Age: 36
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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 Wedding People follows a group of mismatched guests who find themselves thrown together at an elaborate wedding weekend. When a series of comedic mishaps and unexpected revelations threaten to derail the ceremony, the unlikely ensemble must navigate family drama, romantic entanglements, and personal secrets. As tensions rise and alliances shift, each character confronts their own relationship struggles and life choices. What begins as a celebration of love becomes a transformative journey where strangers become confidants, hidden feelings surface, and everyone discovers that weddings aren't just about the couple getting married—they're about the messy, complicated, beautiful connections we make with others. Through humor, heart, and honest moments, the group learns that sometimes the best relationships form in the most unexpected circumstances.
