Dev Patel Biography

British actor Dev Patel began showing signs of his talent as a performer at a young age, earning praise for his work in school plays when he was still in primary school. Born to Indian parents, Patel grew up in the London suburb of Harrow, where he focused on drama in school. At 16, he was studying for the higher education qualifying exams that make up a rigorous portion of British academic life when he scored a role on the hit English teen drama Skins. By the next year, he was cast in the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's landmark film Slumdog Millionaire, playing a kid from the slums of Mumbai who experiences a miraculous series of events despite his desperate surroundings. Patel instantly became a worldwide star, and his performance in the award-winning film was celebrated by audiences and critics alike. Soon, he was parlaying the success into new projects, signing on to play Zuko in The Last Airbender. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

• 1. Jamal Malik (older): There was no message! There was no message! There was no massage!
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Hunter E (1 day ago)

• 1. Sonny Kapoor: Everything will be alright in the end, and if it is not alright, it is not the end.
  From The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Submitted by Jessie S (20 days ago)

• 1. Sonny Kapoor: I have a dream Mommy. To create a home for the elderly, so wonderful that they will simply refuse to die.
  From The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Submitted by Chris P (28 days ago)

• 1. Jamal Malik (older): I went on, because I knew she'd be watching.
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Michael C (5 months ago)

• 1. Jamal Malik (older): If it wasn't for Rama and Allah, I'd still have a mother.
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Joe M (5 months ago)

• 1. Sergeant Srinivas: Name!
  2. Jamal Malik (older): Jamal Malik.
  3. Sergeant Srinivas: You have a name. Good!
  4. Jamal Malik (older): [cries]
  5. Sergeant Srinivas: Stop crying.
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Diego T (10 months ago)

• 1. Prem Kumar: You a big reader, Jamal?
  2. Jamal Malik (older): I can read.
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Diego T (10 months ago)

• 1. Jamal Malik (older): She's the most beautiful woman in the world.
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Tolu I (11 months ago)

• 1. Jamal Malik (older): Maybe it's written.
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Félix C (13 months ago)

• 1. Jamal Malik (older): When somebody asks me a question, I tell them the answer.
  From Slumdog Millionaire. Submitted by Chris P (13 months ago)