2008, Patel went on to receive a number of awards for his performance, including a [[British Independent Film Awards 2008|British Independent Film Award]],<ref name="bifa">{{cite web|url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/news/winners-announced-11th-british-independent-film-awards |title=Winners Announced for the 11th British Independent Film Awards |access-date=26 March 2009 |date=30 November 2008 |publisher=[[British Independent Film Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208150300/http://www.bifa.org.uk/news/winners-announced-11th-british-independent-film-awards |archive-date=8 February 2009 }}</ref> [[National Board of Review Awards 2008|National Board of Review (NBR) Award]],<ref name="nbr">{{cite web |url = http://movies.about.com/od/awards/a/nbr-winners2008.htm |title = NBR Chooses 'Slumdog Millionaire' as the Best Film of 2008 |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Murray, Rebecca |date = 5 December 2008 |publisher = [[About.com]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090218054038/http://movies.about.com/od/awards/a/nbr-winners2008.htm |archive-date = 18 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008|Chicago Film Critics Association Award]],<ref name="cfcaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 |title= Chicago Film Critics Awards – 2008 |access-date= 26 March 2009 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100224070822/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=60 |archive-date= 24 February 2010 }}</ref> and two [[Black Reel Awards of 2008|Black Reel Awards]] for Best Actor and Best Breakthrough Performance.<ref name="blackreel">{{cite web |url= http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/75882/Cadillac,-Slumdog-&-Bees-are-triple-threats-at-Black-Reel-Awards/ |title = Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats at Black Reed Awards |access-date = 26 March 2009 |date = 15 December 2008 |work=Daily Express }}</ref> Patel was also nominated for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]] at the [[15th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards]]. The award eventually went posthumously to [[Heath Ledger]] for his performance in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'', though Patel did win the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]], which he shared with ten other cast members from ''Slumdog Millionaire''.<ref name="sagwin">{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/25/sag.awards.winners/index.html |title = 'Slumdog' cast wins, 'Button' gets zip at SAG Awards |access-date = 26 March 2009 |date = 26 January 2009 |publisher = CNN}}</ref><ref name="sagnom">{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/nominations-announced-15th-annual-sag-awards |title=Nominations Announced for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=26 March 2009 |date=18 December 2008 |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On 8 January 2009, Patel won the [[14th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Award]] for [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer|Best Young Performer]].<ref name="Critics Choice Awards">{{cite web |url = http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/critics_choice_awards/_2009/nominees.jhtml?id=bestyoungactor |title = Nominees | 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards |access-date = 9 January 2009 |year = 2009 |publisher = [[VH1]] |archive-date = 22 October 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022223557/http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/critics_choice_awards/_2009/nominees.jhtml?id=bestyoungactor |url-status = dead }}</ref> He was also nominated for two [[London Film Critics' Circle|London Critics Circle Film Awards]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Child |first1=Ben |title=Slumdog Millionaire leads London critics' nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/dec/19/london-critics-circle-awards |access-date=8 January 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=19 December 2008}}</ref> the [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Award]] for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Supporting Actor]],<ref name="naacp">{{cite web|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-et-naacp-noms2009jan7,0,7269711.story |title=Tyler Perry gets double NAACP noms |access-date=26 March 2009 |author=King, Susan |date=7 January 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129205500/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-et-naacp-noms2009jan7%2C0%2C7269711.story |archive-date=29 January 2009 }}</ref> the [[62nd British Academy Film Awards|2009 BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Leading Actor]],<ref name="underdog">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/4524146/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Dev-Patel-an-underdog-no-more.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/4524146/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Dev-Patel-an-underdog-no-more.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title = Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel: an underdog no more |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Farndale, Nigel |date = 6 February 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[European Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref name=European>{{cite web|title=Nominations for the European Film Awards 2009|publisher=[[European Film Academy]]|url=http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2009/11/07/nominations-for-the-european-film-awards-2009/|access-date=14 November 2009|archive-date=13 November 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091113155006/http://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/2009/11/07/nominations-for-the-european-film-awards-2009/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[List of awards and nominations received by Slumdog Millionaire|film itself won]] four [[66th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]],<ref name="underdog" /> including [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Drama Film]], and eight [[81st Academy Awards nominees and winners|Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/oscars/la-et-oscar23-2009feb23,0,6927250.story |title = 'Slumdog' strikes it rich with 8 Oscar wins |access-date = 26 March 2009 |author = Horn, John|date = 23 February 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref> | ||
[[File:Dev Patel TIFF 2011.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Dev Patel TIFF 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Patel at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]]]] | ||
