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" .
Received an A
For GCSE drama, after moving his examiner to tears with a performance of a child in the Beslan school siege.
Studied at Longfield Middle School & Whitmore High School in Harrow.
Was formerly in a relationship with Freida Pinto (from February 2009 to December 2014). The two met on the set of Slumdog Millionaire .
Wanted to audition for Life of Pi , but was turned down by the producers. They felt he was overexposed.
For his part in Lion , he had to develop a new physique and attended several hours in the gym in order inhabit his part. He also grew a beard and developed an Australian accent. In total, he spent eight months preparing for the role.
His parents first date was a trip to McDonalds, where his father, Raj, bought his mother, Anita, a Happy Meal.
Dev and Lucas Hedges are the first and, as of 2017, the only males born in the 1990s to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting (both were nominated for Best Supporting Actor for 2016 films, Patel for Lion and Hedges for Manchester by the Sea ).
Hes skilled in martial arts and has a black belt in tae kwan do.
Dev only has one sister who is four years older than him.
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.
What did I know about growing up in a slum?,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.
