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{{Short description|English actor (born 1990)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dev Patel
| image              = Dev Patel (29870651654).jpg
| caption            = Patel in 2016
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|4|23}}
| birth_place        = [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow, London]], England
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}}
| years_active       = 2006–present
| partner            = [[Tilda Cobham-Hervey]] (2017–present)
| 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 – Introduction|publisher=Tribeca Shortlist|date=4 January 2017|access-date=7 February 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 23 April 1990) is an English 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 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 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 (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>

As a child, Patel was a fan of action movies after he snuck 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&nbsp;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==
===2006–2007: Early work===
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>

===2008–2010: Breakthrough and critical acclaim===
[[File:DevPatel08.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Patel in 2008]]
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> 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&nbsp;wanted a guy who didn't look like a potential hero; I&nbsp;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 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 &#124; 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|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://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 &#124; 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) |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=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 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 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 ''[[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"/> ''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 will join [[Olivia Colman]] in ''Wicker''.<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 ==
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> 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> 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>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
| Jamal Malik
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Last Airbender (2010 film)|The Last Airbender]]''
| [[Zuko]]
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''
| Sonny Kapoor
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[About Cherry]]''
| Andrew
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Road Within]]''
| Alex
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''
| Sonny Kapoor
|
|-
| ''[[Chappie (film)|Chappie]]''
| Deon Wilson
|
|-
| ''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity]]''
| [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]''
| Toshio
| Voice; English dub
|-
| ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]''
| [[Saroo Brierley]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
| ''[[Hotel Mumbai]]''
| Arjun
|
|-
| ''[[The Wedding Guest (2018 film)|The Wedding Guest]]''
| Jay
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| ''[[The Personal History of David Copperfield]]''
| [[David Copperfield (character)|David Copperfield]]
|
|-
| ''[[I Lost My Body]]''
| Naofel
| Voice; English dub
|-
| 2020
| ''Roborovski''
| {{n/a}}
| Short film; Co-wrote and co-directed with [[Tilda Cobham-Hervey]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slatter |first1=Sean |date=1 February 2021 |title='The Flame', 'Roborovski' recognised at Flickerfest awards |url=https://if.com.au/the-flame-roborovski-recognised-at-flickerfest-awards/ |work=[[IF Magazine]] |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]''
| [[Gawain]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
| ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film)|The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar]]'' 
| Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston
| rowspan=2|Short film<ref>{{cite news |title=You're Invited to a Week of New Wes Anderson Shorts This September |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/wes-anderson-netflix-short-films |access-date=28 September 2023 |work=Netflix Tudum |date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peralta |first=Diego |date=11 March 2024 |title=Wes Anderson's Netflix Short Films Will Be Combined into a Single Anthology |url=https://collider.com/the-wonderful-world-of-henry-sugar-netflix-anthology/  |website=Collider |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More|Poison]]''
| Timber Woods
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Monkey Man (film)|Monkey Man]]''
| Kid
| Also writer, producer and director<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>
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Rabbit Trap]]''
| Darcy Davenport
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]''
| [[Anwar Kharral]]
| 18 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Mister Eleven]]''
| Hotel Waiter
| Episode "1.1"
|-
| 2012–2014
| ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]''
| Neal Sampat
| Main role; 3 seasons 
|-
| rowspan=2|2019
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
| Joshua
| Episode: "When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist"	
|-
| ''India From Above''
| Narrator
| Voice; 2 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Last Airbender (video game)|The Last Airbender]]''
| Zuko
|
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|London|Film}}
* [[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==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{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}}

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