Patel played [[Zuko]] in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s ''[[The Last Airbender (2010 film)|The Last Airbender]]'', a feature film adaptation of the animated series ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'',<ref>{{cite video |people = Earle, Alison (presenter); Patel, Dev (actor) |date = 5 February 2009 |title = Miley Cyrus says sorry and Dev Patel's next film |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQdhZlg_uFg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/gQdhZlg_uFg| archive-date=29 October 2021|format = SWF |publisher = [[ITN]] |access-date = 26 March 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https:// | Patel played [[Zuko]] in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s ''[[The Last Airbender (2010 film)|The Last Airbender]]'', a feature film adaptation of the animated series ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'',<ref>{{cite video |people = Earle, Alison (presenter); Patel, Dev (actor) |date = 5 February 2009 |title = Miley Cyrus says sorry and Dev Patel's next film |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQdhZlg_uFg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/gQdhZlg_uFg| archive-date=29 October 2021|format = SWF |publisher = [[ITN]] |access-date = 26 March 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/shyamalan-cast-floats-on-air-1117999413/ |title = Shyamalan cast floats on 'Air' |access-date = 3 February 2009 |author = Fleming, Michael |date = 1 February 2009 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i68061ff8eae6a6377eae1f6e889f06b2 |title=Four more land 'Airbender' roles |access-date=26 March 2009 |author=Fernandez, Jay A. |date=15 March 2009 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320183440/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i68061ff8eae6a6377eae1f6e889f06b2 |archive-date=20 March 2009 }}</ref> which was released on 1 July 2010 to extremely negative reviews. Despite being a commercial success, the film was a critical failure and Patel even received a [[Razzie Award]] nomination as [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]] that year, although his role was well received, and was considered by many to be one of the film's positive aspects.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=12 August 2010 |title=The Last Airbender|work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/aug/12/the-last-airbender |access-date=12 October 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ||
Patel later starred in the short film ''The Commuter'',<ref>Schroeder, Stan. [http://mashable.com/2010/10/28/commuter-short-film-nokia-n8/ "'The Commuter': A Short Film Shot Entirely With the Nokia N8"]. 28 October 2010</ref> which was directed by [[the McHenry Brothers|McHenry Brothers]] to promote the [[Nokia N8]] smartphone in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_us/support/|title=Nokia customer service and support | Nokia phones|website= | Patel later starred in the short film ''The Commuter'',<ref>Schroeder, Stan. [http://mashable.com/2010/10/28/commuter-short-film-nokia-n8/ "'The Commuter': A Short Film Shot Entirely With the Nokia N8"]. 28 October 2010</ref> which was directed by [[the McHenry Brothers|McHenry Brothers]] to promote the [[Nokia N8]] smartphone in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_us/support/|title=Nokia customer service and support | Nokia phones|website=nokia.com|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> Fans who won a Nokia UK run competition starred alongside Dev Patel in the short film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5340223&fbid=436147246522&id=143841031522|title=Official Nokia UK Facebook announcement|via=[[Facebook]]|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?dev_patel_stars_in_film_shot_entirely_with_the_nokia_n8_16008.aspx/ |title=Dev Patel stars in film shot entirely with the Nokia N8 |publisher=Asiapacificarts.usc.edu |access-date=4 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125406/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?dev_patel_stars_in_film_shot_entirely_with_the_nokia_n8_16008.aspx%2F |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
=== | ===2011–2020: Established actor === | ||
Patel co-starred in ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' (2012), (and subsequently in its 2015 sequel, ''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'') directed by [[John Madden (director)|John Madden]], which received positive reviews<ref>{{Citation|title=The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_best_exotic_marigold_hotel_2012/|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> and was a box office success, grossing $136 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bestexoticmarigoldhotel.htm|title=The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) | Patel co-starred in ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' (2012), (and subsequently in its 2015 sequel, ''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'') directed by [[John Madden (director)|John Madden]], which received positive reviews<ref>{{Citation|title=The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_best_exotic_marigold_hotel_2012/|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> and was a box office success, grossing $136 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bestexoticmarigoldhotel.htm|title=The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) |publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> For the role, he had to take lessons in perfecting an Indian-English accent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Doshi|first=Riddhi|title=Dev Patel had to take lessons in English|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dev-patel-had-to-take-lessons-in-english/144907-8-67.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304213514/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dev-patel-had-to-take-lessons-in-english/144907-8-67.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2011|access-date=18 June 2013|date=3 March 2011}}</ref> | ||
