Dev Patel

'Dev Patel' (qv) 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)_ (qv). His breakout role was in the Oscar winning film _Slumdog Millionaire (2008)_ (qv). In May 2012, he played Sonny Kapoor in _The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)_ (qv). In March 2015, he had a leading role in two major motion pictures released in the theaters at the same time: _Chappie (2015)_ (qv) and _The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)_ (qv).::Tammy Newpage / Edited by RCT