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Patel began his acting career in 2007, when he auditioned for the [[E4 (channel)|E4]] [[teen drama]] television series ''[[Skins (TV 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.<ref name="telegraph" /> 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"/> According to fellow actors [[Mike Bailey (actor)|Mike Bailey]] (who played [[Sid Jenkins]]) and [[Hannah Murray]] (who played [[Cassie Ainsworth]]), the characterisation of Anwar was partly based on Patel's personality and the role was written specifically for him after he was cast in ''Skins''.<ref>{{cite video |people = [[Mike Bailey (actor)|Bailey, Mike]] (actor); [[Hannah Murray|Murray, Hannah]] (actor) |date = 2008-08-08 |title = Cast weighs in on...Anwar |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzstR1QDOk |format = SWF |publisher = [[BBC America]] |accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</ref> Patel, who had no professional acting experience, said 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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = West, Dave |date = 2008-05-07 |publisher = [[Digital Spy]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/19/television2 |title = Cranford wins three Bafta nominations |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Gibson, Owen |date = 2008-03-19 |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|accessdate=2009-04-27}}</ref>
Patel began his acting career in 2007, when he auditioned for the [[E4 (channel)|E4]] [[teen drama]] television series ''[[Skins (TV 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.<ref name="telegraph" /> 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"/> According to fellow actors [[Mike Bailey (actor)|Mike Bailey]] (who played [[Sid Jenkins]]) and [[Hannah Murray]] (who played [[Cassie Ainsworth]]), the characterisation of Anwar was partly based on Patel's personality and the role was written specifically for him after he was cast in ''Skins''.<ref>{{cite video |people = [[Mike Bailey (actor)|Bailey, Mike]] (actor); [[Hannah Murray|Murray, Hannah]] (actor) |date = 2008-08-08 |title = Cast weighs in on...Anwar |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzstR1QDOk |format = SWF |publisher = [[BBC America]] |accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</ref> Patel, who had no professional acting experience, said 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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = West, Dave |date = 2008-05-07 |publisher = [[Digital Spy]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/19/television2 |title = Cranford wins three Bafta nominations |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Gibson, Owen |date = 2008-03-19 |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|accessdate=2009-04-27}}</ref>
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Patel made his feature film debut when he was cast in the role of [[Jamal Malik (character)|Jamal Malik]], the central character in [[Danny Boyle]]'s film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''. The character Jamal Malik is an Indian Muslim boy born and brought up in the [[Poverty in India|poverty]] of [[Bombay]], [[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 |work=The New Yorker }}</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 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MydmOBOpSd0 |format = SWF |agency=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 |work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]] }}</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 |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! |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2009-01-14 |work=Hindustan Times }}</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]] 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 |work=[[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 }}</ref>
Patel made his feature film debut when he was cast in the role of [[Jamal Malik (character)|Jamal Malik]], the central character in [[Danny Boyle]]'s film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''. The character Jamal Malik is an Indian Muslim boy born and brought up in the [[Poverty in India|poverty]] of [[Bombay]], [[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 |work=The New Yorker }}</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 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MydmOBOpSd0 |format = SWF |agency=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 |work=[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|Metro]] }}</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 |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! |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |date = 2009-01-14 |work=Hindustan Times }}</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]] 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 |work=[[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 }}</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]] }}</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]] }}</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]] }}</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 |work=Daily Express }}</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 (film)|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 }}</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]] }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-01-09 |year = 2009 |publisher = [[VH1]] }}</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 |work=[[News of the World]] }}</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 |work=Los Angeles Times }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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 |work=The Daily Telegraph }}</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/|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Horn, John|date = 2009-02-23 |work=Los Angeles Times }}</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]] }}</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]] }}</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]] }}</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 |work=Daily Express }}</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 (film)|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 }}</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]] }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-01-09 |year = 2009 |publisher = [[VH1]] }}</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 |work=[[News of the World]] }}</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 |work=Los Angeles Times }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</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 |work=The Daily Telegraph }}</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/|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</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 |accessdate = 2009-03-26 |author = Horn, John|date = 2009-02-23 |work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref>

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Dev Patel
Patel at the PaleyFest 2013 panel for The Newsroom
Born (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34)
Harrow, London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2007 – present

Dev Patel (born 23 April 1990)[1][2] is a British actor, best known for playing Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which he won a number of awards, including a Critics' Choice Award[3] and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Patel is also known for his role as Anwar Kharral in Skins; as Sonny Kapoor in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel; and as Neal Sampat in Aaron Sorkin's HBO show The Newsroom.

