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 | |
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| 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 |
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