How old was Dev Patel in his first movie: Slumdog Millionaire?

Dev Patel was 17 in Slumdog Millionaire when he played the character 'Older Jamal'.

That was over 15 years ago in 2008.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 34, and has starred in 20 movies in total, 14 of those since Slumdog Millionaire was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Slumdog Millionaire, I think Dev Patel looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Danny Boyle has worked with Dev Patel just once in his career.
  • Dev Patel's first movie was as 'Older Jamal' in Slumdog Millionaire, released in 2008 when he was 17
  • Slumdog Millionaire scores 7.73 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Slumdog Millionaire

Dev Patel's other movies