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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]]''. The character Jamal Malik is an Indian Muslim boy born and raised in the [[Poverty in India|poverty]] of [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/slumdog_millionaire_boyle |title = Slumdog Millionaire: The Film File |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Lane, Anthony |date = 2008-12-01 |publisher = ''[[The New Yorker]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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 = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/awards-season/e3ib77f797483aeeed69fe2c15bcc9ccf4e |title = 'Slumdog Millionaire' shoot was rags to riches |accessdate = 2008-11-12 |author = Roston, Tom |date = 2008-11-04 |publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> Boyle's 17-year-old daughter Caitlin pointed him to the British television ensemble drama ''Skins'', of which Patel was a cast member.<ref name="rags" /><ref>{{cite video |people = Finlay, Nicki (reporter); [[Danny Boyle|Boyle, Danny]] (director); Patel, Dev (actor) |date = 2008-11-05 |title = Prepare to Slum It With Slumdog Millionaire |url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MydmOBOpSd0 |format = SWF |publisher = [[Associated Press]] |accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-01-25 |date = 2009-01-06 |publisher = ''[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> the actor was eventually cast in August 2007.<ref name="direct">{{cite web |url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971102.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title = Danny Boyle to direct 'Slumdog' |accessdate = 2008-01-15 |author = Dawtrey, Adam |date = 2007-08-30 |publisher = ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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! |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2009-01-14 |publisher = ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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]] 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 = 2008-11-21 |title = Dancing With the 'Slumdog' Stars |url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27839806#27839806 |format = SWF |publisher = ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' |accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-27 |author = Yount, Stacey |date = 2008-11-21 |publisher = BollySpice.com |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> |
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]]''. The character Jamal Malik is an Indian Muslim boy born and raised in the [[Poverty in India|poverty]] of [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/slumdog_millionaire_boyle |title = Slumdog Millionaire: The Film File |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Lane, Anthony |date = 2008-12-01 |publisher = ''[[The New Yorker]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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 = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/awards-season/e3ib77f797483aeeed69fe2c15bcc9ccf4e |title = 'Slumdog Millionaire' shoot was rags to riches |accessdate = 2008-11-12 |author = Roston, Tom |date = 2008-11-04 |publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> Boyle's 17-year-old daughter Caitlin pointed him to the British television ensemble drama ''Skins'', of which Patel was a cast member.<ref name="rags" /><ref>{{cite video |people = Finlay, Nicki (reporter); [[Danny Boyle|Boyle, Danny]] (director); Patel, Dev (actor) |date = 2008-11-05 |title = Prepare to Slum It With Slumdog Millionaire |url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MydmOBOpSd0 |format = SWF |publisher = [[Associated Press]] |accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-01-25 |date = 2009-01-06 |publisher = ''[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> the actor was eventually cast in August 2007.<ref name="direct">{{cite web |url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971102.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title = Danny Boyle to direct 'Slumdog' |accessdate = 2008-01-15 |author = Dawtrey, Adam |date = 2007-08-30 |publisher = ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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! |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2009-01-14 |publisher = ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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]] 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 = 2008-11-21 |title = Dancing With the 'Slumdog' Stars |url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27839806#27839806 |format = SWF |publisher = ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' |accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-27 |author = Yount, Stacey |date = 2008-11-21 |publisher = BollySpice.com |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> |
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[[File:FreidaPintoDevPatel08TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|Patel with ''Slumdog Millionaire'' co-star [[Freida Pinto]] at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]].]] |
[[File:FreidaPintoDevPatel08TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|Patel with ''Slumdog Millionaire'' co-star [[Freida Pinto]] at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]].]] |
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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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2008-11-30 |publisher = [[British Independent Film Awards]] |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Murray, Rebecca |date = 2008-12-05 |publisher = [[About.com]] |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |year = 2008 |publisher = [[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2008-12-15 |publisher = ''[[Daily Express]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> Patel was also nominated for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor]] 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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2009-01-26 |publisher = [[CNN]] |dateformat = dmy }}</ref><ref name="sagnom">{{cite web |url = http://www.sagawards.org/PR_081218 |title = Nominations Announced for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2008-12-18 |publisher = [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> On 8 January 2009, Patel won the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2008|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 |accessdate = 2009-01-09 |year = 2009 |publisher = [[VH1]] |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> He was also nominated for two [[London Film Critics' Circle|London Critics Circle Film Awards]],<ref name="lcc">{{cite web |url = http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/showbiz/xs/165657/-London-Film-Criticsrsquo-Circle-Awards-Kate-Winslett-wins-best-actress-but-Dev-Patel-loses-out-on-two-awards.html |title = Slumdog's Dev misses out on awards |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Wootton, Dan |date = 2009-02-05 |publisher = ''[[News of the World]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = King, Susan |date = 2009-01-07 |publisher = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2008-11-30 |publisher = [[British Independent Film Awards]] |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Murray, Rebecca |date = 2008-12-05 |publisher = [[About.com]] |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |year = 2008 |publisher = [[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2008-12-15 |publisher = ''[[Daily Express]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> Patel was also nominated for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor]] 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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2009-01-26 |publisher = [[CNN]] |dateformat = dmy }}</ref><ref name="sagnom">{{cite web |url = http://www.sagawards.org/PR_081218 |title = Nominations Announced for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2008-12-18 |publisher = [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> On 8 January 2009, Patel won the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2008|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 |accessdate = 2009-01-09 |year = 2009 |publisher = [[VH1]] |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> He was also nominated for two [[London Film Critics' Circle|London Critics Circle Film Awards]],<ref name="lcc">{{cite web |url = http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/showbiz/xs/165657/-London-Film-Criticsrsquo-Circle-Awards-Kate-Winslett-wins-best-actress-but-Dev-Patel-loses-out-on-two-awards.html |title = Slumdog's Dev misses out on awards |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Wootton, Dan |date = 2009-02-05 |publisher = ''[[News of the World]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = King, Susan |date = 2009-01-07 |publisher = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</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 web |url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/4524146/Slumdog-Millionaire-star-Dev-Patel-an-underdog-no-more.html |title = Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel: an underdog no more |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Farndale, Nigel |date = 2009-02-06 |publisher = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> and [[European Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref name=European/> 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]].<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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Horn, John|date = 2009-02-23 |publisher = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' |dateformat = dmy }}</ref> |
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===2008–present: ''The Last Airbender''=== |
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| [[Jamal Malik (character)|Jamal Malik]] |
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|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]<br>[[Black_Reel_Awards#Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture|Black Reel Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture]]<br>[[Black_Reel_Awards#Best_Breakthrough_Performance|Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance]]<br>[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer]]<br>[[Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Awards#2009_Winners|Chicago Film Critics Asscociation Award for Most Promising Newcomer]]<br>[[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer]]<br>Nominated — [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]<br>Nominated — [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]<br>Nominated — [[British Independent Film Awards 2008|British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer]]<br>Nominated — [[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]<br>Nominated — [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]<br>Nominated — [[London_Critics_Circle_Film_Awards#Best_British_Actor_3|London Critiscs Circle Film Award for Best British Actor]] |
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]<br>[[Black_Reel_Awards#Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture|Black Reel Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture]]<br>[[Black_Reel_Awards#Best_Breakthrough_Performance|Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance]]<br>[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer]]<br>[[Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Awards#2009_Winners|Chicago Film Critics Asscociation Award for Most Promising Newcomer]]<br>[[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer]]<br>Nominated — [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]<br>Nominated — [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]]<br>Nominated — [[British Independent Film Awards 2008|British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer]]<br>Nominated — [[Saturn Award for Best Actor]]<br>Nominated — [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]<br>Nominated — [[London_Critics_Circle_Film_Awards#Best_British_Actor_3|London Critiscs Circle Film Award for Best British Actor]]<br>Nominated — [[European Film Award for Best Actor]] |
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| Protagonist <br> Won 7 [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTAs]] and 8 [[Academy Award|Oscars]] |
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*[[2009 MTV Movie Awards]] — [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] — ''Slumdog Millionaire'' |
*[[2009 MTV Movie Awards]] — [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]] — ''Slumdog Millionaire'' |
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*2009 MTV Movie Awards — [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Breakthrough Performance Male]] — ''Slumdog Millionaire'' |
*2009 MTV Movie Awards — [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Breakthrough Performance Male]] — ''Slumdog Millionaire'' |
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*[[European Film Awards 2009|2009 European Film Awards]] — [[European Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] — ''Slumdog Millionaire'' <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/|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:39, 21 December 2009
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Dev Patel[1] (born 23 April 1990) is a British film and television actor as well as a martial artist. As an actor, he is known for his performances as Anwar Kharral in the teen drama series Skins and as main protagonist Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's critically acclaimed and multiple Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which Patel won a number of awards, including a Critics' Choice Award[2] and Screen Actors Guild Award,[3] as well as nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[4] As a martial artist, he is a black belt in Taekwondo and was a bronze medallist at the 2004 AIMAA World Championships in Dublin.[5][6][7]
Early life and education
Dev Patel was born in Harrow, England, to Indian parents, both of whom were born in Nairobi, Kenya.[5][8] His parents both emigrated from Kenya separately in their teens, and only met in London and then got married.[8] His mother, Anita, is a carer and his father, Raj, an IT consultant.[8] He has one sibling, an older sister named Komal.[9] He is a Hindu by birth.