From 2012 to 2014, Patel had a supporting role in the 2012 [[HBO]] television series ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' as Neal Sampat, blogger for news anchor Will McAvoy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/19/new-drama-series-the-newsroom-starring-jeff-daniels-and-emily-mortimer-debuts-june-24/138746/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622050334/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/19/new-drama-series-the-newsroom-starring-jeff-daniels-and-emily-mortimer-debuts-june-24/138746/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2012 |title=New Drama Series The Newsroom starring Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer Debuts 24 June, TVbythenumbers.com, 19 June 2012 |publisher= | From 2012 to 2014, Patel had a supporting role in the 2012 [[HBO]] television series ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' as Neal Sampat, blogger for news anchor Will McAvoy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/19/new-drama-series-the-newsroom-starring-jeff-daniels-and-emily-mortimer-debuts-june-24/138746/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622050334/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/19/new-drama-series-the-newsroom-starring-jeff-daniels-and-emily-mortimer-debuts-june-24/138746/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2012 |title=New Drama Series The Newsroom starring Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer Debuts 24 June, TVbythenumbers.com, 19 June 2012 |publisher=Zap2it |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref> He also appeared alongside [[James Franco]] and [[Heather Graham]] in ''[[About Cherry]]'', which premiered at the [[2012 Berlin International Film Festival]]. In 2014, Patel starred alongside [[Robert Sheehan]] and [[Zoë Kravitz]] in the film, ''[[The Road Within]]'', about three unlikely friends with various disabilities who go on a road trip. The film received generally mixed reviews. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' had positive words for the "bristling and committed performances by Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel and Zoe Kravitz" while noting that "there remains a nagging tidiness to the whole endeavor that leaves a strained, cloying aftertaste" that kept the movie from truly succeeding.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chang|first1=Justin|title=Film Review: 'The Road Within'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/film-review-the-road-within-1201262970/|access-date=9 April 2015|date=16 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
In | In 2015, Patel acted in ''[[Chappie (film)|Chappie]]'' as an engineer who helps design police robots and as the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in the biopic ''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)|The Man Who Knew Infinity]]''. In 2016, Patel starred as [[Saroo Brierley]] in the biographical film ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'', directed by [[Garth Davis]] and co-starring [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Rooney Mara]], which premiered to rave reviews and "[[Academy Awards|Oscar]] buzz" at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/08/dev-patel-lion-trailer|title=Dev Patel's Lion May Be the Inspirational Awards-Season Tale You're Looking For|last=Busis|first=Hillary|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=26 August 2016|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2016/tiff-2016-garth-davis-lion-with-dev-patel-is-an-emotional-journey/|title=TIFF 2016: Garth Davis' 'Lion' with Dev Patel is an Emotional Journey|date=14 September 2016 |access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://film.list.co.uk/article/84586-lion/|title=Lion|date=13 September 2016|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-toronto-international-film-festival-live-updates-2016-htmlstory.html|title='Arrival,' 'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' and more: How the Toronto Film Festival movies will play with Oscar voters|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|issn=0458-3035|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> The film is based on Brierley's memoir ''[[A Long Way Home (book)|A Long Way Home]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/movies/dev-patel-tapped-his-inner-alpha-for-lion.html|title=Dev Patel Tapped His Inner Alpha for ''Lion''|first=Robert|last=Ito|date=18 November 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Patel was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role at the [[70th British Academy Film Awards]] and the [[89th Academy Awards]], winning at the former. He is the third actor of Indian descent to receive an Oscar nomination.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dev Patel Becomes Third Indian-Origin Actor To Earn Oscar Nomination |url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/cinema/dev-patel-becomes-third-indian-origin-actor-earn-oscar-nomination/ |access-date=14 December 2020 |work=[[MW (Indian magazine)|Man's World]] |date=25 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Yam |first1=Kimberly |title=Dev Patel Is Only The Third Indian Actor Ever To Receive An Oscar Nod.}}</ref> | ||
In | In 2018, Patel starred in the action-thriller ''[[Hotel Mumbai]]'' and ''[[The Wedding Guest (2018 film)|The Wedding Guest]]''. In 2019, Patel starred as the titular character in [[Armando Iannucci]]'s adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[The Personal History of David Copperfield]]'', for which he received a nomination for the 2021 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dev Patel as David Copperfield rekindles debate on ethnicity in casting |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/04/dev-patel-david-coppefield-rekindles-debate-ethnicity-casting.html |access-date=5 February 2020 |work=The Week |date=4 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Cath |title=Why Dev Patel in Dickens could change film for ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/17/why-dev-patel-in-dickens-could-change-film-for-ever |access-date=6 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=17 August 2018}}</ref> He also returned to television in an episode of the [[Amazon Prime]] anthology ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]'', for which he received an [[Emmy]] nomination. | ||
=== 2020–present: Expansion into directing === | |||
In 2021, Patel starred in ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'', based on | In 2021, Patel starred in ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'', based on ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]],'' directed by [[David Lowery (director)|David Lowery]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=4 March 2019|title=Dev Patel to Star in David Lowery's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Film|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/dev-patel-david-lowery-green-knight-1203144008/|access-date=7 July 2020|website=Variety}}</ref><ref name=moshakis2021>{{cite web | last=Moshakis | first=Alex | title=Dev Patel: 'The allure of the job is to change' | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=8 August 2021 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/08/dev-patel-the-allure-of-the-job-is-to-change-the-slumdog-actor-talks-to-alex-moshakis | access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref> In April of that year, he signed a deal to "produce, develop and create projects" with ShivHans Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 April 2021|title=Dev Patel Signs First-Look Deal With ShivHans Pictures |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dev-patel-signs-first-look-deal-with-shivhans-pictures|access-date=14 April 2021|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Towards the end of 2021, Patel established his own production company, Minor Realm.