Dev Patel
Dev Patel | |
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![]() Patel in November 2008 | |
Years active | 2007-present |
Awards | BIFA Award - Most Promising Newcomer 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Black Reel Award - Best Actor 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Black Reel Award - Breakthrough Performance 2008 Slumdog Millionaire CFCA Award - Most Promising Performer 2008 Slumdog Millionaire NBR Award - Breakthrough Performance 2008 Slumdog Millionaire WAFCA Award - Breakthrough Performance 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Critics' Choice Award - Best Young Performer 2009 Slumdog Millionaire |
Dev Patel (Hindi: देव पटेल, Gujarati: દેવ પટેલ;[1] (born 23 April 1990)[2] is a Critics' Choice Award-[3] and Screen Actors Guild Award-[4] winning and BAFTA Award-nominated British actor, known for his performances as Anwar Kharral in the teen drama series Skins and as Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. He was also bronze medalist at the Taekwondo 2004 World Championship in Dublin.[5][6]
Biography
Early life
Dev Patel was born in Harrow, London, England, to Gujarati Indian Hindu parents, both of whom were born in Nairobi, Kenya.[7][8] His mother Anita Patel is a carer and his father Raj Patel an IT consultant.[7] Dev Patel attended Longfield Primary School and 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." 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"[9][10] He eventually completed his AS Levels in 2007, while he was working in Skins.[10]
Patel started training at the Rayners Lane Academy of Taekwon-do in 2000 and achieved a 1st dan (rank) black belt on 11 March 2006.[11] He competed regularly in both national and international championships, including the 2004 World Championship in Dublin, where he won a bronze medal.[5][12]
Acting career
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Patel began his acting career in late 2006, when he auditioned for the E4 TV teen drama series Skins. After two auditions, he was cast in the role of Anwar Kharral, a British Pakistani Muslim teenager. 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.[13] The first series of the show aired in early 2007 and went on to receive two nominations at the BAFTA Television Awards. Patel resumed his role as Anwar for the second series of Skins, which aired in early 2008.
In August 2007, Patel was cast in the role of Jamal Malik, the central character in Danny Boyle's independent film Slumdog Millionaire.[14] Patel, who appeared on The Today Show with co-star Freida Pinto on 11 November 2008, stated he was chosen for the role of Jamal due to his "average Joe" appearance. He also stated that it was Boyle's daughter, a fan of Skins, who initially recommended Patel for the role.[15] The character Jamal Malik, the protagonist, is an Indian Muslim boy born and raised in the poverty of Mumbai, India.[16] Boyle considered hundreds of young male actors, although he found that Bollywood leads were generally "strong, handsome hero-types", not the personality he was looking for. Boyle's 17-year-old daughter Caitlin pointed him to the British television ensemble drama Skins, of which Patel was a cast member.[17] After five auditions for the role,[18] the actor was eventually cast in August 2007.[14] To prepare for the role, he went along with Boyle while scouting for filming locations, where he was able to observe the Dharavi slums for himself.[19] He also reported having had a brief internship at a call centre and working in a hotel, where he spent a day washing dishes and generally observing life in Mumbai.
