Dev Patel

Dev Patel is an award-winning English actor known for his roles as Anwar Kharral in the E4 TV teen drama series Skins and as Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. He was also a bronze medalist at the Taekwondo World Championship in Dublin.

Patel was born in Sudbury, London, England, to Indian Gujarati Hindu parents, both of whom were born in Nairobi, Kenya. His mother Anita Patel is a carer and his father Raj Patel an IT consultant. Dev Patel attended Longfield Primary School and later went to Whitmore High School, where he took drama, receiving an A* in his GCSEs.

Patel started training at the Rayners Lane Academy of Taekwon-do in 2000 and achieved a black belt on 11 March 2006. He competed regularly in both national and international championships, including the World Championship in Dublin,...