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=1 December 2021 |title=Dev Patel Launches Production Company Minor Realm, Expands Team With Lakshmi Iyengar and Samarth Sahni |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dev-patel-minor-realm-1235123162/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref> In 2023, Patel appeared in [[Wes Anderson]]'s ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film)|The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar]]'', an adaptation of a [[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More|short story]] by [[Roald Dahl]], starring opposite [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], [[Ralph Fiennes]], and [[Ben Kingsley]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=7 January 2022 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/wes-anderson-roald-dahl-wonderful-story-henry-sugar-netflix-1234689310/ |title= Wes Anderson to Direct Roald Dahl's 'Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' for Netflix with Benedict Cumberbatch |website= [[IndieWire]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>[[File:SXSW 2024 - Dev Patel 2 (cropped-J1).jpg|thumb|upright|Patel at the [[South by Southwest|South by Southwest Festival]] (SXSW) 2024]] | ||
Patel made his directorial debut with the 2024 action thriller film ''[[Monkey Man (film)|Monkey Man]]'', as announced in 2018. In addition to directing, Patel stars in the film, and is credited as a co-writer and producer.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|date=29 October 2018|title=Dev Patel To Make Feature Directing Debut With 'Monkey Man' – AFM |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/dev-patel-monkey-man-feature-directing-debut-endeavor-content-afm-1202491290/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ritman|first1=Alex|date=29 October 2018|title=Dev Patel to Make Directorial Debut With 'Monkey Man'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dev-patel-make-directorial-debut-monkey-man-1155852|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> The film was initially set to be distributed by [[Netflix]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wiseman|first1=Andreas|date=12 March 2021|title=Netflix Strikes $30M Deal For Dev Patel's Buzzed-About Directorial Debut 'Monkey Man' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/netflix-dev-patel-monkey-man-directorial-debut-deal-efm-1234713025/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> but [[Jordan Peele]], having seen the film, felt that it deserved a theatrical release instead, so he acquired it from Netflix under his [[Monkeypaw Productions]] banner.<ref name="Monkey Man">{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=26 January 2024 |title=Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man' Springs From Netflix To Monkeypaw & Universal, Sets April Theatrical Release, Trailer Drops |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/monkey-man-dev-patel-jordan-peele-release-1235805732/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240126173004/https://deadline.com/2024/01/monkey-man-dev-patel-jordan-peele-release-1235805732/ |archive-date=26 January 2024 |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref> ''Monkey Man'' had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] on 11 March 2024.<ref name="Universal" /> It had its [[Sydney]] premiere on 2 April 2024,<ref>{{cite web | last=Mazzeo | first=Esme | title=Dev Patel and Tilda Cobham-Hervey Make Their Red Carpet Debut as a Couple at Monkey Man Premiere | website=Peoplemag | date=4 April 2024 | url=https://people.com/dev-patel-and-tilda-cobham-hervey-make-red-carpet-debut-as-couple-monkey-man-premiere-8624911 | access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> and was released in Australian cinemas on 4 April 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Barnes | first=Denise | title='Monkey Man': Dev Patel's Directorial Debut Is Bloody & Brilliant | website=Variety Australia | date=5 April 2024 | url=https://au.variety.com/2024/film/reviews/monkey-man-dev-patel-film-review-13317/ | access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> It was released by [[Universal Pictures]] in the US on 5 April 2024.<ref name="Universal">{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=26 January 2024 |title=Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man' Springs From Netflix To Monkeypaw & Universal, Sets April Theatrical Release, Trailer Drops |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/monkey-man-dev-patel-jordan-peele-release-1235805732/ |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref> | |||
Patel will executive produce and star in the [[Miramax]] miniseries ''The Key Man'' as disgraced businessman [[Arif Naqvi]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/miramax-television-dev-patel-star-the-key-man-international-content-1235284414/|title=Miramax Television Sets Dev Patel to Star In 'The Key Man' As Company Ramps Up International Content|work=Deadline|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=14 March 2023|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> and was initially set to join [[Olivia Colman]] in ''[[Wicker (film)|Wicker]]'' before dropping out.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Olivia Colman & Dev Patel to star In "twisted" romance 'Wicker', Black Bear Launching For AFM |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/olivia-colman-dev-patel-movie-wicker-black-bear-afm-1235581766/ |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=Deadline |date=24 October 2023}}</ref> | |||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Patel began dating his ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' co-star [[Freida Pinto]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2011-03-30-freidaside30_VA_N.htm|title=Freida Pinto, Dev Patel: Like something out of a movie|date=29 March 2011|author=Susan Wloszczyna|work=USA Today|access-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> On 10 December 2014, the couple announced that they had split after nearly six years of dating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/freida-pinto-dev-patel-split-after-almost-six-years-together-details-20141012|title=Freida Pinto, Dev Patel Split After Almost Six Years Together -- Get All the Details|date=10 December 2014|first=Sierra|last=Marquina|work=Us