Dev Patel has worked with Steven Spielberg.
 In 2018, Patel then starred in the action-thriller Hotel Mumbai and The Wedding Guest
 In 2016, Patel starred as Saroo Brierley in the biographical film Lion, directed by Garth Davis and co-starring Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, which premiered to rave reviews and "Oscar buzz" at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

