Dev Patel
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Dev Patel (Gujarati: દેવ પટેલ; born 23 April 1990) is an award-winning British actor. He is known for his performances as Anwar Kharral in the teen drama series Skins and as Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire (film winner of 8 Oscars 2008, including Best Picture), for which he has won a number of awards, including a Critics' Choice Award and Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He was also bronze medalist at the Taekwondo 2004 World Championship in Dublin.
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In February 2009, it was announced that Patel replaced Jesse McCartney for the role of Prince Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan's feature film The Last Airbender. McCartney was replaced after his tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts together. Shyamalan stated that Patel was "already one of the guys I was interested in. Then I saw 'Slumdog Millionaire,' and the kid just grew in my eyes".
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 Patel as Zuko |
 Zuko with soldiers and scar |
[edit] See Also
Dante Basco, Zuko's voice actor in the animated series.