Magazine|access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> In March 2017, Patel's relationship with [[Australia]]n actress [[Tilda Cobham-Hervey]] became public. They met nine months earlier on the set of ''[[Hotel Mumbai]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/lion-star-dev-patel-and-tilda-cobhamhervey-now-hollywoods-hottest-couple/news-story/8df48a46fe98175bc5dc00a525b882a9|title=Lion star Dev Patel and Tilda Cobham-Hervey now Hollywood's hottest couple|date=1 March 2017|author=Penny Debelle|work=The Advertiser|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> In April 2022 they moved to Cobham-Hervey's home town, [[Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Gilchrist | first=Ava | title=Dev Patel And Actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey Have A Fairytale Relationship, Here's How It Started | website=[[Elle Australia]] | date=3 August 2022 | url=https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/dev-patel-tilda-cobham-hervey-dating-timeline-26353 | access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref> The couple posed for photographs together for the first time on the [[red carpet]] at the [[Los Angeles]] premiere of Patel's debut feature as a director, ''[[Monkey Man (film)|Monkey Man]]'', on 2 April 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Mazzeo | first=Esme | title=Dev Patel and Tilda Cobham-Hervey make their red carpet debut as a couple at Monkey Man premiere | website=Peoplemag | date=4 April 2024 | url=https://people.com/dev-patel-and-tilda-cobham-hervey-make-red-carpet-debut-as-couple-monkey-man-premiere-8624911 | access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> | |||
In August 2022, Patel featured in the local news after he broke up a fight in [[Gouger Street]] in [[Adelaide city centre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dev Patel: Actor breaks up knife fight in Australia |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62407444 |publisher=BBC News|date=3 August 2022 |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Year | ! Year | ||
! Title | ! Title | ||
! Role | ! Role | ||
! | ! Director | ||
!Ref. | |||
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| 2008 | | 2008 | ||
| ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' | | ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' | ||
| | | Jamal Malik | ||
| [[Danny Boyle]] | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2010 | | 2010 | ||
| ''[[The Last Airbender ( | | ''[[The Last Airbender (film)|The Last Airbender]]'' | ||
| [[ | | [[Zuko]] | ||
| [[M. Night Shyamalan]] | |||
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| ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' | | ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' | ||
| Sonny Kapoor | | Sonny Kapoor | ||
| [[John Madden (director)|John Madden]] | |||
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| ''[[About Cherry]]'' | | ''[[About Cherry]]'' | ||
| Andrew | | Andrew | ||
| [[Stephen Elliott (author)|Stephen Elliott]] | |||
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| ''[[The Road Within]]'' | | ''[[The Road Within]]'' | ||
| Alex | | Alex | ||
| [[Gren Wells]] | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3"| 2015 | ||
| ''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' | | ''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' | ||
| Sonny Kapoor | | Sonny Kapoor | ||
| John Madden | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Chappie (film)|Chappie]]'' | | ''[[Chappie (film)|Chappie]]'' | ||
| Deon Wilson | | Deon Wilson | ||
| [[Neill Blomkamp]] | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity]]'' | |||
| ''[[ | |||
| [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]] | | [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]] | ||
| Matthew Brown | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | |||
| ''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]'' | | ''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]'' | ||
| Toshio (voice) | | Toshio ([[Voice acting|voice]]; [[Dubbing|English dub]]) | ||
| | | [[Isao Takahata]] | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' | | ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'' | ||
| [[Saroo Brierley]] | | [[Saroo Brierley]] | ||
| [[Garth Davis]] | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="2" |2018 | | rowspan="2"| 2018 | ||
| ''[[Hotel Mumbai]]'' | | ''[[Hotel Mumbai]]'' | ||
| Arjun | | Arjun | ||
| [[Anthony Maras]] | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Wedding Guest (2018 film)|The Wedding Guest]]'' | | ''[[The Wedding Guest (2018 film)|The Wedding Guest]]'' | ||
| Jay | | Jay | ||
| [[Michael Winterbottom]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | |||
| ''[[I Lost My Body]]'' | |||
| Naoufel (voice; English dub) | |||
| {{ill|Jérémy Clapin|fr}} | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Personal History of David Copperfield]]'' | | ''[[The Personal History of David Copperfield]]'' | ||
| [[David Copperfield (character)|David Copperfield]] | | [[David Copperfield (character)|David Copperfield]] | ||
| [[Armando Iannucci]] | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2021 | | 2021 | ||
| ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' | | ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]'' | ||
| [[Gawain]] | | [[Gawain]] | ||
| [[David Lowery (director)|David Lowery]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| 2023 | |||
| ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More]]'' | |||
| Dr. Chatterjee, John Winston and Timber Woods (Triple role) | |||
| [[Wes Anderson]] | |||
| ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film)|The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar]]'' and ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More|Poison]]'' | |||
|- | |||
| 2024 | |||
| ''[[Monkey Man (film)|Monkey Man]]'' | |||
| Kid | |||
| Himself | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 2025 | ||
| | | ''[[Rabbit Trap]]'' | ||
| | | Darcy Davenport | ||
| | | Bryn Chainey | ||
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! Role | ! Role | ||
! Notes | ! Notes | ||
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| 2007–2008 | | 2007–2008 | ||
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| [[Anwar Kharral]] | | [[Anwar Kharral]] | ||
| 18 episodes | | 18 episodes | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 2009 | | 2009 | ||
| ''[[Mister Eleven]]'' | | ''[[Mister Eleven]]'' | ||
| Hotel Waiter | | Hotel Waiter | ||
| Episode "1.1" | | Episode: "1.1" | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2012–2014 | | 2012–2014 | ||
| ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' | | ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' | ||
| Neal Sampat | | Neal Sampat | ||
