Dev Patel Bio | Wiki
Dev Patel is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award.
In addition, Dev received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three SAG awards. He made his screen debut as Anwar Kharral in the first two series of the British television teen drama Skins (2007–2008).
Dev Patel Age
Dev was born on April 23, 1990, in Harrow, United Kingdom. He is 32 years old.
Dev Patel Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 3 in (Approx. 1.88 m).
Dev Patel Family
He was born in Harrow, to his parents Anita and Raju. Dev’s mother is a care worker and his father is an IT consultant. His parents are Indian Gujarati Hindus, though they were both born in Nairobi, Kenya, where there is a significant Indian community.
Dev’s parents emigrated to England separately in their teens, and first met in London. He was raised in the Hindu faith and speaks some Gujarati. Dev’s ancestors hail from Jamnagar and Unjha in Gujarat, India. He grew up in the Rayners Lane district of Harrow.
Dev Patel Wife | Freida Pinto
Dev began dating his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Freida Pinto in 2009. On 10 December 2014, the couple announced that they had split after nearly six years of dating. In March 2017, Dev’s relationship with Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey became public. They met nine months earlier on the set of Hotel Mumbai.
Dev Patel Education
He attended Longfield Primary School and Whitmore High School. Dev had his first acting role as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the school’s production of Twelfth Night. At Whitmore High School, he received an A* in GCSE Drama for his “self-penned portrayal of a child in the Beslan school siege”.
Dev completed his A Levels in PE, Biology, History, and Drama in 2007 at Whitmore High School while working on Skins. He started training at the Rayners Lane Academy of Taekwondo in 2000.
Dev 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.
Movies With Dev Patel
2007–2008 Skins
2009 Mister Eleven
2012–2014 The Newsroom
2019 Modern Love
2019 The Personal History of David Copperfield
2012 I Lost My Body
2021 The Green Knight
2022 Monkey Man
2014 The Road Within
2012 About Cherry
2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Dev Patel Green Knight
In 2021, Dev starred in The Green Knight directed by David Lowery. In April of that year, he signed a deal to “produce, develop and create projects” with ShivHans Pictures. The Green Knight is a 2021 epic medieval fantasy film directed, written, edited, and produced by David Lowery, adapted from the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
The film stars Dev as Gawain, who sets out on a journey to test his courage and face the Green Knight. It also stars Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, and Ralph Ineson.
Dev Patel Skins
In 2006, Dev began his acting career when he auditioned for the E4 teen drama television series Skins. His mother saw the casting advert in Metro and took him to the audition even though he had a science exam the next day. After two auditions, he was cast in the role of Anwar Kharral, a British Pakistani Muslim teenager.
The characterization of Anwar was partly based on Dev’s personality and the role was written specifically for him after he was cast in Skins. Dev 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.
Dev Patel Lion
In 2016, he starred as Saroo Brierley in the biographical film Lion, directed by Garth Davis and co-starring Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. It premiered rave reviews and “Oscar buzz” at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film is based on Brierley’s memoir A Long Way Home. Dev 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.
Dev Patel As Zuko
He played Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, a feature film adaptation of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. It became released on 1 July 2010 to extremely negative reviews.
Despite being a commercial success, the film was a critical failure and Dev 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.
Dev Patel Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Dev’s estimated net worth is $10 million.
Who Is Dev Patel
Dev is a 32-year-old British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award. He played Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, a feature film adaptation of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Is Dev Patel Married
No. In March 2017, Dev’s relationship with Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey became public. They met nine months earlier on the set of Hotel Mumbai.