Dev Patel is a British Indian actor and director. He started acting in a show called Skins in 2007, and his big break was in the movie Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. He got nominated for awards for his role in that movie.
After that, he acted in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Chappie (2015), and The Newsroom (2012–2014). In 2016, he won a British Academy Film Award for his role in the movie Lion. Patel has been in many films like Hotel Mumbai (2018), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019), and The Green Knight (2021).
He was born on 23 April 1990 in Harrow, London. His parents are from India, and they moved to England before he was born. Patel grew up in Harrow and went to Longfield Primary School and Whitmore High School. He was good at drama and got awards for his performances.
Apart from acting, Patel is also known for his personal life. He dated Freida Pinto, his co-star from Slumdog Millionaire, but they broke up in 2014. In 2017, he started dating Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey, and in 2022, they moved to Adelaide, Australia. Patel made headlines in 2022 for breaking up a fight in Adelaide.