| | | 25 episodes | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2019 | | rowspan="2"| 2019 | ||
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]'' | | ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]'' | ||
| Joshua | | Joshua | ||
| | | 2 episodes | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[List of Disney+ original programming|India From Above]]'' | |||
| ''India From Above'' | |||
| Narrator | | Narrator | ||
| 2 episodes | | [[Voice acting|Voice]]; 2 episodes | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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! Role | ! Role | ||
! Notes | ! Notes | ||
!Ref. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2010 | | 2010 | ||
| ''[[The Last Airbender (video game)|The Last Airbender]]'' | | ''[[The Last Airbender (video game)|The Last Airbender]]'' | ||
| Zuko | | [[Zuko]] | ||
| [[Voice acting|Voice]] | |||
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* [[List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel]] | * [[List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel]] | ||
* [[List of British Academy Award nominees and winners]] | * [[List of British Academy Award nominees and winners]] | ||
*[[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]] | * [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Commons category}} | |||
* {{IMDb name|2353862}} | * {{IMDb name|2353862}} | ||
* {{cite news |last=Vora |first=Shivani |date=19 July 2012 |title= A Conversation With: Actor Dev Patel |url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/a-conversation-with-actor-dev-patel/ |department=India Ink (blog) |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=11 February 2020}} | * {{cite news |last=Vora |first=Shivani |date=19 July 2012 |title= A Conversation With: Actor Dev Patel |url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/a-conversation-with-actor-dev-patel/ |department=India Ink (blog) |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=11 February 2020}} | ||
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{{Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance}} | {{Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance}} | ||
{{Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Young Performer}} | {{Broadcast Film Critics Award for Best Young Performer}} | ||
{{Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie}} | |||
{{National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance}} | {{National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance}} | ||
{{Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance}} | {{Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance}} | ||
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[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century English male actors]] | [[Category:21st-century English male actors]] | ||
[[Category:Actors from the London Borough of Harrow]] | |||
[[Category:Asia Game Changer Award winners]] | |||
[[Category:Best Supporting Actor AACTA Award winners]] | [[Category:Best Supporting Actor AACTA Award winners]] | ||
[[Category:Best Supporting Actor AACTA International Award winners]] | [[Category:Best Supporting Actor AACTA International Award winners]] | ||
[[Category:Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award winners]] | [[Category:Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award winners]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:English expatriates in Australia]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:English Hindus]] | ||
[[Category:English male film actors]] | [[Category:English male film actors]] | ||
[[Category:English male taekwondo practitioners]] | [[Category:English male taekwondo practitioners]] | ||
[[Category:English male television actors]] | [[Category:English male television actors]] | ||
[[Category:English people of Gujarati descent]] | |||
[[Category:English people of Indian descent]] | [[Category:English people of Indian descent]] | ||
[[Category:English people of | [[Category:English people of Kenyan descent]] | ||
[[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners]] | [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners]] | ||
[[Category:Male actors from London]] | |||
[[Category:People from Harrow, London]] | [[Category:People from Harrow, London]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]] | ||
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Dev Patel | |
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.jpg) Patel in 2016 | |
| Born | 23 April 1990 Harrow, London, England |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Partner(s) | Tilda Cobham-Hervey (2017–present) |
| Awards | Full list |
Dev Patel (/ˈdɛv pəˈtɛl/;[1] born 23 April 1990) is a British actor and filmmaker. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Patel was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.
Patel began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough role in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008)[2] earned Patel a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[3] His 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 both the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, AACTA 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).
Early life and background[edit | edit source]
Dev Patel was born on 23 April 1990 in Harrow, North West London[4][5] to Indian parents; Anita Patel, a care worker, and Raju Patel, an IT consultant.[6][7] His parents are Gujaratis,[8] though they were both born in Nairobi in British Kenya, where there is a significant Indian diaspora. They immigrated to the United Kingdom separately in their teens, and first met in London.[6][9] Patel was raised in the Hindu faith.[10] He speaks some Gujarati.[11] His ancestors came from Jamnagar and Unjha in Gujarat.[12]
As a child, Patel became a fan of action movies after he sneaked downstairs and saw scenes from a Bruce Lee film on his parents' TV set.[13] Patel grew up in the Rayners Lane district of Harrow and attended Longfield Primary School and Whitmore High School. Patel had his first acting role as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the school's production of Twelfth Night.[6] At Whitmore High, he received an A* in GCSE Drama for his "self-penned portrayal of a child in the Beslan school siege." His drama teacher Niamh Wright said, "Dev was a gifted student, who quickly impressed me with his innate ability to communicate a wide variety of characters imaginatively and creatively. He was awarded full marks for his GCSE performance to a live audience, and the visiting examiner was moved to tears by his honest portrayal."[14] He completed his A Levels in PE, Biology, History, and Drama in 2007 at Whitmore High School while working on Skins.
