Claim: Dev Patel appeared in a movie.
Evidence: 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.
Slumdog Millionaire is an 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle , written by Simon Beaufoy , and produced by Christian Colson.