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Dev Patel (born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. He began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough came with the leading role of teenager Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Patel's career expanded with leading roles in the comedy-dramas The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015), the science fiction thriller Chappie (2015), and a supporting role in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014). For his performance as Saroo Brierley in the drama Lion (2016), Patel won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently starred in the independent films Hotel Mumbai (2018), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) and The Green Knight (2021), and made his directorial debut with the action film Monkey Man (2024).
The film follows the life of Orpheus, son of the god Apollo and the muse Calliope, from his childhood, marked by the divine music he inherited from his father, to his love tragedy with Eurydice, a nymph who captivates him with her purity and joy. As their love grows, the dangers of the mortal world and the underworld loom over them. After the death of Eurydice by a poisonous snake, Orpheus descends to Hades, where he uses his music to soften the hearts of the gods. However, a broken promise condemns them to eternal separation. The film explores themes of love, loss, human fragility, and the power of music over life and death.
