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Dev Patel


Dev Patel
Dev Patel[1] (born 23 April 1990) is an English 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] and was 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.


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Slumdog Star to Appear on Who Wants to be a Millionaire

2009-08-28 16:41:13


Who wants to be a millionaire? Dev Patel does! But the money he makes will be going to a great cause--a UK-based children’s charity Railway Children, which helps…


5 Things You Don't Know About Slumdog Millionaire's Stars

2009-08-28 16:13:31


London native Dev Patel, 18, and Mumbai-born model Freida Pinto, 24, have captured hearts the world over for their portrayal of Jamal and Latika, sweethearts whose…


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