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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).
In "The Flash", we witness the thrilling origin story of Barry Allen. The story begins with Barry Allen as a brilliant forensic scientist working for the Central City Police Department. After a lightning bolt strikes his lab, Barry is doused in a combination of chemicals and subjected to a powerful electrical surge. Miraculously surviving the incident, he discovers that he has gained the incredible ability to move at incredible speeds. Embracing his newfound powers, Barry becomes The Flash, using his extraordinary speed to protect the innocent and fight against the rising tide of crime in Central City. As he unravels the mystery behind his transformation, he faces off against the formidable "Turtle-Man", who harbors the Still Force and serves as the anti-thesis to The Flash, as well as facing off against iconic members of his Rouge's Gallery. This is to be part of James Gunn's new DC Cinematic Universe.