After the release of Slumdog Millionaire at the end of 2008, Patel went on to receive a number of awards for his performance, including the British Independent Film Award for "Most Promising Newcomer", the National Board of Review Award (NBR Award) for "Best Breakthrough Performance", the Black Reel Awards for "Best Actor" and "Best Breakthrough Performance", and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for "Most Promising Performer".[20] On 18 December 2008, it was announced that Patel was also nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" at the 2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. The award eventually went posthumously to the late Heath Ledger for his performance in The Dark Knight. Patel, however, 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.[4] On 8 January 2009, Patel was honoured with the "Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress)" award at the Critics' Choice Awards for his role on Slumdog Millionaire.[3] He has also been nominated for the 2009 London Critics Circle Film Award for "British Actor of the Year", the 2009 NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor", and the 2009 BAFTA Award for "Best Leading Actor".[20]
Personal life
Patel, in a interview, called his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Freida Pinto his 'soul mate'. However, he denied any relationship.[21][22]
Awards and nominations [20]
2008
- Won — Black Reel Award — "Best Actor" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Won — Black Reel Award — "Best Breakthrough Performance" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Won — British Independent Film Award (BIFA) — "Most Promising Newcomer" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Won — Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Award — "Most Promising Performer" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Won — National Board of Review (NBR) Award — "Best Breakthrough Performance" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Won — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Award — "Best Breakthrough Performance" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominated — Black Reel Award — "Best Ensemble" — Slumdog Millionaire
2009
- Won — Critics' Choice Award — "Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress)" — Slumdog Millionaire [3]
- Won — Richard Attenborough Film Award — "Best Breakthrough" — Slumdog Millionaire [23][24]
- Won — Richard Attenborough Film Award — "Rising Star of the Year" — Slumdog Millionaire [23][24]
- Won — Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award — "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" — Slumdog Millionaire [4]
- Nominated — Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award — "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role" — Slumdog Millionaire [4]
- Nominated (TBA) — BAFTA Award — "Best Actor in a Leading Role" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominated (TBA) — London Critics' Circle Film Award — "British Actor of the Year" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominated (TBA) — London Critics' Circle Film Award — "Young British Performer Of The Year" — Slumdog Millionaire
- Nominated (TBA) — NAACP Image Award — "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" — Slumdog Millionaire
Notes
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004. Gives name at birth as "Dev Patel".
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- ^ a b c "Nominees | 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards | Tune-In 8 January 2009 | VH1.com". Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ a b c d "'Slumdog Millionaire' wins SAG's top award". Taiwan News. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
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(help) - ^ a b Scott Feinberg (15 October 2008). "Scott puts "Slumdog" star Dev Patel back in the hot seat!". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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(help) - ^ Mumbai millionaire
- ^ a b http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3563887/Slumdog-Millionaire-Dev-Patel-hits-the-jackpot.html
- ^ http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/general/view/2008_11_19_For_Dev_Patel__%E2%80%98Slumdog_Millionaire__offered_a_fetching_role/srvc=home&position=recent
- ^ Tara Brady and Elaine Okyere (January 15, 2009). "Dev Patel praised by teachers". Harrow Observer. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ a b "Slumdog success story continues". Belfast Telegraph. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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(help) - ^ "Dan Grades achieved at Rayner Lane Taekwon-do Academy Black Belt Gradings". Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ Mumbai millionaire
- ^ SKINS (BBC America) - Cast weighs in on...Anwar on YouTube
- ^ a b Dawtrey, Adam (30 August 2007). "Danny Boyle to direct 'Slumdog'". Variety. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
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(help) - ^ Prepare to Slum It With 'Slumdog Millionaire' on YouTube
- ^ "Slumdog Millionaire: The Film File: The New Yorker". The New Yorker.
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(help) - ^ Roston, Tom (4 November 2008). "'Slumdog Millionaire' shoot was rags to riches". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
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(help) - ^ "Dev's harrowing Slumdog experiences". Metro. January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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(help) - ^ Slumdog Millionaire - Actors Dev Patel & Frieda PInto (pt1) on YouTube
- ^ a b c "Awards for Dev Patel". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ Indo-Asian News Service (2009-01-19). "Dev Patel calls Freida Pinto his soulmate". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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(help) - ^ Arshi Aggarwal (2009-01-19). "Freida Pinto is my soulmate: Dev Patel". Merinews. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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(help) - ^ a b "Slumdog dominates UK film awards". BBC News. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 1009-01-30.
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(help) - ^ a b "Slumdog Is Top Dog At British Critics Awards". World Entertainment News Network. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 1009-01-30.
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External links
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- Official Skins website
- Pictures and Video of Dev Patel & Taekwon-do, including his Black belt grading video
- Dev Patel Network
- British teenager Dev Patel is new star of Hollywood
- Dev Patel Interview with Danny Boyle and Freida Pinto