Dev Patel

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Dev Patel

Born April 1990
London

Dev Patel [1] (born April 1990 in Harrow, London) is an English actor who is best known for his role as Anwar Kharral in the E4 TV teen drama, Skins, although it was announced on March 29, 2008 that his role—along with the other current roles of the current series—will be written out after series 2.

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[edit] Biography

Patel attended Whitmore High School. He started training at Rayners Lane Academy of Taekwon-do in 2000 and has a black belt. On the way to black belt, he competed regularly in both national and international championships, including a World Championships, and has won over 37 medals, many of which are gold. His sister, Nicky appeared in Big Brother 2007.

[edit] Career

Apart from playing Anwar Kharral in Skins, he is reported to be the star of Danny Boyle's upcoming movie Slumdog Millionaire.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004. Gives name at birth as "Dev Patel".
  2. ^ Template:Cite web.

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