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Dev Patel (born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. He began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough came with the leading role of teenager Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Patel's career expanded with leading roles in the comedy-dramas The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015), the science fiction thriller Chappie (2015), and a supporting role in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014). For his performance as Saroo Brierley in the drama Lion (2016), Patel won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently starred in the independent films Hotel Mumbai (2018), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) and The Green Knight (2021), and made his directorial debut with the action film Monkey Man (2024).
Mistborn is an epic fantasy novel series by Brandon Sanderson, divided into multiple eras set on the same world, with the first trilogy (Era One) featuring a heist story in a world ruled by an immortal tyrant, followed by a second series (Era Two) set 300 years later with a Western/steampunk feel, and a third era (Era Three) planned to explore a more modern setting. The magic system, Allomancy, involves burning metals for powers, and the series is known for its intricate world-building and detailed magic.
