Dev Patel
Birthday:
23 April 1990, Harrow, London, England, UK
Height:
187 cm
Dev Patel was born in Harrow, London, to Anita, a caregiver, and Raj Patel, who works in IT. His parents, originally from Nairobi, Kenya, are both of Gujarati Indian descent. His first role was in the UK TV series Skins (2007). His breakout role was in the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). In May 2012, he played Sonny Kapoor in The Bes...
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Dev Patel was born in Harrow, London, to Anita, a caregiver, and Raj Patel, who works in IT. His parents, originally from Nairobi, Kenya, are both of Gujarati Indian descent. His first role was in the UK TV series Skins (2007). His breakout role was in the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). In May 2012, he played Sonny Kapoor in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011). In March 2015, he had a leading role in two major motion pictures released in the theaters at the same time: Chappie (2015) and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015). Show less «
I'm not a Casanova in 'The Newsroom,' by the way - just another hard worker.
I'm not a Casanova in 'The Newsroom,' by the way - just another hard worker.
I visit India a lot.
I visit India a lot.
I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who can only type on it with one hand.
I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who can only type on it with one hand.
I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account.
I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account.
But I'm tone deaf - window-shattering tone deaf. I can't sing for the life of me. I can't sing or dance, so no remake of 'Grease' for me!
But I'm tone deaf - window-shattering tone deaf. I can't sing for the life of me. I can't sing or dance, so no remake of 'Grease' for me!
Television moves fast, and you don't have the indulgences you have when you're shooting movies of so many takes because there are tight dead...Show more »
Television moves fast, and you don't have the indulgences you have when you're shooting movies of so many takes because there are tight deadlines. Show less «
I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.
I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.
The thing is, I am a loving person. I am super sappy when it comes to romance. But I'm not the Antonio Banderas, swashbuckling, Pierce Brosn...Show more »
The thing is, I am a loving person. I am super sappy when it comes to romance. But I'm not the Antonio Banderas, swashbuckling, Pierce Brosnan, smooth-talking type. Show less «
'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes....Show more »
'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum? Show less «
Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing.
Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing.
Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage.
Yeah, my family is of Indian heritage.
The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you - that's been hard to deal with.
The dark side is when you are with family and friends, and you have paparazzi screaming at you - that's been hard to deal with.
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