Patel said that he was "bloody energetic" as a child, and used to get in trouble because of it. He started training at the Rayners Lane Academy of Taekwondo in 2000.[15] He competed regularly in both national and international championships, including the 2004 AIMAA (Action International Martial Arts Association) World Championships in Dublin, where he won a bronze medal.[9][16][17] The World Championships took place in October 2004, when he competed as a red belt in the junior division against other red and black belts. He made it to the semi-finals, where he lost to an Irish black belt, named Niall Fitzmaurice, in "a very close and tough fight" and ended up winning a bronze medal.[16] Later, in March 2006, he earned a 1st dan black belt.[18]
Career[edit | edit source]
2006–2007: Early work[edit | edit source]
In 2006, Patel's professional acting career began when he auditioned for the E4 teen drama television series Skins. His mother saw the casting advertisement in Metro and took him to the audition, even though he had a science exam the next day.[6][19] After two auditions, he was cast in the role of Anwar Kharral, a British Pakistani Muslim teenager.[6] The characterisation of Anwar was partly based on Patel's own personality, as the role was developed specifically for him once he was cast in Skins.[20] With no prior professional acting experience, recalled that, on "the first day of shooting, I didn't really know what to do."[6]
The first series of the show aired in January 2007 and went on to win the Rose d'Or for Drama in 2008 and receive a nomination for Best Drama Series at the 2008 BAFTA Television Awards.[21][22] Patel reprised his role as Anwar for the second series of Skins, which aired in February 2008. The second series of Skins won the Philips Audience Award at the 2009 BAFTA Television Awards.[23]
2008–2010: Breakthrough and critical acclaim[edit | edit source]
Patel made his feature film debut when he was cast in the role of Jamal Malik, the central character in Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire.[24] The Jamal Malik character is an Indian Muslim boy born and brought up in the poverty of Bombay, India.[25] Boyle considered hundreds of young male actors, but found that Bollywood leads were generally "strong, handsome hero-types", not the personality he was looking for.[26] Boyle's 17-year-old daughter Caitlin pointed him to Skins.[26][27]
After five auditions for the role,[28] Patel was eventually cast in August 2007.[29] The film's producer found the original choice for the lead role, Ruslaan Mumtaz, too good-looking for the role.[30] Boyle said, "I wanted a guy who didn't look like a potential hero; I wanted him to earn that in the film."[6] To prepare for the role, Patel went along with Boyle while scouting for filming locations, where he was able to observe the Dharavi slums for himself. He also worked at a call-center for a day and in a hotel, where he washed dishes.[31][32]
After the release of Slumdog Millionaire at the end of 2008, Patel went on to receive a number of awards for his performance, including a British Independent Film Award,[33] National Board of Review (NBR) Award,[34] Chicago Film Critics Association Award,[35] and two Black Reel Awards for Best Actor and Best Breakthrough Performance.[36] Patel was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. The award eventually went posthumously to Heath Ledger for his performance in The Dark Knight, though Patel did win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, which he shared with ten other cast members from Slumdog Millionaire.[37][38] On 8 January 2009, Patel won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.[39] He was also nominated for two London Critics Circle Film Awards,[40] the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor,[41] the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Leading Actor,[42] and European Film Award for Best Actor.[43] The film itself won four Golden Globes,[42] including Best Drama Film, and eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.[44]
Patel played Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, a feature film adaptation of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender,[45][46][47] which was released on 1 July 2010 to extremely negative reviews. Despite being a commercial success, the film was a critical failure and Patel even received a Razzie Award nomination as Worst Supporting Actor that year, although his role was well received, and was considered by many to be one of the film's positive aspects.[48]
Patel later starred in the short film The Commuter,[49] which was directed by McHenry Brothers to promote the Nokia N8 smartphone in the UK[50] Fans who won a Nokia UK run competition starred alongside Dev Patel in the short film.[51][52]
2011–2020: Established actor[edit | edit source]
Patel co-starred in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), (and subsequently in its 2015 sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) directed by John Madden, which received positive reviews[53] and was a box office success, grossing $136 million.[54] For the role, he had to take lessons in perfecting an Indian-English accent.[55]
From 2012 to 2014, Patel had a supporting role in the 2012 HBO television series The Newsroom as Neal Sampat, blogger for news anchor Will McAvoy.[56] He also appeared alongside James Franco and Heather Graham in About Cherry, which premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2014, Patel starred alongside Robert Sheehan and Zoë Kravitz in the film, The Road Within, about three unlikely friends with various disabilities who go on a road trip. The film received generally mixed reviews. Variety had positive words for the "bristling and committed performances by Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel and Zoe Kravitz" while noting that "there remains a nagging tidiness to the whole endeavor that leaves a strained, cloying aftertaste" that kept the movie from truly succeeding.[57]
In 2015, Patel acted in Chappie as an engineer who helps design police robots and as the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in the biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity. In 2016, Patel starred as Saroo Brierley in the biographical film Lion, directed by Garth Davis and co-starring Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, which premiered to rave reviews and "Oscar buzz" at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[58][59][60][61] The film is based on Brierley's memoir A Long Way Home.[62] Patel was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role at the 70th British Academy Film Awards and the 89th Academy Awards, winning at the former. He is the third actor of Indian descent to receive an Oscar nomination.[63][64]
In 2018, Patel starred in the action-thriller Hotel Mumbai and The Wedding Guest. In 2019, Patel starred as the titular character in Armando Iannucci's adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Personal History of David Copperfield, for which he received a nomination for the 2021 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[65][66] He also returned to television in an episode of the Amazon Prime anthology Modern Love, for which he received an Emmy nomination.