Early life

Dev Patel was born in Harrow, London. His mother, Anita, is a carer, and his father, Raj, an IT consultant.[4][5] His parents are Gujarati Hindu Indians. Both of them were born in Nairobi, Kenya, where there is a significant Indian community; they emigrated to Britain separately in their teens, but only met first in London.[4][6] Patel was raised in the Hindu faith.[7]

Patel grew up in Rayners Lane, Harrow, and attended Longfield Middle School. He had his first acting role as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the school's production of Twelfth Night.[4] Patel was given the Best Actor award for his performance. He later attended Whitmore High School, receiving an A* in GCSE Drama, for his "self-penned portrayal of a child in the Beslan school siege". 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".[8] He completed his AS Levels in PE, Biology, History and Drama in 2007, while he was working in Skins at Whitmore High School.

Martial arts

Patel said that as a kid, he was "bloody energetic" and used to get in trouble at school because of it. He 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.[6][9][10] 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 an Irish black belt named Niall Fitzmaurice in "a very close and tough fight", and ended up winning a bronze medal.[9] He later gained a 1st dan black belt on 11 March 2006.[11]

Acting career

Patel began his acting career in 2007, 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.[4] After two auditions, he was cast in the role of Anwar Kharral, a British Pakistani Muslim teenager.[4] According to fellow actors Mike Bailey (who played Sid Jenkins) and Hannah Murray (who played Cassie Ainsworth), the characterisation of Anwar was partly based on Patel's personality and the role was written specifically for him after he was cast in Skins.[12] Patel, who had no professional acting experience, said that on "the first day of shooting I didn't really know what to do."[4] 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.[13][14] 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.[15] 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 brought up in the poverty of Bombay, India.[16] 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.[17] Boyle's 17-year-old daughter Caitlin pointed him to the British television ensemble drama Skins, of which Patel was a cast member.[17][18] After five auditions for the role,[19] the actor was eventually cast in August 2007.[20] The film's producer found the original choice for the lead role, Ruslaan Mumtaz, too good looking for the role.[21] Boyle said "I wanted a guy who didn't look like a potential hero; I wanted him to earn that in the film."[4] 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.[22][23]

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,[24] National Board of Review (NBR) Award,[25] Chicago Film Critics Association Award,[26] and two Black Reel Awards for Best Actor and Best Breakthrough Performance.[27] 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.[28][29] On 8 January 2009, Patel won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.[3] He was also nominated for two London Critics Circle Film Awards,[30] the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor,[31] the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Leading Actor,[32] and European Film Award for Best Actor.[33] The film itself won four Golden Globes,[32] including Best Drama Film, and eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.[34]

Patel played Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, a feature film adaptation of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender,[35][36][37] which was released 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 worst supporting actor that year. Patel starred in the short film The Commuter,[38] which was directed by the McHenry Brothers to promote the Nokia N8 smartphone in the U.K.[39] Fans who won a Nokia UK run competition starred alongside Dev Patel in the short film.[40][41] Patel stars in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, directed by John Madden, with Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. For this role he had to take lessons in perfecting an Indian-English accent, as his native English accent was so strong the producers felt if he kept the accent the film would be less believable.[42] Patel has a supporting role in the 2012 HBO television series The Newsroom as Neal Sampat, blogger for news anchor Will McAvoy.[43] He also appeared alongside James Franco and Heather Graham in About Cherry, which premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.

Personal life

He began dating his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Freida Pinto in 2009.[44] On December 10, 2014, the couple announced that they had split after nearly six years of dating.[45]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Jamal Malik Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Newcomer
National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Freida Pinto)
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
2010 The Last Airbender Zuko Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Sonny Kapoor Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2012 About Cherry Andrew
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Sonny Kapoor Post-production
2015 Chappie Deon Wilson Post-production
2015 Child 44 Filming
2015 The Road Within Alex Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008 Skins Anwar Kharral 18 episodes
2009 Mister Eleven Hotel Waiter Episode: "1.1"
2012–2014 The Newsroom Neal Sampat Main cast, 22 episodes
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Last Airbender Zuko

Awards and nominations

Won

Nominated

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