Patel grew up in Rayners Lane, Harrow, and attended Longfield Primary School. He had his first acting role as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the school's production of Twelfth Night.[8] Patel was given the Best Actor award for his performance and says that was the day he knew he wanted to become an actor.[10] He later went to Whitmore High School, receiving an A* in GCSE Drama, for his "self-penned portrayal of a child in the Beslan school siege".[11] His drama teacher Niamh Wright has stated: "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 of a child in the Beslan school hostage crisis in Russia."[11][12] He eventually completed his AS Levels in 2007, while he was working in Skins.[11]
Martial arts
Patel said that as a kid, he was "bloody energetic" and used to get in trouble at school because of it. His mother got him into martial arts as a way to channel his energy.[5] Patel first started doing karate which he liked but says "the club was really naff […] he was handing out belts."[5] Patel started training at the Rayners Lane Academy of Taekwon-do in 2000. 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.[5][6][7] The World Championships took place in October 2004, when he was a red belt competing in the junior division against other red and black belts. He made it to the semi-finals, where he lost to a black belt in "a very close and tough fight", and ended up winning a bronze medal.[6] He later gained a 1st dan black belt on 11 March 2006.[13]
Acting career
Skins and early television career
Patel began his acting career in late 2006, when he auditioned for the E4 teen drama television series Skins. Patel's mother saw the casting ad in a newspaper and took him to the audition even though he had a science exam the next day.[8] After two auditions, he was cast in the role of Anwar Kharral, a British Pakistani Muslim teenager.[8] According to fellow actors Mike Bailey (who played Sid Jenkins) and Hannah Murray (who played Cassie Ainsworth), the characterization of Anwar was partly based on the personality of Patel and the role was written specifically for him after he was cast in Skins.[14] Patel, who had no professional acting experience, said that on "the first day of shooting I didn't really know what to do."[8] 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.[15][16] 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 in April 2009.[17]
2007–2008: Slumdog Millionaire
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. The character Jamal Malik is an Indian Muslim boy born and raised in the poverty of Mumbai, India.[18] 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.[19] Boyle's 17-year-old daughter Caitlin pointed him to the British television ensemble drama Skins, of which Patel was a cast member.[19][20] After five auditions for the role,[21] the actor was eventually cast in August 2007.[22] The film's producer found the original choice for the lead role, Ruslaan Mumtaz, too good looking for the role.[23] Boyle said "I wanted a guy who didn't look like a potential hero; I wanted him to earn that in the film."[8] 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 for a day and in a hotel, where he washed dishes.[24][25]
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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,[26] National Board of Review (NBR) Award,[27] Chicago Film Critics Association Award,[28] and two Black Reel Awards for Best Actor and Best Breakthrough Performance.[29] Patel was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor 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.[3][30] On 8 January 2009, Patel won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.[2] He was also nominated for two London Critics Circle Film Awards,[31] the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor,[32] the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Leading Actor,[4] and European Film Award for Best Actor.[33] The film itself won four Golden Globes,[4] including Best Drama Film, and eight Academy Awards.[34]
2008–present: The Last Airbender
In 2008, Patel auditioned for a role in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, a feature film adaptation of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.[35] In February 2009, it was announced that Patel had replaced Jesse McCartney for the role of Zuko, after McCartney's tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts. Shyamalan stated that Patel was "already one of the guys I was interested in. Then I saw Slumdog Millionaire, and the kid just grew in my eyes".[36] Filming began in March 2009.[37]
Personal life
He is currently dating Freida Pinto, whom he starred alongside in Slumdog Millionaire.[38][39][40][41]
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Won
- 2008 Black Reel Award — "Best Actor" — Slumdog Millionaire[29]
- 2008 Black Reel Award — "Best Breakthrough Performance" — Slumdog Millionaire[29]
- 2008 British Independent Film Award (BIFA) — "Most Promising Newcomer" — Slumdog Millionaire[26]
- 2008 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Award — "Most Promising Performer" — Slumdog Millionaire[28]
- 2008 National Board of Review (NBR) Award — "Best Breakthrough Performance" — Slumdog Millionaire[27]
- 2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award — "Break Out On Camera" — Slumdog Millionaire[42]
- 2008 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Award — "Best Breakthrough Performance" — Slumdog Millionaire[43]
- 2009 Critics' Choice Award — "Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress)" — Slumdog Millionaire [2]
- 2009 Richard Attenborough Film Award — "Best Breakthrough" — Slumdog Millionaire[44][45]
- 2009 Richard Attenborough Film Award — "Rising Star of the Year" — Slumdog Millionaire[44][45]
- 2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award — "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" — Slumdog Millionaire[3]
Nominated
- 2008 Black Reel Award — "Best Ensemble" — Slumdog Millionaire[46]
- 2008 Detroit Film Critics Society Award — "Best Newcomer" — Slumdog Millionaire[47]
- 2009 BAFTA Award — "Best Actor in a Leading Role" — Slumdog Millionaire[4]
- 2009 Evening Standard British Film Award — "Most Promising Newcomer" — Slumdog Millionaire[48]
- 2009 London Critics' Circle Film Award — "British Actor of the Year" — Slumdog Millionaire[31]
- 2009 London Critics' Circle Film Award — "Young British Performer Of The Year" — Slumdog Millionaire[31]
- 2009 NAACP Image Award — "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" — Slumdog Millionaire[32]
- 2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award — "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role" — Slumdog Millionaire[30]
- 2009 MTV Movie Awards — Best Kiss — Slumdog Millionaire
- 2009 MTV Movie Awards — Breakthrough Performance Male — Slumdog Millionaire
- 2009 European Film Awards — Best Actor — Slumdog Millionaire [33]
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