2020–present: Expansion into directing[edit | edit source]
In 2021, Patel starred in The Green Knight, based on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, directed by David Lowery.[67][68] In April of that year, he signed a deal to "produce, develop and create projects" with ShivHans Pictures.[69] Towards the end of 2021, Patel established his own production company, Minor Realm.[70] In 2023, Patel appeared in Wes Anderson's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, an adaptation of a short story by Roald Dahl, starring opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley.[71]
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Patel made his directorial debut with the 2024 action thriller film Monkey Man, as announced in 2018. In addition to directing, Patel stars in the film, and is credited as a co-writer and producer.[72][73] The film was initially set to be distributed by Netflix,[74] but Jordan Peele, having seen the film, felt that it deserved a theatrical release instead, so he acquired it from Netflix under his Monkeypaw Productions banner.[75] Monkey Man had its world premiere at South by Southwest on 11 March 2024.[76] It had its Sydney premiere on 2 April 2024,[77] and was released in Australian cinemas on 4 April 2024.[78] It was released by Universal Pictures in the US on 5 April 2024.[76]
Patel will executive produce and star in the Miramax miniseries The Key Man as disgraced businessman Arif Naqvi,[79] and was initially set to join Olivia Colman in Wicker before dropping out.[80]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Patel began dating his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Freida Pinto in 2009.[81] On 10 December 2014, the couple announced that they had split after nearly six years of dating.[82] In March 2017, Patel's relationship with Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey became public. They met nine months earlier on the set of Hotel Mumbai.[83] In April 2022 they moved to Cobham-Hervey's home town, Adelaide.[84] The couple posed for photographs together for the first time on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of Patel's debut feature as a director, Monkey Man, on 2 April 2024.[85]
In August 2022, Patel featured in the local news after he broke up a fight in Gouger Street in Adelaide city centre.[86]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Film[edit | edit source]
Television[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Skins | Anwar Kharral | 18 episodes | |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven | Hotel Waiter | Episode: "1.1" | |
| 2012–2014 | The Newsroom | Neal Sampat | 25 episodes | |
| 2019 | Modern Love | Joshua | 2 episodes | |
| India From Above | Narrator | Voice; 2 episodes |
Video games[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Zuko | Voice |
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel
- List of British Academy Award nominees and winners
- List of actors with Academy Award nominations
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ "Dev Patel on the Struggle of Finding Roles After 'Slumdog Millionaire'". United States: ABC News. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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- ↑ "Ruslaan too good to be a slumdog!". The Hindustan Times. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ Vieira, Meredith (interviewer); Patel, Dev (actor); Pinto, Freida (actor) (21 November 2008). Dancing With the 'Slumdog' Stars. Today. Archived from the original (SWF) on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ Yount, Stacey (21 November 2008). "'I wanted his eyes to say everything.' – Dev Patel". BollySpice.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ↑ "Winners Announced for the 11th British Independent Film Awards". British Independent Film Awards. 30 November 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
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- ↑ "Chicago Film Critics Awards – 2008". Chicago Film Critics Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats at Black Reed Awards". Daily Express. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "'Slumdog' cast wins, 'Button' gets zip at SAG Awards". CNN. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ↑ "Nominees | 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards". VH1. 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
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- ↑ Fleming, Michael (1 February 2009). "Shyamalan cast floats on 'Air'". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
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- ↑ Busis, Hillary (26 August 2016). "Dev Patel's Lion May Be the Inspirational Awards-Season Tale You're Looking For". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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- ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (7 January 2022). "Wes Anderson to Direct Roald Dahl's 'Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' for Netflix with Benedict Cumberbatch". IndieWire. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (29 October 2018). "Dev Patel To Make Feature Directing Debut With 'Monkey Man' – AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (29 October 2018). "Dev Patel to Make Directorial Debut With 'Monkey Man'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 76.0 76.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 January 2024). "Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man' Springs From Netflix To Monkeypaw & Universal, Sets April Theatrical Release, Trailer Drops". Deadline. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ↑ Mazzeo, Esme (4 April 2024). "Dev Patel and Tilda Cobham-Hervey Make Their Red Carpet Debut as a Couple at Monkey Man Premiere". Peoplemag. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ Barnes, Denise (5 April 2024). "'Monkey Man': Dev Patel's Directorial Debut Is Bloody & Brilliant". Variety Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (14 March 2023). "Miramax Television Sets Dev Patel to Star In 'The Key Man' As Company Ramps Up International Content". Deadline. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (24 October 2023). "Olivia Colman & Dev Patel to star In "twisted" romance 'Wicker', Black Bear Launching For AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ↑ Susan Wloszczyna (29 March 2011). "Freida Pinto, Dev Patel: Like something out of a movie". USA Today. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ Marquina, Sierra (10 December 2014). "Freida Pinto, Dev Patel Split After Almost Six Years Together -- Get All the Details". Us Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ Penny Debelle (1 March 2017). "Lion star Dev Patel and Tilda Cobham-Hervey now Hollywood's hottest couple". The Advertiser. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ↑ Gilchrist, Ava (3 August 2022). "Dev Patel And Actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey Have A Fairytale Relationship, Here's How It Started". Elle Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Dev Patel on IMDb
- Vora, Shivani (19 July 2012). "A Conversation With: Actor Dev Patel". India Ink (blog). The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2020.