Dev Patel has not worked with Neill Blomkamp.
Dev Patel -LRB- born 23 April 1990 -RRB- is an English actor .. English. English people. Born and raised in London to Indian parents , Patel made his screen debut as Anwar Kharral in the first two seasons of the British teen drama television series Skins -LRB- 2007 -- 2008 -RRB- , landing the role with no prior professional acting experience .. Indian. Indian people. Anwar Kharral. Anwar Kharral. first two seasons. Skins ( series 2 ). teen drama. teen drama. His breakthrough came in 2008 with the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle 's drama Slumdog Millionaire , which won the Academy Award for Best Picture , and for which he was nominated for the SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor .. Jamal Malik. Jamal Malik ( character ). Danny Boyle. Danny Boyle. Slumdog Millionaire. Slumdog Millionaire. Academy Award for Best Picture. Academy Award for Best Picture. SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor. Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. BAFTA Award for Best Actor. BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. SAG Award. Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Patel went on to star in the highly successful romantic comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and its 2015 sequel , the fantasy film The Last Airbender -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , and the science fiction film Chappie -LRB- 2015 -RRB- .. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. 2015 sequel. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The Last Airbender. The Last Airbender ( film ). Chappie. Chappie ( film ). His portrayal of Neal Sampat on the HBO television series The Newsroom -LRB- 2012 -- 2014 -RRB- earned him a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series .. HBO. HBO. The Newsroom. The Newsroom ( U.S. TV series ). NAACP Image Award. NAACP Image Award. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In 2015 , Patel starred as the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in the biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity , and the following year he played Saroo Brierley in the drama Lion -LRB- 2016 -RRB- .. Srinivasa Ramanujan. Srinivasa Ramanujan. The Man Who Knew Infinity. The Man Who Knew Infinity ( film ). Saroo Brierley. Saroo Brierley. Lion. Lion ( 2016 film ). For the latter , he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Golden Globe , Critics ' Choice Award , SAG Award , and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .. BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Golden Globe. Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. SAG Award. Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor